By John MuhangiNAIROBI – Experts have backed plans to speed up the testing of vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola by allowing scientists to skip some repeated animal safety tests.The process could give the region a vaccine within six months, if it is effective.The African Medicines Agency, in a joint position paper with the […]
CAPTION: President William Ruto boards a plane Moscow, Russia on Tuesday October 27th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By AgencyNAIROBI – President William Ruto is heading to Moscow, Russia, to pursue expanded markets for Kenyan exports, attract investment and secure partnerships in manufacturing, agriculture and technology as Kenya seeks to diversify its international economic ties.Ruto departs Tuesday evening […]
By Our reporterMOMBASA – Ugandan and Kenyan private-sector bodies have signed three agreements on tourism, trade and investment at a regional summit in Mombasa, Kenya.The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed on the opening day of the fifth Uganda–Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit at the Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa on 26 and […]
By AgencyMOMBASA – Plans are on course for Kenya’s first ever export of crude oil from the Lokichar Basin in Turkana on December 1, Senators have said.Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi on Friday said the country is set for its first commercial exportation of crude oil.“Beginning December this year, we should be seeing crude […]
CAPTION: Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards Mary Muthoni receives Ebola response supplies worth KSh 83.4 million from India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Dr Adarsh Swaika, at KEMSA Embakasi, Nairobi, on Monday, October 19, 2026. PHOTO//@MOH_Kenya/X The Government of India has donated Ebola response supplies worth KSh 83.4 million to Kenya to strengthen efforts […]
By Hillary BettNAIROBI – Uganda maintains its position as Kenya’s leading export destination between 2025 and 2026, with trade earnings rising slightly from Sh63.45 billion to Sh64.06 billion.However, the United States has registered the most significant growth among key foreign markets, nearly doubling its intake from Sh37.25 billion to Sh63.79 billion to close in on […]
By Sam NkurunzizaNAIROBI – Rwanda’s relationship with Kenya has become increasingly anchored in the infrastructure through which its trade, energy supplies and investment move, with Kigali now maintaining a physical presence at strategic points along the Northern Corridor.Among the arrangements highlighted during the 10th Kenya-Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation (JPCC) in Nairobi was Kenya’s […]