NAIROBI, January 2026— Practical Action Kenya, in key partnership with Gamos East Africa, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, and the Clean Cooking Association of Kenya (CCAK), has officially launched the Enhancement of Local Manufacturing and Energy Crops Cultivation for Clean Cooking (ELMECC) Project at a Nairobi hotel, marking a significant milestone in advancing Kenya’s clean…
He cites global partnerships and an ambitious new research centre UZIMA UNIVERSITY, 30th January – President William Ruto, addressing the 5th graduation ceremony at Uzima University, conferred a “singular honour” and described the institution as “steadily distinguishing itself as a bold and emerging force in Kenya’s higher education landscape, shaping both minds and hands through…
About 58 countries have now eliminated at least one NTD, with 1.4 billion people requiring interventions against NTDS, and 41% decline in NTD aid witnessed in the period 2018-2023 GENEVA, 30 January 2026 – As the globe marks World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warns that millions of people living…
KASGUNGA, 29th January –Homa Bay County has welcomed its first-ever sanitary pad manufacturing plant in a landmark project that seeks to dignify women. The Galentine Care Sanitary Pads Factory, officially inaugurated on Wednesday in Kasgunga, Suba North Constituency, marked a significant step toward menstrual equity and economic self-sufficiency. The social enterprise that will produce the…
KISUMU, 28th January- A faction of Kisumu’s Bunge la Mwananchi has issued a stern call for an immediate truce between East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA)Member Winnie Odinga and prominent businessman and ODM activist Oketch Salah, warning that their public feud is threatening to fracture the already fragile Orange Democratic Movement. The escalating war of words,…
KISUMU, 27th January –Underprivileged students from several wards in Kisumu Central Sub-County have received a major boost in their education after a local leader stepped in to support them with school fees. A total of 16 needy students drawn from Migosi, Market Milimani, Nyalenda B, Kaloleni Shaurimoyo and Railway wards benefited from a Sh 48,000…
OTHAYA, Nyeri, 25th January – Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has alleged a well-coordinated plan to assassinate him due to his hard stance against the government. The immediate former Deputy President warned that if he is assassinated or injured, it will spark “turmoil and instability in the country.” Gachagua made the…
“We aren’t pursuing a politicised, bureaucratic agenda driven by nations hostile to American interests,” WHO denies. GENEVA, 25th January- In a formal statement addressing the United States’ withdrawal notification, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday 24th expressed profound concern, framing the decision as a threat to global and American safety. The global health body…
The move is set to elevate Kenya’s Green Diplomacy and Reshape Political Spectrum NAIROBI, 23rd January – In a move that merges diplomatic strategy with profound political symbolism, President William Ruto has nominated Dr Ida Betty Odinga, the widow of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, as Kenya’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations…
KOBURA WARD, Kisumu,21st January-A major government-led mobile registration exercise is underway in Kisumu County, targeting thousands of adults who have never possessed a national Identity Card. The initiative, lauded by local leaders and residents, is a critical step toward a larger political goal of increasing the county’s voter registration rate from 49% to 58% of…