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News Kenya: Kenya, Germany host Eastern Africa's first green hydrogen symposium in Nairobi

Published on: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Kenya, Germany host Eastern Africa's first green hydrogen symposium in Nairobi
News source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001519080/kenya-germany-host-eastern-africas-first-green-hydrogen-symposium-in-nairobi

Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi (centre), Germany Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Seychelles, Sebastian Groth(right), and PS Alex Wachira during Eastern Africa Regional Green Hydrogen Symposium in Nairobi.

News Kenya: Ethiopia is set to be Eastern Africa’s largest economy, as Kenya’s growth projected to overtake Angola

Published on: Saturday 15 April 2023
Ethiopia is set to be Eastern Africa’s largest economy, as Kenya’s growth projected to overtake Angola
News source: https://www.garoweonline.com/en/featured/business-n/ethiopia-is-set-to-be-eastern-africa-s-largest-economy-as-kenya-s-growth-projected-to-overtake-angola

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia is set to become the largest economy in the Eastern African region. This is according to a new economic finding by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At the same time, Kenya ...

News Kenya: KETRACO Energises New 132kV Power Line to End Outages in Nyanza

Published on: Thursday 29 January 2026
KETRACO Energises New 132kV Power Line to End Outages in Nyanza
News source: https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/120298-ketraco-energises-new-132kv-power-line-end-outages-nyanza

Kenya has been recording rising electricity demand, with the national grid hitting a new peak of about 2,439 MW in December 2025.

News Kenya: Samburu’s ‘Special Five’ and the cultural soul of Northern Kenya

Published on: Thursday 01 January 2026
Samburu’s ‘Special Five’ and the cultural soul of Northern Kenya
News source: https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2026/01/samburu-national-reserve-wildlife-culture-conservation/

Explore Samburu National Reserve’s unique wildlife, community conservation, cultural heritage and the enduring story of Kamunyak the lioness in northern Kenya.

News Kenya: Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change

Published on: Sunday 21 December 2025
Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change
News source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/22/1130153/geothermal-energy-carbon-capture-kenya-climate-solution/

One project aims to harness local geothermal resources to pull CO2 from the air. Will it prove that carbon removal can really help our warming planet?

News Kenya: Elephant orphans. Goat’s milk. This safari reveals the impact of wildlife conservation in Kenya

Published on: Monday 15 December 2025
Elephant orphans. Goat’s milk. This safari reveals the impact of wildlife conservation in Kenya
News source: https://apnews.com/article/kenya-safari-travel-wildlife-conservation-4c0be8c9f4ab9553290c352086d8cc35

In a dusty corral ringed by posts as thick as telephone polls, the orphan elephants of the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya are fed their lunch: goat's milk, which wildlife caretakers say is a suitable substitute to elephant's milk.

News Kenya: Kenya sells ‘crown jewel’ of state assets to raise cash

Published on: Sunday 14 December 2025
Kenya sells ‘crown jewel’ of state assets to raise cash
News source: https://www.ft.com/content/637e5e04-8ead-42f9-8636-da9c94f4b94b

The government is selling a $1.58bn stake in telecoms and fintech group Safaricom, considered the “jewel in the crown” of state assets, to provide seed capital for a national infrastructure fund due ...

News Kenya: Kenyan farmers abandon food crops to grow herbal stimulant

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
Kenyan farmers abandon food crops to grow herbal stimulant
News source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001337957/farmers-abandon-food-crops-to-grow-herbal-stimulant

“Muguka gives me a lot of money. Farming maize or beans used to give me losses,” said the 45-year-old farmer at his home in Kanyuambora, a village in central Kenya. As drought and erratic weather ...

News Kenya: Kenya’s Pokomo people ask the British to return what was stolen: Their source of power

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Kenya’s Pokomo people ask the British to return what was stolen: Their source of power
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/08/09/kenyas-pokomo-people-ask-british-return-what-was-stolen-their-source-power/

TANA RIVER, Kenya — The men and women, some claiming to be nearly 100 years old, gathered in a small courtyard to sing a hymn passed down to them by their forebears. “Oh, holy vibration,” the call to ...

News Kenya: Con group returns to Central Kenya

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Con group returns to Central Kenya
News source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001337799/con-group-returns-to-central-kenya

Artwork warning against fraud. [Image: Courtesy] An organisation that defrauded Kenyans millions of shillings twice, has now re-emerged in Central Kenya using the evangelical churches network to ...

News Kenya: ‘One of us has polluted the air’: Fart forces county lawmakers to suspend debate in Kenya

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
‘One of us has polluted the air’: Fart forces county lawmakers to suspend debate in Kenya
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/08/09/one-us-has-polluted-air-fart-forces-county-lawmakers-suspend-debate-kenya/

A potent smell stirred a lot of hot air during a debate at Kenya’s Homa Bay County Assembly on Wednesday, forcing the speaker to suspend the session temporarily while air fresheners were brought in. ...

News Kenya: Kenya: Tribunal Declares Justice Jackton Ojwang Innocent

Published on: Sunday 04 August 2019
Kenya: Tribunal Declares Justice Jackton Ojwang Innocent
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908050105.html

The tribunal investigating the conduct of Supreme Court Judge Jackton Ojwang' has declared him innocent. In its findings, the tribunal said that the evidence presented against the judge did not ...

News Kenya: Nurses seek Matiang'i help to bring justice to murdered Kisumu official

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Nurses seek Matiang'i help to bring justice to murdered Kisumu official
News source: https://the-star.co.ke/counties/nyanza/2019-08-10-nurses-seek-matiangi-help-to-bring-justice-to-murdered-kisumu-official/

Kenya National Union of Nurses secretary general ... a peaceful procession along major streets in Kisumu town demanding justice for their colleague. They asked authorities to speed up ...

News Kenya: Use dialogue, not threats to solve Kenya, Somali maritime dispute

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Use dialogue, not threats to solve Kenya, Somali maritime dispute
News source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001337525/use-dialogue-not-threats-to-solve-kenya-somali-maritime-dispute

Kenya and Somalia have in the past few months shown some sort ... Halfhearted attempts at negotiating a truce resulted in Somalia filing a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The court ...

News Kenya: Kenya drought: More than a million people face starvation

Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2019
Kenya drought: More than a million people face starvation
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/kenya-drought-million-people-face-starvation-190808101756682.html

Drought has left more than a million people on the brink of starvation in northern Kenya. Communities of herders are competing for water and pasture in many of the affected areas. Al Jazeera's ...

News Kenya: ‘Jesus’ Spotted In Kenya Amid Death Rumour (PHOTOS)

Published on: Tuesday 06 August 2019
‘Jesus’ Spotted In Kenya Amid Death Rumour (PHOTOS)
News source: https://www.informationng.com/2019/08/jesus-spotted-in-kenya-amid-death-rumour-photos.html

Michael Job American actor and preacher Michael Job, who made headlines a few weeks ago after being hosted in some churches across Africa due to his uncanny resemblance to the image many have come to ...

News Kenya: Joe Jonas Surprises Students Helping Kids in Kenya Backstage at We Day: ‘It’s Really Incredible’

Published on: Tuesday 06 August 2019
Joe Jonas Surprises Students Helping Kids in Kenya Backstage at We Day: ‘It’s Really Incredible’
News source: https://people.com/music/joe-jonas-surprises-students-we-day/

Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. Joe Jonas is a “Sucker” for ...

News Kenya: Kenya hotel complex that al-Shabab stormed this year reopens

Published on: Wednesday 31 July 2019
Kenya hotel complex that al-Shabab stormed this year reopens
News source: https://www.newsday.com/travel/kenya-reopens-hotel-complex-that-al-shabab-stormed-this-year-1.34484848

Cabinet Secretary ministry of tourism and wildlife Najib Balala, centre, addresses the public during the reopening of the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, July 31, 2019, with CS ...