News Kenya Government: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda Back to Standard Gauge Rail
The Tanzanian government has embarked on revamping the old metre gauge railway network built a century ago, to transport goods to EAC neighbours from Dar es Salaam and Tanga ports. Tanzania's recent move is similar to that of Kenya and Uganda who have announced plans to revamp their old lines, despite uncertainty on the progress of the joint standard gauge railway line on the northern corridor.
News Kenya Government: Uganda: Why Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda Are Falling Back to Old Railway
Transport Tanzania's recent move mirrors Kenya's and Uganda's ... It was fully funded by the government at Sh5.7 billion ($2.1 million). Tax stamps: Govt to roll out 2nd phase soon stamps Councils ...
News Kenya Government: Kenya: Reclaimed Riparian Land Remains Idle Across Nairobi a Year After Demolitions
The Government's move to reclaim public and riparian land late last year was hailed as revolutionary, with the team tasked with the implementation of the drastic initiative making a myriad of promises, in what was meant to change the face of the capital Nairobi.
News Kenya Government: Kenya: Government Failing to Halt Upsurge in Graft, Citizens Say
Large majorities of Kenyans believe that corruption is worsening and that the government is failing to halt the upsurge, a global graft-fighting organisation reported on Thursday. Two-thirds of ...
News Kenya Government: Kenyan betting firms say payment systems suspended following govt order
NAIROBI, July 12- Kenyan betting firms SportPesa and Betin Kenya said on Friday their payment systems had been suspended, days after the government ordered telecoms firm Safaricom to stop processing payments for sports betting companies. Online sports betting companies such as SportPesa have grown rapidly in the East African nation in recent years, riding a...
News Kenya Government: Oguda: Battle between Kenyan government and betting firms poses a threat to KPL
The move by the government not to renew licenses for the betting firm has thrown the preparations for the new Kenyan Premier League season into disarray. KPL is bankrolled by betting firm ...
News Kenya Government: Taking biometric ID from rumors to government service delivery in Kenya
Kenya’s national ID project Huduma Namba was a topic of much discussion at ID4Africa 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The largest civil registration drive planned for the year in Africa received ...
News Kenya Government: Kenya: Senators Urge Government to Rename Nyayo Stadium After Kadenge
Senators interrupted House Business on Tuesday to hold a minute of silence in honour of legendary Kenyan footballer Joe Kadenge who died on Sunday at the age of 84 after a long illness, having suffered a stroke in February.
News Kenya Government: Senators urge the government to rename Nyayo Stadium to Kadenge
Siaya Senator James Orengo has urged the government to rename Nyayo Stadium to Joe Kadegnge Stadium in honour of the departed Kenyan football legend. Kadenge who is regarded as the finest ...
News Kenya Government: Fate of Dadaab Refugee Camp in Limbo as Kenya Presses for Closure
In February, Kenya's government wrote to the U.N. refugee agency, ordering the camp closed by mid-year. The fate of thousands of refugees is in limbo. Mohammed Aden says his parents fled Somalia's ...
News Kenya Government: High-profile gold scam hurts Kenya’s UAE ties and highlights wider legal problems
The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Makhtoum, sent an official protest note to the Kenyan government demanding the release of a gold consignment held by customs in Nairobi. A video linked to the ...
News Kenya Government: Kenyan government presses to close down Dadaab camp
In 2016, the Kenyan government said it would close Dadaab, asserting it was there that the 2013 Westgate terror attack was planned. But in 2017, Kenya's High Court said the move was ...
