JAMHURI DAY – KENYA
Jamhuri Day is a national holiday in Kenya and celebrated on the 12th of December each year. Jamhuri is the Swahili word for “republic” and the holiday officially marks the…
REAL-TIME AIR POLLUTION DATA BROUGHT TO NAIROBI
Digital billboards around the Kenyan capital have started to live stream Nairobi’s real-time air pollution in an effort to increase air quality awareness among the city’s 4.7 million inhabitants. The initiative –…
KENYA LAUNCHES PORTAL FOR INVESTMENT IN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
With support from the International Finance Corporation, Kenya’s Special Economic Zones Authority has launched a one-stop-shop web portal to boost communication, transparency, and service provision for current and potential investors…
UK MOBILISES INVESTMENT INTO KENYA’S BIG FOUR PROJECTS
As President Kenyatta was making his three-day visit to London, the UK announced KES 20 billion of new government and private investment into Big Four Projects, including affordable housing and…
KENYA RECEIVES FUNDING BOOST FOR COVID-19 RECOVERY EFFORTS
To reinforce Kenya’s resilient, inclusive and green economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, the World Bank has approved $750 million in development policy financing to support policy reforms that will…
NEW AID FOR GIRLS’ EDUCATION TO PREVENT PANDEMIC ‘LOST GENERATION’
The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has taken part in a live classroom link-up with schoolchildren in Kenya to urge world leaders to invest in education, supporting the UK’s ambition…
OVER ONE MILLION COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES ARRIVE IN NAIROBI, VIA COVAX FACILITY
A police officer stands watch as the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine consignment is offloaded on the tarmac at theJomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. Just before midnight…