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President Ruto unveils Ksh. 10 billion Blue Economy boost for Coast Region
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (724+ words) These including five major fish landing sites along the Kenyan coast at a cost of Ksh. 840 million, three fish markets worth Ksh. 350 million, 272 modern fishing boats distributed to fishermen across the region, a Ksh. 1. 5 billion hatchery and Ksh. 2 billion Shimoni…...
Tourists killed in South Africa national park
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (146+ words) The two South African victims, a 71-year-old man and a woman whose age was not disclosed, failed to return to their lodge on Wednesday evening, prompting a search operation. Other tourists eventually found them in a river on Friday afternoon....
Kenya Airways plane returns to Entebbe after Bird Strike
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (241+ words) In a statement issued on May 24, 2026, Kenya Airways confirmed that flight KQ421, which had departed from Entebbe International Airport for Nairobi, experienced a bird strike at approximately 10: 02 a. m. East African Time moments after take-off. The airline said the crew immediately activated standard…...
Nairobi housing pressure fuels rise of eco-friendly developments in Nairobi
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (357+ words) An aerial view shows the skyline of downtown in Nairobi, Kenya October 8, 2024. Picture taken on October 8, 2024. REUTERS Nairobi's growing housing deficit is driving a new wave of eco-focused mixed-use developments as investors seek to meet rising demand for accommodation in…...
Kenya targets 300, 000 Ugandan tourists as regional travel gains momentum
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (383+ words) Kenya Tourism Board has intensified efforts to deepen cross-border tourism partnerships as Kenya targets a 27 per cent rise in Ugandan visitor arrivals to 300, 000 in 2026. The renewed push emerged during the 2026 Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE), which concluded in Kampala…...
KCA University, industry leaders push for reforms in internal auditing
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (329+ words) KCA University Vice Chancellor and CEO, Prof. Isaiah I. C Wakindiki, presents a souvenir to Chief Guest CPA Jane Micheni, Director of Internal Audit at the National Treasury, during the Internal Audit Month symposium held at the university's Ruaraka Campus. KCA…...
Morocco king pardons jailed Senegal football fans for 'humanitarian reasons"
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (386+ words) It said that in view "of the age-old fraternal ties" between the two countries "and on the occasion of the advent of Eid al-Adha," the king has "granted, on humanitarian grounds, his royal pardon to the Senegalese supporters". The Muslim…...
Kipchoge makes historic African marathon debut as Esa smashes Cape Town course record
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (434+ words) Much of the attention centred on marathon great Eliud Kipchoge, who competed in the first official marathon of his career on African soil during the launch of his "Eliud's World Tour." The two-time Olympic champion finished 16th overall in 2: 13: 29 in one…...
Ukraine, US embassy warn of possible major Russian airstrike
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (290+ words) Their alerts came after Russian officials said the death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a college and its dormitory in a Russian-occupied town in eastern Ukraine had risen to 18. Zelensky, posting on social media: said: "Our intelligence services reported…...
Israeli strike kills five Gaza police officers, child
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (258+ words) Gaza's civil defence agency reported six people killed and "a certain number of injured" after an airstrike targeted a police site in the al-Tuam area. The al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City confirmed that it received six bodies, which included those…...