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Mental health

Extreme weather affects mental health: what vulnerable women in Kenya told us

Cyprian M. Mostert 1 Aug 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Kenya launches national strategy for responsible AI development

3 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strands drugs in warehouse

Aaron Ross, Tim Cocks and Vivianne Wandera 13 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this

Francisca Mutapi 25 Feb 2025

Media Freedom

Kenya must compensate family of slain Pakistan journalist, court rules

Humphrey Malalo 9 Jul 2024

Doctors and medical practitioners under the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) participate in a demonstration to demand payment of their salary arrears and the immediate hiring of trainee doctors, among other grievances, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 April 2024. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Public Health

Kenyan government doctors sign agreement to end strike

George Obulutsa 9 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Pharmaceuticals

#COP28: AstraZeneca's AZ Forest initiative: Pledging six million trees in Kenya

1 Dec 2023

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Infrastructure & Utilities

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Seth Schindler and Tom Gillespie 22 May 2023

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Tax Law

Kenya: Country-by-country reporting thresholds introduced from 1 January 2023

Francis Mayebe 21 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters/Denis Balibouse. WHO regional director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti.

Healthcare

Kenya, World Health Organization launch emergency hub

Ayenat Mersie, Elias Biryabarema and Jason Neely 11 Jul 2022

Fintech

Kenya and South Africa offer insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives

Stephan Manning 29 Jun 2022

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Paediatrics

Kenya puts in place tougher labelling for baby foods, bottles, teats and pacifiers

Antonina Mutoro 14 Apr 2022

Travel

Airline tie-up for Kenya and South Africa: possible rewards, and risks

18 Jan 2022

Source: ©czekma13 Agadir, Morocco

Markets & Investment

10 most attractive investment countries in Africa

21 Sep 2021

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Kenya making significant progress with renewable energy

14 Sep 2021

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

Health & Social Welfare

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

George Obulutsa 22 Jul 2021

Source: Mohanaaman via

Railway

Kenya's huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here's how

29 Jun 2021

Kenya launches Lamu port. But its value remains an open question

Shipping

Kenya launches Lamu port. But its value remains an open question

24 May 2021

Finance minister, Tito Mboweni

Economy

Mboweni looks at Africa's post-Covid economic bounce back

28 Apr 2021

A healthcare worker administers an Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to her colleague at Mutuini Hospital in Nairobi. Kenya on March 3, 2021. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Covid-19

Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine rollout has got off to a slow start: the gaps, and how to fix them

Catherine Kyobutungi 9 Apr 2021

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

Infrastructure & Utilities

Private sector investment key in bridging Africa's housing gap

18 Jan 2021

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Christabel Ligami 31 Dec 2020

Kenya builds its way to 2030 goals

Infrastructure & Utilities

Kenya builds its way to 2030 goals

11 Dec 2020

African self-reliance in meeting Covid-19 challenges

Manufacturing & Parts

African self-reliance in meeting Covid-19 challenges

28 Jul 2020

Kenyan miners have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic Recep Canik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Mining

Covid-19 is underscoring the vulnerable lives of Kenya's artisanal gemstone miners

Judy N Muthuri 18 Jun 2020

Covid-19 and its impact on loans and real estate arrangements

Property

Covid-19 and its impact on loans and real estate arrangements

Loice Erambo 29 Apr 2020

Avocados in Kenya: What's holding back smallholder farmers

Agro-processing

Avocados in Kenya: What's holding back smallholder farmers

Mulubrhan Amare 19 Feb 2020

Trends

#BizTrends2020: The rise of renewables in Africa

Khumo Theko 7 Jan 2020

Gender inequality in education is still an issue in Kenya and South Africa

Education & Skills Development

Gender inequality in education is still an issue in Kenya and South Africa

Beatrice Akala 5 Nov 2019

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

Supply Chain

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

28 Oct 2019

Is traditional jewellery protected by IP law?

IP Law

Is traditional jewellery protected by IP law?

Pamela Maluleke 23 Sep 2019

Merck, BioRescue Project collaborate to save Northern White Rhino

Environment & Natural Resources

Merck, BioRescue Project collaborate to save Northern White Rhino

12 Aug 2019

Nedbank CIB concludes Centum real estate deal in Kenya

Retail & Hospitality Property

Nedbank CIB concludes Centum real estate deal in Kenya

23 Jul 2019

The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site. Shutterstock/Jen Watson

Mining

Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

Moina Spooner 1 Jul 2019

A Kenyan journalist has an altercation with a police officer. EPA/Dai Kurokawa

Media

Accountability in Kenya's media still needs attention. What can be done?

Jared Obuya 24 Jun 2019

Some softer solutions to Nairobi's traffic pollution problem

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Some softer solutions to Nairobi's traffic pollution problem

Fiona Rajé 10 Jun 2019

UK-Kenya to collaborate on affordable housing, sustainable infrastructure

Affordable & Social Housing

UK-Kenya to collaborate on affordable housing, sustainable infrastructure

23 May 2019

Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast. CORDIO

Sustainable Development

Why Kenya must take control of sand harvesting off its coast

David Obura 26 Mar 2019

Kenyan filmmaker, Wanuri Kahiu, on the set of her film, Rafiki.

Design Indaba

#DesignIndaba2019: We need to believe in African mermaids

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa opens up for SA's stainless steel sector

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Africa opens up for SA's stainless steel sector

Lesley Squires 7 Jan 2019

Startupbootcamp AfriTech funnels talent into the pipelines

Tech Startups

Startupbootcamp AfriTech funnels talent into the pipelines

12 Nov 2018

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Infrastructure & Utilities

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Sarah Colenbrander and Ian Palmer 24 Oct 2018

Connecting Kenya: AI as a government tool to accelerate manufacturing

Technology

Connecting Kenya: AI as a government tool to accelerate manufacturing

Joseph Kanyua 23 Oct 2018

Increased investment in security, soaring Kenya's tourism

Tourism

Increased investment in security, soaring Kenya's tourism

Josephine Wawira 27 Aug 2018

The digital transformation of Africa's rail system

Railway

The digital transformation of Africa's rail system

Gilbert Saggia 14 Aug 2018

Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

Public Health

Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don't deserve the treatment they're getting

Rich Warner 13 Jul 2018

Technology trends shaping the hospitality sector

Technology

Technology trends shaping the hospitality sector

Josephine Wawira 12 Jul 2018

Kenya Wildlife Service rangers on patrol at the Meru National Park. Flickr/IFAW

Environment & Natural Resources

Why Kenya's proposal to execute convicted poachers is a bad idea

Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka 21 May 2018

Why Kenya isn't winning the war against malaria in some counties

Malaria

Why Kenya isn't winning the war against malaria in some counties

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Apr 2018