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NAIROBI, Kenya – Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition has selected 20 entrepreneurs from across Africa to compete in the 2026 semi-final, which will be held in Nairobi on August 21–22. The entrepreneurs were selected from more than 24,000 applications received from all 54 African countries, with the finalists representing 12 countries and 11 sectors. […]
Nairobi is set to become a major meeting point for global agribusiness, food processing, poultry, packaging and manufacturing players when Dubai-based MXM Exhibitors hosts the 10th International Trade Expo AgroFood-Plastpack-Paper 2026 from August 20–22 at the Sarit Expo Centre. The three-day international exhibition will be jointly hosted by MXM Exhibitors, the Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA)…
UASIN GISHU, Kenya – Kenyan medics are now pushing for the establishment of national electron microscopy services in the country, which they say is the gold standard for definitive diagnosis in nephrology, oncology, infectious diseases, pathology, and biomedical research. Led by Dr. Cheptinga K. Philip, a transplant nephrologist based in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, the […]
UASIN GISHU, Kenya – Dr. Cheptinga K. Philip, the chief nephrologist and head of nephrology and transplantation at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), Eldoret, has requested the government, through the Ministry of Health, to establish a national nuclear medicine plant and comprehensive nuclear medicine services in Kenya. In a letter seen by news9.africa, […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – President William Ruto’s plan to include his post-2030 long-term development vision (Beyond Vision 2030/Vision 2060) into legislation and the constitution has drawn criticism from Caleb Amisi, leader of the People’s Renaissance Movement (PM Party). While poking holes in the blueprint, Amisi stated that the ruling Kenya Kwanza administration cannot set the pace […]
Editor’s note: In this opinion piece, Kimutai Kirui questions what happens when a suspect is arrested, photographed, and branded a “notorious and dangerous criminal” online—and then faces renewed criminal proceedings after acquittal. Kirui reflects on the case of Boniface Kipchumba Biwott, which he says raises the question: Who supplied his photograph, who revived the case […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – The Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) will host the 5th Kenya Affordable Housing Conference from August 20 to 21, 2026, at Lake Naivasha Resort in Nakuru County, with the theme “Scaling the Base: Unlocking Inclusive and Sustainable Housing Solutions”. The focus of Kenya’s affordable housing agenda is shifting from the supply of […]
NAIROBI, Kenya—Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has called upon leaders of the Linda Mwananchi, an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) breakaway faction, to join the newly launched People’s Renaissance Movement (PM Party). Wamalwa, a former defence cabinet secretary, urged politicians affiliated with the Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna-led movement to consider breaking away…
NAIROBI, Kenya—Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has formally been appointed to lead the People Renaissance Movement (PM Party) during its launch and inaugural National Delegates Convention (NDC) at the ASK Dome Jamhuri in Nairobi City County. In his speech, Amisi said the new party would focus on advancing economic liberation, economic renaissance, and justice for Kenyans. […]
Editor’s note: In this opinion piece, Dr Juma Mukhwana says there comes a time in every nation’s journey when it must decide what kind of country it wants to become. For Kenya, Dr. Mukwana observes that that moment is now. As we begin to think beyond Vision 2030 and towards the Kenya we want to […]
