Coronavirus: World Bank pledges $60 mln to Kenya
The World Bank on Monday announced a $60 million grant to help Kenya battle the coronavirus outbreak. According to the World Bank, the funding will […]
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Kenya: AfDB approves $150 million to electrify 250,000 households
The Kenyan the government has recently secured $150 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB). According to the financial institution, the funds will provide solar […]
Transport: Kenya to open $1bn Chinese-built railway line
Kenya will soon open a new railway line to connect the capital Nairobi to the Rift Valley region, local media reported. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta […]
Kenya: Tunisia opens foreign mission in Nairobi
Tunisia has opened an embassy in Nairobi as the North African country seeks to boost its ties with Kenya. Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui on a […]
Kenya gets $100 million from IFC, Water.org
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector financing subsidiary, and a US non-profit development aid organization, Water.org, have recently raised $100 million […]
Kenya introduces world’s first malaria vaccine
The government of Kenya on Friday introduced the world’s first malaria vaccine to the routine immunization schedule for children under two, Reuters reported. Malawi is […]
Kenya census to count intersex people for the first time
In Kenya, the government is preparing for the country’s sixth population census since independence. The census according to the government will provide the first official […]
Kenya launches Africa’s largest wind power plant
In Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched Africa’s largest wind farm project in a bid to boost the country’s power generation capacity and reach its […]
AfDB okays $8 million loans to Kenyan SMEs
In Kenya, local financial institution, Credit Bank, has received about $8 million from the African development bank (AfDB) to support lending to small and medium-sized […]
Ghana to host African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the […]