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Nairobi launches Beijing-inspired underpass network to unclog central business district

Construction has begun on the Greenpark Terminus Pedestrian Underpass, a 500-metre Beijing-inspired walkway at Haile Selassie Avenue and Uhuru Highway designed to protect pedestrians, improve traffic flow and complement other major road projects aimed at easing Nairobi’s congestion.

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Development & Infrastructure

Nationwide Campaign Launched to Restore Footbridges and Underpasses

KeNHA has launched a nationwide operation to reclaim footbridges and underpasses from hawkers and street families. The authority says the encroachment has forced pedestrians to cross highways unsafely, leading to accidents, and calls on the public to support the effort.

SOStreamline Official

Sep 19, 2025

Security & Crime

North Rift Disarmament Drive Sees Communities Hand Over 100 Illegal Firearms

More than 100 illegal firearms have been surrendered in Kenya’s North Rift as communities participate in a voluntary disarmament programme aimed at curbing insecurity and cattle rustling.

SOStreamline Official

Sep 19, 2025

Development & Infrastructure

Government Plans Instant Fines and Smart Cameras to Curb Traffic Offences

Transport CS Davis Chirchir has unveiled plans for an automated system that will levy instant fines on motorists caught by smart cameras, integrating the NTSA, police and judiciary to ease congestion in courts and reduce road deaths.

SOStreamline Official

Sep 19, 2025

Security & Crime

Hacked Odinga Account Posts Deepfake Cryptocurrency Endorsement, Sparking Scam Fears

A hacked social media account belonging to Raila Odinga shared an AI-generated video promoting a cryptocurrency, prompting concerns about deepfake scams and highlighting the need for stronger cybersecurity and public awareness.

SOStreamline Official

Sep 19, 2025

Health

Anonymous Donor Among Sponsors Paying Social Health Authority Premiums for Millions of Kenyans

An anonymous philanthropist has donated KSh900 million to Kenya’s Social Health Authority, enabling the government to cover premiums for more than 113,000 households as part of a programme that promises free medical care to over 2.2 million vulnerable citizens.

SOStreamline Official

Sep 19, 2025

Technology

Safaricom’s Fintech 2.0 Upgrade Sets Stage for Faster, AI-Driven M-PESA Services

Safaricom has migrated M-PESA to a cloud-based Fintech 2.0 platform, promising faster transactions, AI-powered security and capacity for over 10,000 transactions per second, signalling a new era for Kenya’s mobile money industry.

SOStreamline Official

Sep 19, 2025

Technology

AI startups drive Google Cloud’s surge as it signs Lovable and Windsurf

Google Cloud’s deals with AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf underline a push to attract AI customers; the division boasts strong revenue growth, works with nine of the top 10 AI labs and offers generous credits and GPU clusters to startups.

SDShiftpulse Digital

Sep 18, 2025

Technology

Google brings Gemini to Chrome, promising agentic browsing and AI-powered tasks

Google is bringing its Gemini AI assistant to all Chrome desktop users in the U.S., introducing agentic browsing, AI Mode search and safety features that automate everything from information retrieval to password resets.

SDShiftpulse Digital

Sep 18, 2025

Technology

Google and PayPal forge alliance to pioneer agentic shopping experiences

PayPal and Google inked a multi-year deal to develop AI-powered agentic shopping, integrating PayPal’s payment services into Google products and championing an open protocol for purchases initiated by digital assistants.

SDShiftpulse Digital

Sep 18, 2025

Technology

Nvidia's $5 billion lifeline makes Intel a major AI ally

Nvidia's surprise investment makes it one of Intel's largest shareholders and launches a co-development partnership aimed at redefining AI chips and challenging industry leaders.

SDShiftpulse Digital

Sep 18, 2025

Business

Audit Reveals Counties Spend Billions on Travel While Projects Stall

A new audit of county budgets shows that Nairobi, Machakos, Kitui and other counties have spent hundreds of millions of shillings on domestic and foreign travel while development projects stall, raising questions about priorities.

SOStreamline Official

Sep 18, 2025

Education

KMTC Distributes 13,000 Transcripts and Embraces Digital Verification

Kenya Medical Training College has dispatched 13,000 transcripts for June–July 2025 graduates and urged recipients to collect them within three weeks, highlighting new digital systems that allow online verification and faster processing.

SOStreamline Official

Sep 18, 2025