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Kenyan Creator Platform Twiva Secures Funding from Sony to Expand Across Africa

Kenyan social‑commerce platform Twiva has secured investment from Sony’s corporate venture arm to expand across Africa, enhance its AI‑driven tools and launch Twiva Pay, with plans to create over a million digital jobs and bring African content to global audiences.

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Aug 13, 2025

Business

Government Shelves Sh468 Billion Nairobi–Mombasa Expressway, Plans A8 Highway Upgrade

Kenya has cancelled a Sh468 billion Nairobi–Mombasa expressway proposal, opting instead to expand and dual the existing A8 highway after an evaluation found the expressway would not provide sufficient value

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Aug 12, 2025

Entertainment

Goibei Girls Sweep Folk Music Titles at National Festival, Earn Gala Invitation

Goibei Girls High School from Vihiga County dominated the 97th Kenya Music Festival, winning all folk music categories with authentic Pokot, Marakwet and Turkana songs and earning an invitation to perform at a presidential gala.

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Aug 13, 2025

Sports

Junior Malkia Strikers Celebrate African Championship Victory with Triumphant Homecoming

Kenya’s Junior Malkia Strikers returned home to a jubilant welcome after winning the African Nations Championship in Cameroon, defeating the hosts 3–1 and securing a spot at the Under-20 World Championships.

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Aug 13, 2025

Agriculture

Kenyan Conservationist Sues to Halt Ritz-Carlton Safari Lodge Over Migration Corridor Fears

Conservationist Meitamei Olol Dapash sued Ritz-Carlton, Marriott and Kenyan authorities to block a luxury safari lodge in the Maasai Mara, arguing it obstructs the wildebeest migration corridor and lacks a proper environmental impact assessment.

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Aug 12, 2025

Business

Central Bank Slashes Lending Rate to 9.50%, Easing Credit and Supporting Growth

Kenya’s central bank cut its policy rate to 9.50 percent, citing inflation within the 2.5–7.5 percent target and the need to stimulate lending and support economic growth.

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Aug 12, 2025

Education

Moi University Lecturers Serve Seven-Day Strike Notice Over Unpaid Salaries and CBA Breaches

Moi University lecturers issued a seven-day strike notice over unpaid June and July salaries and unimplemented agreements, warning that teaching will stop on August 20 if the administration fails to address labour grievances.

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Aug 12, 2025

Technology

Kenya’s Youth Harness Digital Innovation Hubs to Build Inclusive Communities

A UN Joint SDG Fund feature on International Youth Day celebrated Kenyan youth who are using DigiKen’s Digital Innovation Hubs to turn local challenges into digital solutions, create jobs and promote inclusive development.

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Aug 12, 2025

Business

Kenyan Highways Authority Rejects US Firm’s Nairobi–Mombasa Expressway Plan, Calls for Revised Proposal

KeNHA rejected US firm Everstrong Capital’s proposal for a 440-km Nairobi–Mombasa toll expressway, saying it failed to meet PPP Act criteria and directing the company to submit a revised plan focused on expanding the existing highway.

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Aug 12, 2025

Health

Inside the National Police Service: How Kenya’s Security Command Works from Top to Bottom

An in-depth look at the National Police Service shows that Inspector-General Douglas Kanja leads a top-down structure where deputy inspectors handle the Administration and Kenya Police services, specialised units tackle border security and crime, and the DCI oversees investigations across Kenya.

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Aug 11, 2025

Entertainment

Gen Z’s Shembeteng Prayer at State House Takes Youth Empowerment Event by Storm

A young man delighted President Ruto and guests during a State House forum by delivering a prayer in Shembeteng, a hybrid slang mixing Swahili and English. The moment highlighted the language’s growing influence among Nairobi youth and the government’s commitment to youth empowerment.

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Aug 11, 2025

Business

Nairobi Stock Exchange’s Single-Share Rule Opens Market to Retail Investors and Lifts Ten Stocks to 52-Week Highs

The Nairobi Securities Exchange has scrapped its 100-share minimum lot, enabling single-share trades and sparking a rally that sent ten counters to 52-week highs, a move intended to broaden retail participation and boost market liquidity.

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Aug 11, 2025

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