Kenya Marks International Day of Older Persons With Call to Protect the Elderly.
Kenya Marks International Day of Older Persons With Call to Protect the Elderly. By Peace Muthoka. October 1, 2025 – Kenya joined the world in marking the International Day of Older Persons on Wednesday with a strong call to protect the dignity and well-being of senior citizens. The event, held at PC Kinyanjui Technical Training…
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Kenyan Startups Shine as Verto Unveils 2025 Awards Finalists.
Verto’s Co-Founder and CEO, Ola Oyetayo By Editorial Team. Nairobi, September 30, 2025 – The race for a USD10,000 grand prize is on, as Verto, a global fintech leader, has announced the finalists for the 2025 Verto Awards. The awards celebrate early-stage African startups building bold solutions in cross-border payments, digital commerce, and beyond. Launched…
Kenya and Nigeria Women Leaders Unite to Tackle Online Violence Against Women.
Kenya and Nigeria Women Leaders Unite to Tackle Online Violence Against Women. By Peace Muthoka. Nairobi – Women leaders from Kenya and Nigeria have pledged stronger action to combat technology-facilitated violence against women and girls, declaring the digital space a new frontier of abuse that must be urgently addressed. Speaking at the opening of a…
Somali Envoy Lauds Kenya Ties, Urges Peace After Football Clash.
Somali Envoy Lauds Kenya Ties, Urges Peace After Football Clash. By Peace Muthoka. Nairobi – The Somali Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Jabril Ibrahim Abdulie, has reaffirmed the deep ties between Somalia and Kenya, calling for peace and unity after tensions erupted following a recent football match. Welcoming Mogadishu City Club to the Somali Embassy in…
ILO Rallies Media to Champion Safe, Fair Labour Migration.
Kenyan government, Shadrack Mwadime, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Labour and Skills Development. By Peace Muthoka. Nairobi, 23 September 2025 — The role of the media in shaping the narrative on labour migration took centre stage today at a high-level Media Breakfast Meeting hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Nairobi. Under…
Billionaire on Farmers’ Tears: How KTDA’s Simeon Rugutt Looted His Way to a Sh1.1 Billion Mansion.
Billionaire on Farmers’ Tears: How KTDA’s Simeon Rugutt Looted His Way to a Sh1.1 Billion Mansion. Kenya’s tea industry has long been celebrated as the nation’s green gold, anchoring the economy and sustaining millions of smallholder farmers. Yet behind the idyllic image of endless plantations and glossy corporate reports lies a scandal that has shaken…
Safaricom to Conduct Scheduled M-PESA Upgrade on September 22, 2025.
Safaricom PLC has announced a scheduled system upgrade on its M-PESA platform, set for the early hours of Monday, September 22, 2025. The maintenance will run from 12:30 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., during which all M-PESA services — including airtime purchase — will be temporarily unavailable. According to the company, the upgrade is part of…
Smart Applications Crowned Superbrand, Transforming Healthcare for Millions Across Africa.
Smart Applications Crowned Superbrand, Transforming Healthcare for Millions Across Africa. By Peace Muthoka. Nairobi, September 17 – For more than two decades, Smart Applications International Limited has quietly changed the way millions of Africans access healthcare. This week, the company’s efforts were celebrated on a grand scale after it was officially recognised as a Superbrand,…
Gaming Meets Connectivity: Safaricom Hook Powers First-Ever PUBG Mobile Africa Cup Finals.
The event pulled together the region’s top PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds PUBG warriors for the first-ever East African finals – a showdown that had Nairobi buzzing. By Editorial Team. Nairobi, 16th Sept 2025… Safaricom, through its youth-focused platform Safaricom Hook (S-Hook), was the official tech partner for the first-ever PUBG Mobile Africa Cup (PMAC) East African finals,…
Ruto’s Government Launches NYOTA Project to Lift 800,000 Youth Out of Joblessness.
Ruto’s Government Launches NYOTA Project to Lift 800,000 Youth Out of Joblessness. By Peace Muthoka. Nairobi, September 15 – The Government of Kenya, in partnership with the World Bank, has rolled out the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) project, a five-year initiative targeting 800,000 vulnerable youth across all 1,450 wards. The project, which began…