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USAID Cuts Threaten Kenya's Tsavo Park Anti-Poaching Fight
Business · Tsavo National Park faces a critical funding gap after a $7.8 million USAID grant was cancelled, pus
17 Mar 2026
Kenya Music Festival 97th Edition in Meru Champions Creative Economy
Entertainment · The 97th Kenya Music Festival united performers nationwide in Meru in 2025, spotlighting arts as a k
17 Mar 2026
Kenya's 'Nawi: Dear Future Me' Wins Best Narrative at PAFF 2025
Entertainment · The Kenyan film 'Nawi: Dear Future Me' has claimed the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the
17 Mar 2026
MTV Shuga Mashariki Returns to Kenya on Citizen TV and BET
Entertainment · MTV Shuga Mashariki premiered simultaneously on Citizen TV and BET in May 2025, marking the beloved
17 Mar 2026
Kenya Shifts to Proactive Climate Finance with New 2026-2030 Strategy
Business · Kenya's National Treasury has unveiled a landmark Disaster Risk Financing Strategy 2026вЂ"2030, pled
17 Mar 2026
Kilifi Creek Festival Launches as Kenya's First Coastal Film Festival
Entertainment · The Kilifi Creek Festival marks Kenya's first major coastal film celebration, bringing screenings, w
17 Mar 2026
Kenya Launches 'NO SUP USE' Campaign to Phase Out Plastics by 2030
Business · Kenya and the Kenya Plastics Pact have launched the 'NO SUP USE' campaign, urging hotels and tourism
17 Mar 2026
Kenya Floods Kill 108, Displacing Tens of Thousands Across 30 Counties
Business · Devastating flash floods beginning March 2026 killed at least 108 people and displaced over 34,700 K
16 Mar 2026
Kenya Makes History as First African Nation to Access UN Climate Fund
Business · Kenya has become the first African nation to access UN climate loss and damage funding, receiving $7
16 Mar 2026
Kenya Wildlife Census 2025: Elephant Gains but Giraffes in Crisis
Business · Kenya's 2025 national wildlife census records elephant and rhino gains, but reticulated giraffes fac
16 Mar 2026
Kenya Mobile Money Tops 53 Million as M-Pesa Faces 16% VAT Threat
Finance · Kenya's mobile money subscriptions surpassed 53 million in March 2026 even as the government propose
16 Mar 2026
Kenya's Driest Short Rains Since 1981 Push Millions Into Food Crisis
Business · The OctoberвЂ"December 2025 short rains were Kenya's driest since 1981, leaving over two million peo
16 Mar 2026
Kenya's 2025 Climate Report Flags Record Heat and Erratic Rains
Business · Kenya's temperatures ran 1.42В°C above pre-industrial levels in early 2025, as floods, heatwaves and
16 Mar 2026
Kenya Deforestation Could Trigger Prolonged Droughts, Experts Warn
Business · Kenya's accelerating deforestation is disrupting rainfall patterns, experts warn, raising fears of p
16 Mar 2026
Kenya Bonds Go Global as CBK Launches Clearstream Market Link
Finance · Kenya's Central Bank has connected the country's bond market to international investors through Clea
15 Mar 2026
Family Bank Hits NSE in Kenya's Biggest Listing in 17 Years
Finance · Family Bank shares soared 44% on their NSE debut, valuing the lender at KSh 43.24 billion in Kenya's
15 Mar 2026
Kenya Adopts KESONIA as New Benchmark for Variable Loan Rates
Finance · Kenya's Central Bank replaced the CBR with KESONIA as the base rate for variable shilling loans, ali
15 Mar 2026
Kenya's Central Bank Rate Drops to 9% After Nine Consecutive Cuts
Finance · Kenya's central bank has cut its benchmark rate to 9%, the ninth straight reduction in a historic ea
15 Mar 2026