(MENAFN) At least four individuals lost their lives and several others sustained injuries after Kenyan security forces resorted to gunfire and teargas amid disturbances at the funeral proceedings of veteran opposition politician Raila Odinga in...
Inaugural event kicks off November 4th with Lheidli T’enneh video premiere and in-person festival launch VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, October 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BC and the British Columbia Environmental Film Festival Society (BCEFF) are...
On behalf of the government and people of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa extends his heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Kenya on the passing of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Mr Odinga, who led Kenya from 2008 to...
(MENAFN) Kenya’s economy expanded by 5.0 percent in the second quarter of 2025, marking an increase from the 4.6 percent growth recorded in the same period last year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Kenya National Bureau of...
Kansas City, MO / Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WaterConnect, the project development company founded by Water.org, has signed its first project development agreement with consortium partners Haskoning, RebelGroup, Private...
DOHA, QATAR, October 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the world prepares for COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference set to take place in Belém, Brazil, there is a renewed global urgency to empower young people with the...
Menstrual hygiene kits help girls manage their period LIVERMORE, CA, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Global Uplift Project (TGUP) is helping more than 80,000 girls in Kenya manage their period so they can stay in school....
Malaysia’s Nga Kor Ming elected UN-Habitat President, leading global push for human-centred, sustainable cities. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, October 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Malaysia’s Minister of Housing and Local Government, YB Nga Kor Ming,...
With its new roll-out, AIRE now has a stronger foothold in the Middle East and Africa region. DUBAI INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AIRE (Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate), the tech-driven...
News What you need to know: California has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 200,000 publicly available electric vehicle (EV) charging ports across the state. This is an increase of 22,631 chargers since the last update in March....
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 — A new generation of gamers announced their arrival in emphatic fashion at the opening leg of the Kenya Esports Series, with fresh faces stealing the spotlight at the Flamingo Series held at the Old Nakuru Town Hall. What...
Joyce Njuguini (left), Kanana Muthomi and Mercy Nyanchama celebrate after leading the second round of ECAACT at Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort in Naivasha, on October 23, 2025. [Mose Sammy, Standard] Kenya refused to yield its ground,...
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has called on the Tanzanian government to provide the whereabouts of CHADEMA Deputy Party Leader John Heche. Taking to social media on Monday, Sifuna relayed that Heche had been...
MONACO, France, Oct 23 – Kenya’s Ruth Chepng’etich, who is the women’s marathon world record holder, has been slapped with a three-year doping ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), after admitting to Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs)...
The moment Everton’s futuristic Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium opened, someone was going to make history. But nobody expected that first historic goal to come from a teenager born thousands of miles away in Kenya. Ray Roberts seized the moment, struck...
Kenya has been ranked as the fastest-growing digital marketplace, beating the likes of Nigeria and South Africa, to emerge top in internet advertising across the continent. According to the global advisory firm PwC, in its Entertainment and Media...
The East African Community (EAC) has confirmed plans to construct the 200-kilometre Kenya–Uganda expressway The project will be financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) through the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility The...
NAIROBI: IN the heart of Laikipia, a quiet Kenyan town still haunted by the shadow of colonialism, local families continue to mourn and demand justice — not for wars fought decades ago, but for crimes allegedly committed by British soldiers still...
Kenyan activists Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi who went missing in Uganda. [File, Standard] The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo deepened after the High Court of Uganda dismissed an application...
Nairobi’s rental scene has long relied on handshakes, phone calls, and faith. GlideX enters that landscape with a more grounded idea of trust, a verified, insured, and data-backed platform that connects hosts and customers through an app that...
