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Kenya to Host 7th All Africa Intellectual Property Summit as Africa Seeks Greater Value from Innovation

News Robert Amalemba
Nairobi will host the 7th All Africa Intellectual Property Summit from November 11–13, 2026, with discussions expected to focus on how the continent can...

Digital Learning Still Out of Reach for Many Learners With Visual Impairments

Human Interest Phildah Odanga
When Lian Achieng, a Grade 7 student at Kibos School for learners with visual impairment, retrieves her class notes from an Orbit Reader 20...

The Seed Fight: After Decades in the Shadows, Can Kenya’s New Intellectual Property Law Save Indigenous Knowledge?

Agriculture Robert Amalemba
For Beatrice Wangoi, saving and sharing seed is not simply farming. It is a tradition handed down through generations. So when she can exchange indigenous...

Upcoming El Nino rains may displace 200, 000 Kisumu City residents

Environment Yvonne Namenya
At least 200, 000 Kisumu City residents are at risk of suffering impacts of the predicted flooding late this year. This has been disclosed by...

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Kenya to Host 7th All Africa Intellectual Property Summit as Africa Seeks Greater Value from Innovation

Nairobi will host the 7th All Africa Intellectual Property Summit from November 11–13, 2026, with discussions expected to...
Human Interest

Digital Learning Still Out of Reach for Many Learners With Visual Impairments

When Lian Achieng, a Grade 7 student at Kibos School for learners with visual impairment, retrieves her class...
Agriculture

The Seed Fight: After Decades in the Shadows, Can Kenya’s New Intellectual Property Law Save Indigenous Knowledge?

For Beatrice Wangoi, saving and sharing seed is not simply farming. It is a tradition handed down through...
Environment

Upcoming El Nino rains may displace 200, 000 Kisumu City residents

At least 200, 000 Kisumu City residents are at risk of suffering impacts of the predicted flooding late...
News

I am back: Ranguma launches his fourth stab at Kisumu Governor seat

Former Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma is back to the political ring. Ranguma on Monday August 8, declared that he...
Gender

After pregnancy interrupted school, young mothers in Kisumu build another future

As the Wednesday morning sun rose over Kisumu East, Joan Atieno was finishing her domestic chores, and then...

Environment

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Agriculture

The Seed Fight: After Decades in the Shadows, Can Kenya’s New Intellectual Property Law Save Indigenous Knowledge?

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For Beatrice Wangoi, saving and sharing seed is not...

Swamp reclamation frees up 400 acres for rice farming in Homa Bay

Agriculture 0
Robert Ndege stands pensively as he admires the lush...

ILO turns to cooperatives in fight against child labour in coffee, tea sectors

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The International Labour Organization (ILO) has taken its initiative...

ProSoil: How once abandoned farms are getting back to productivity

Agriculture 0
Seven years ago, Agnes Wekesa contemplated selling her family piece...

200, 000 western Kenya farmers impacted as German-supported Pro-soil project folds

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After ten years of engaging farmers in western Kenya,...

How groundwater could supplement surface irrigation for rice

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Established in 1966, Ahero Irrigation Scheme has over the...

Boost to farmer, crop safety as Africa’s first ISO-Certified protective clothing launched in Kenya

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Safety of farmers and their crops have received a...

IFAJ 2025: Kenya’s leading science journalists network to host global agriculture congress

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Nairobi is set to play host to a major...

Entreprenuership

BOAT OF DIGNITY: How owning boats is restoring dignity of Nyakach women fishers

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The morning sun glistened on the waters of Lake...

Women journalists turn to AI, but gaps in access still persist

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At 5 a.m. in Kakamega County, Irene Nasimiyu prepares...

NSSF’s 17 per cent return and the future of Tier II, contracting out in Kenya

Entrepreneurship 0
By Chrispine Oduma The enactment of the NSSF Act, 2013...

How AI credit scoring keeps Kenyan women entrepreneurs out of capital

Entrepreneurship 1
In 2020, when the world locked down, Rose Wanyabiti...

KRA in a bid to introduce tax literacy in basic education curriculum

Entrepreneurship 0
The country’s basic education may soon have comprehensive tax...

Gender

After pregnancy interrupted school, young mothers in Kisumu build another future

Gender 0
As the Wednesday morning sun rose over Kisumu East,...

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Gender 0
Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto...

Emotional tributes as KEFEADO celebrates 30 years of service to humanity

Gender 0
They say it takes two to tango, but the...

TIME BOMB: Of Busia streets and the doomed boychild

Gender 0
The long and snaking queues of transit trucks welcome...

United Nations boosts war against Gender-Based Violence in Vihiga

Gender 0
The war against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in...

Human Interest

Digital Learning Still Out of Reach for Many Learners With Visual Impairments

Human Interest 0
When Lian Achieng, a Grade 7 student at Kibos...

Can AI bridge the land justice gap for women in rural Kenya?

Human Interest 0
For six months, 63-year-old Catherine Hagasa Mate barely slept,...

How weak systems are aiding revenue leaks in South Sudan

Human Interest 0
Minerals are sources of wealth. Asian economic giants attribute...

How Ugandan forces have turned helpless Kenyan fishermen into their gold mines

Human Interest 0
The bright Friday morning sun exposes the buzzing activities...

Why Free Press remains an illusion in Kenya

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 “I listen to the radio daily because it is...

Fact Checker

FAKE: James Orengo Has Not Resigned as Siaya Governor

Fact Checker Winnie Ali Winnie Ali -
The letter, circulating widely on social media, purports to show Siaya Governor James Orengo tendering his resignation, allegedly due to personal health challenges. The...
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FALSE: Image of boy with a nail on his skull is not in Eldoret

Fact Checker Winnie Ali Winnie Ali -
The image was posted by Geoffrey Mosiria on his X and Instagram account on 27th, March 2024.  This X  post with an image purportedly of...
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FAKE: This image of Farmers holding Sweet Potato Shaking hands is AI-generated

Fact Checker Polycarp Ochieng Polycarp Ochieng -
This Image of two sweet potatoes shaking hands circulated on social media is FAKE. The attached photo shows four ladies inside a sweet potato farm...
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FAKE: Diamond Platinumz did not apologize over Furaha City Festival circus

Fact Checker Winnie Ali Winnie Ali -
A letter circulating on social media claiming that Nasib Juma, popularly known as Diamond Platinumz, apologized to Kenyans over failure to perform at the...
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ALTERED: People Daily newspaper did not report that Rigathi Gachagua resigned 

Fact Checker Rolex Dan Omondi Rolex Dan Omondi -
This People Daily front page shared on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that the immediate former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua tendered his resignation is...
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FAKE: This news alert that Father Charles Kinyua has been summoned by the DCI is fabricated

Fact Checker Polycarp Ochieng Polycarp Ochieng -
Tuko and the DCI have termed the graphic fake.  A graphic with Tuko.co.ke branding on X purporting that Father Charles Kinyua has been summoned by...
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