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Kenya Lays Groundwork as Africa’s Next AI Powerhouse, Eyes Deeper Digital Corridor with UAE

News Lake Region Bulletin (LRB)
Kenya is no longer approaching technology partnerships as a mere consumer of foreign innovation. With eight sub-sea cables, over 22,000 digitised government services, and...

Goons Enterprise; How sustainable is ‘goonism’ as a form of employment in Kenya?

Opinion CJ Othina
A new and troubling informal economy has quietly taken shape – not built on agriculture, manufacturing, trade or services, but on goon enterprise. Sadly,...

The Dam Nairobi Forgot: Inside the looming extinction of Nairobi Dam

Environment Mercy Achieng
In the peripheral areas of Kibera, the slums starkly contrast with the tall buildings and guarded compounds around Nairobi Dam in Lang’ata, Nairobi West,...

Ohangla star Prince Indah becomes a degree holder

News Kevine Omollo
Leading Ohangla musician Prince Indah is now a degree holder courtesy of his music prowess. Indah was on June 5, among the over 80 graduates...

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Kenya Lays Groundwork as Africa’s Next AI Powerhouse, Eyes Deeper Digital Corridor with UAE

Kenya is no longer approaching technology partnerships as a mere consumer of foreign innovation. With eight sub-sea cables,...
Opinion

Goons Enterprise; How sustainable is ‘goonism’ as a form of employment in Kenya?

A new and troubling informal economy has quietly taken shape – not built on agriculture, manufacturing, trade or...
Environment

The Dam Nairobi Forgot: Inside the looming extinction of Nairobi Dam

In the peripheral areas of Kibera, the slums starkly contrast with the tall buildings and guarded compounds around...
News

Ohangla star Prince Indah becomes a degree holder

Leading Ohangla musician Prince Indah is now a degree holder courtesy of his music prowess. Indah was on June...
News

Kibos Special school gets shoes, foodstuff as hospitality player pledges for more

Learners at Kibos School for the Blind received food supplies and pairs of shoes during as part of...
Opinion

Political buses in the day; School buses in the night! Are Kenyan students getting a raw deal?

The yellow school buses dotting our roads daily have become one of the MOST notable symbols of education...

Environment

Health

Agriculture

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

Agriculture 0
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

Agriculture 0
After ten years of engaging farmers in western Kenya,...

How groundwater could supplement surface irrigation for rice

Agriculture 0
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

Agriculture 0
Safety of farmers and their crops have received a...

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

Agriculture 0
Nairobi is set to play host to a major...

Hope as Malawi’s first Bt Maize trials register excellent performance

Agriculture 0
Scientists at Malawi’s Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural...

Kisumu farmer discovers hidden wealth in Oyster Mushoom

Agriculture 0
At Kajulu Farms, Juma Sylvester spearheads a quiet agricultural...

Entreprenuership

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

Entrepreneurship 0
The morning sun glistened on the waters of Lake...

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

Entrepreneurship 0
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

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...

Being Farida Salim: Kenya’s Samia Suluhu who chose ‘dirt’ against family wishes

Gender 0
“How can an upright thinking woman quit her profession...

Human Interest

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

Human Interest 0
 “I listen to the radio daily because it is...

Four weeks tour of Germany for Kisumu teacher best in German language

Human Interest 0
When Ms Edna Obare encountered a call by the...

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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