IMF approves $606m lending to Kenya NAIROBI: The IMF said it has cleared $606 million in lending to Kenya as it struggles to pay off debts and boost... Published 31 Oct, 2024 12:11pm
Print First consignment of tractors reaches Tanzania ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started export of tractors to an African country, Tanzania, with the first consignment of... Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:05pm
Life & Style Spoon scratching: Kenya’s DIY DJ NAIROBI: A spoon, some towel hooks, a piece of kettle and a plastic cap – that’s all you’ll need to make a mixing... Published 04 Oct, 2024 12:37pm
World Kenya asks IMF to review corruption issues after Western push NAIROBI: Kenya’s government has asked the International Monetary Fund to conduct an official assessment of... Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am
World Kenya says it has given India’s Adani group contract to build power lines NAIROBI: Kenya has awarded a public-private partnership concession to build power transmission lines to India’s... Published 15 Sep, 2024 06:50pm
Business & Finance IMF staff in Kenya for fact-finding mission after protests NAIROBI: A team of staff from the International Monetary Fund is visiting Kenya on a fact-finding trip, the IMF said... Published 13 Sep, 2024 03:10pm
World Fire breaks out at another Kenyan school after 17 die in inferno NAIROBI: A fire broke out at a girls boarding school in a town in central Kenya late on Saturday, leaving at least... Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42pm
World Kenya school fire kills at least 17 children NAIROBI: At least 17 children died after a fire ripped through their primary school dormitory overnight in central... Published 06 Sep, 2024 12:25pm
Print S&P downgrades Kenya credit rating citing tax hike U-turn NAIROBI: The US ratings agency S&P has downgraded Kenya’s credit rating, citing President William Ruto’s... Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:56am
World Kenya police clear pockets of protesters in capital with tear gas NAIROBI: Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya’s capital... Published 08 Aug, 2024 05:48pm
World Tight security in Kenyan capital ahead of new protests NAIROBI: Kenyan police patrolled the streets of the capital Nairobi on Thursday, roadblocks were set up on major... Published 08 Aug, 2024 11:46am
Pakistan Arshad Sharif murder case: Absence of MLA with Kenya main hindrance, IHC told ISLAMABAD: The Inspector General of Islamabad Police and the Head of Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) ... Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:34am
Markets Kenyan shilling unchanged versus dollar, LSEG data shows NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling was unchanged against the dollar on Monday, LSEG data showed. At 1100 GMT, the shilling... Published 15 Jul, 2024 05:52pm
World Kenyan president sacks cabinet, bowing to pressure from protests NAIROBI: Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday fired his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing... Published 12 Jul, 2024 05:48am
Business & Finance Moody’s cuts Kenya debt rating further into junk NAIROBI: Moody’s has downgraded Kenya’s debt rating further into junk territory and warned the outlook was negative... Published 09 Jul, 2024 02:18pm
World Kenya to borrow funds, spend less after scrapping tax hikes NAIROBI: Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday announced fresh borrowing plans and spending cuts after contentious... Published 08 Jul, 2024 06:09am
World Under-fire Kenya govt says to review state salary hikes NAIROBI: The Kenyan presidency said Wednesday it had ordered a review of salary increases for public servants in an... Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:27am
World Dozens protest in Kenya with riot police out in force NAIROBI: Dozens of Kenyans took to the streets Tuesday under a heavy police presence, with many shops shuttered as... Published 02 Jul, 2024 03:06pm
World Kenya braces for fresh protests despite president’s tax climbdown NAIROBI: Kenyan police put up roadblocks on streets leading to the presidential palace on Thursday as some... Published 27 Jun, 2024 01:35pm
World Kenyan protesters promise more rallies after deadly parliament violence NAIROBI: Kenyan protesters vowed on Wednesday to keep up their demonstrations against new tax hikes, a day after... Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:07pm
World At least 10 dead as police fire at anti-tax protesters in Kenya NAIROBI: At least ten people were shot dead in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, a paramedic said, as protests against tax... Updated 25 Jun, 2024 10:55pm
World Kenya scraps most new tax hikes as hundreds protest NAIROBI: Kenya’s government on Tuesday walked back plans to impose multiple tax hikes, the presidency said,... Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am
Business & Finance IMF reaches staff level agreement with Kenya, urges fiscal consolidation NAIROBI: Kenya has reached a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, the organisation... Published 11 Jun, 2024 10:28am
Print Port of Mombasa: Kenya authorises release of 1,300 containers of Pakistani rice ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for bilateral trade, the Kenyan government has authorised the release of... Updated 08 Jun, 2024 12:31pm
World Kenya floods death toll at 228 as crisis persists NAIROBI: Kenya said Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and ... Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am
World Death toll from Kenya floods rises to 228 NAIROBI: The number of people killed by flooding and other impacts of the heavy rains battering Kenya has risen to... Updated 05 May, 2024 10:16pm
World Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches NAIROBI: The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry... Published 03 May, 2024 03:42pm
World Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya MAI MAHIU (Kenya): Flash floods and a landslide in central Kenya killed at least 45 people and injured over 110... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
World Kenya delays schools reopening due to floods NAIROBI: Kenya said Monday that it would postpone the reopening of schools by one week due to “ongoing heavy rains”... Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:30pm
World Kenya military chopper crash kills defence chief, senior officers NAIROBI: Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a ... Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept