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The country argued that the Commonwealth, which represents approximately 2.7 billion people, has significant potential to stimulate economic growth through enhaSpeaking during the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, on Tuesday, November 3, Kenya's delegation emphasised the need for stronger economic partnerships that complement existing trade arrangements rather than duplicate them.Kenya further called for greater adoption of blended...

Kirinyaga County's economy grew by 66 per cent between 2017 and 2025, according to figures presented by Governor Anne Waiguru during her final State of the County Address on Tuesday, November 2, 2026.Waiguru told the County Assembly that the county's Gross County Product increased from Ksh.114.9 billion in 2017 to Ksh.190.79 billion in 2025, with real economic growth reaching 8.7 per cent in 2025 against a national average of approximately 6 per cent.She also reported an increase in...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has lifted the suspension of trading in NCBA Group shares.In a notice on Tuesday, November 3, NSE announced that the suspension, which took effect at the close of trading on Wednesday, October 21, has been lifted.However, NSE said trading in NCBA shares will be temporarily halted on Tuesday to facilitate the execution of a block trade through the NSE Block Trade Board.This follows the planned acquisition of approximately 66 percent of NCBA Group’s...

The meeting comes amid calls for stronger collaboration between universities, research institutions and the private sector to ensure that ideas developed.Thanks for listening. Continue with a related story, or tap the speaker icon on the next page to listen.Road to a new Kenya: Ruto sets August date for national conversation beyond Vision 2030Source: Eastleigh Voice

The Moi era administrator has been handed a 3-year sentence over a multi-billion-shilling fraud case after being found guilty of fraud.Former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Davis Nathan Chelogoi has been sentenced to three years in prison over a Ksh1.35 billion land fraud case.While delivering the sentence on Monday, November 2, Milimani Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego considered submissions from both the defence and the prosecution, alongside the victim impact report.Chelogoi was sentenced...

Traders at Kamukunji Market have suspended business and called for an urgent meeting with Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, saying they will continue their protest until their concerns are…Source: People Daily

In October alone, 41 lives have been lost on the highway that carries the weight of the economy on what is often a single carriageway.Scene of accident where 20 people died in Mombasa Road accidentA nation’s priorities are revealed by the projects it funds, the problems it tolerates and the lives it protects. For decades, the Mombasa-Nairobi highway has carried the weight of Kenya’s economy. It connects our principal seaport to our capital, serves regional markets and sustains...

A Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company employee has been ordered to pay Ksh.7.5 million in compensation and fines after being convicted of using a forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate to secure employment.Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Magistrate Celesa Okore found Kelly Gichuri Muiruri, a driver at the company, guilty of four charges in a judgment delivered on October 29, 2026.The court established that Muiruri presented a KCSE certificate showing that he had...

US indicts five, including Kenyans, in a ghost student aid fraud scheme with $32m in confirmed losses; a $750,000 crypto seizure marks a historic first.The United States Department of Justice has announced charges against five individuals, including several Kenyan nationals, as part of a nationwide crackdown on a student loan fraud operation known as Operation Ghostbusters, which exploited federal financial aid programmes using stolen American identities.The Justice Department's National...

Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that markets and distributes Shell-branded products, has condemned unsafe behaviour captured in a viral video recorded at its Westview service station in Nairobi.In a statement on Thursday, October 29, the company said the incident occurred on the night of Wednesday, October 28, during a refuelling transaction at the station.The video circulating on social media showed a customer holding a fuel pump and pouring fuel over the top of his car while the fuel tank...

Since the collapse of the building, several evacuation orders have been issued by Nairobi County, as well as police, to prevent further disasters.Traders in Kamukunji staged protests on Thursday, October 29, over eviction orders from the Kamukunji Business Centre.Footage obtained by Kenyans.co.ke showed hundreds of traders marching through the streets of Kamukunji, Nairobi.They were carrying placards and twigs while singing chants, as hundreds of onlookers observed from the storey...

Veronica and Okino Oakley moved from the US to Nairobi with their sons, rebuilding after a US business collapsed within five months of their arrival.Search option is now available at TUKO! Feel free to search the content on topics/people you enjoy reading about in the top right corner ;)A Black American couple uprooted their lives in Virginia, walked away from a business generating close to $1 million (KSh 129 million) annually, and flew their family to Nairobi in search of something they...