Empowerment Initiatives
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From byline to seedbed: Ex-journalist turns cherry tomatoes into a growing business
When Bernard Gitau began growing and selling cherry tomatoes, his immediate goal was to produce fresh fruits for customers. But…
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Standard Chartered Marathon raise Sh273million from 56 sponsors
By James Murimi The Nairobi Standard Chartered Marathon has attracted a record 56 sponsors, raising approximately Sh273 million to support…
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Government unveils Sh2.1bn livestock plan to cushion farmers against El Niño
The Government has unveiled a Sh2.1 billion preparedness and anticipatory action plan to protect livestock farmers and pastoral communities from…
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HIV red flag: Young Kenyans account for 41 per cent of new cases
Kenya is facing renewed concern over its HIV response, with young people aged 15 to 24 emerging as the biggest…
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Study challenges belief that widows contract HIV from deceased husbands
A new study has challenged a long-held assumption that widows living with HIV mostly acquired the virus from their husbands…
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Kenya needs a tax regime that grows business, not one that punishes it
The protests by hundreds of small-scale traders in Nairobi’s Central Business District yesterday, Friday, August 28, 2026, should not be…
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Rachel Ruto sounds alarm over HIV, teenage pregnancy and SGBV in Homa Bay
First Lady Rachel Ruto has today called for urgent and coordinated action to tackle the triple threat of HIV, adolescent…
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Kigali Paramount Hotel: A gateway to regional and international hospitality, academia and business
Just over a year after opening its doors in April 2025, Kigali Paramount Hotel is steadily carving out a distinctive…
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Inside the Sh20billion World Bank funded KOSAP project
A Sh20 billion World Bank-funded energy project targeting some of Kenya’s most marginalised and remote communities is entering a critical…
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Rape survivors turn to High Court over Kenya’s ‘broken’ forensic justice system
For a survivor of sexual violence, the search for justice often begins at a police station or hospital—places where the…
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