On the SGR, Kenya Is Building Its Future — Not Falling into a “Trap”

The story has become wearily familiar: a major African infrastructure project is cast not as progress but as a cautionary tale. Two recent ADF Magazine pieces—“Kenya feels squeeze of China railway trap” and “China’s BRI revealed as economic,...

Mudavadi urges Kenyans to embrace technology for agricultural growth

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on Kenyans to embrace modern agriculture. [Courtesy] Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on Kenyans to embrace innovation, data, and technology as the driving forces of modern...

Driving Africa’s Climate Future

Yonas Gebru Gebreegziabher stands at the forefront of climate advocacy in Africa as the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Consortium for Climate Change-Ethiopia (CCC-E) and Vice Chairperson of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance...

Tropical system ‘Chenge’ to bring heavy rains, strong winds along Kenya’s coast

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 26 — A weakening tropical system named Chenge is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds along Kenya’s coast in the coming days, the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has warned. Chenge, currently classified as a...

How China & USA Are Fighting for Control of Kenyan Sacred Hill

Two of the world's superpowers, the United States of America and China, are currently in a battle to claim a sacred hill in Kenya, believed to be rich in rare earths. Reportedly, these minerals are vital to high-tech and low-carbon industries,...

Kenya Met Lists Regions to Experience Heavy Rains in the Next Five Days

The Kenya Meteorological Department has urged residents across the country to brace for heavy rainfall between Saturday, October 25, to Wednesday, October 29. In its forecast, Kenya Met said that in addition to heavy rains, some regions such as...

Kenyan consumers contest ‘toxic’ sanitary, diaper products in court

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 — More than 2,800 Kenyan consumers have filed a Certificate of Urgency at the High Court in Nairobi, accusing two global multinationals of selling and advertising sanitary and baby products allegedly containing petroleum oil...

Global powers eye rare earths at Kenya's Mrima Hill

Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya's coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest that is rich in rare earths -- minerals vital to high-tech and low-carbon industries. The US government under...

Kenyan consumers sue global sanitary brands over ‘misleading labels’

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 – More than 2,800 Kenyan consumers have filed an urgent petition at the High Court in Nairobi accusing global manufacturers Procter & Gamble (makers of Always and Pampers) and Kimberly-Clark (producers of Kotex and Huggies)...

Kenya targets European market with herbal and spice export expansion

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 25 — Kenya is eyeing an expansion of its herbal and spice exports to Europe, buoyed by growing global demand for sustainable and natural health remedies that is opening new trade frontiers for the East African nation. The...

Applying Chinese Poverty Alleviation Lessons to Kenya

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY The United Nations’ grim assessment of global poverty, particularly in Africa, casts a long shadow over the prospects of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Countries like Kenya, despite showing economic...

Real-world ‘Avatar’ in Kenya: Sacred hill turns into a rare-earth battleground for US and China

Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya's coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest that is rich in rare earths, minerals vital to high-tech and low-carbon industries. The US government under...

13 Colombians Among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action

Thirteen Colombians have been recognized among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action list by Sachamama NGO. Credit: Josefordonez / CC BY-SA 4.0 Thirteen Colombians have been recognized among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate...

World AFP Global race for rare earths comes to Kenya's Mrima Hill

Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya's coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest that is rich in rare earths -- minerals vital to high-tech and low-carbon industries. The US government under...

Global race for rare earths comes to Kenya's Mrima Hill

Locals are divided on how to benefit from interest in Mrima Hill's minerals. Photo: Tony KARUMBA / AFP Source: AFP Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya's coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest...

Kenya Airways operates Africa’s first intra-African flight using 50% sustainable aviation fuel

Kenya Airways Crew that Operated the Flight together with Hellen Mwariri, Chief Strategy and innovation officer and Alderman James Vos- Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, City of Cape Town. Photo: Supplied by Kenya Airways Kenya Airways...

Key features of Nairobi-Mau Summit highway

An artist impression of the project/COURTESY The upcoming Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit and Nairobi–Maai Mahiu–Naivasha road upgrade projects is set to showcase one of the country's most ambitious infrastructure ventures under the Public–Private...

Kenyans to pay more for flights after Air Passenger Service Charge Bill takes effect

Kenyans will pay more for air travel after President William Ruto signed into law the Air Passenger Service Charge Amendment Bill, 2025. The new law raises levies on both domestic and international flights as the government moves to boost funding...

Kenya’s Car Sales Rise 25% as Market Hits Pre-COVID Levels

Kenya’s automotive industry is having its best year since 2019, with new car sales climbing nearly 25% in the first nine months of 2025. The sector has finally shaken off a brutal four-year stretch that saw it battered by pandemic disruptions,...

Prof. Michael Ndurumo named UN Kenya Person of the Year 2025 for championing disability inclusion

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 25 — The United Nations in Kenya has named Professor Michael Ndurumo, the first deaf professor in East Africa and founder of the Africa Institute of Deaf Studies and Research, as the 2025 United Nations in Kenya Person of the...