Author: NLM Correspondent

Kenya has been on the spotlight in several high-profile events, including the Africa Climate Summit to the East Africa Regional tourism Expo (EARTE), resulting in an increase in the meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) subsector in 2023. According to John Chirchir, Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Ag. CEO, during the recently concluded Youth Connect Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital Nairobi is fast becoming a focal point for regional and international gatherings given its facilities and central location. “This year, we have witnessed an increase in international conferences and events hosted in Nairobi. Recently,…

By AFP The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday that Sudan faces a “hunger catastrophe” if it cannot deliver regular food aid there, eight months after fighting erupted between rival generals. “Parts of war-ravaged Sudan are at a high risk of slipping into catastrophic hunger conditions by next year’s lean season,” the WFP said in a statement. It said this could happen if the UN agency is unable to expand access and deliver regular food assistance to people trapped in conflict hotspots including the capital Khartoum. On April 15, Sudan’s Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy…

The court in delivering the verdict, scrutinized Kinuthia’s defense, highlighting the absence of credible evidence supporting his claims of an intimate relationship with the victim.

An Iranian fishing vessel, Almeraj 1, was reportedly hijacked by Somali pirates in November 2023. According to media reports, the pirates demanded US$400,000 in ransom and threatened to use the Iranian ship for additional hijackings if the payment was not made. Two days later, other Somali pirates hijacked a tanker, Central Park, off the Yemeni coast. The tanker sent a distress signal during the attack. Forces from a nearby American warship captured the pirates as they tried to flee in a small boat. The two attacks have led the Somali government to call for greater international support to deter a resurgence of piracy in the Horn of Africa.…

The government has announced plans to assist young people find employment overseas to reduce unemployment in the country and help increase diaspora remittances. President William Ruto on Wednesday said that his administration was working on a number of policies to help youths in the country easily find jobs overseas. The Head of State said that the government had already initiated plans to implement the Global Labour Market Strategy to facilitate the process. The strategy, the President observed, will foster the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology in the country. Equally, Ruto said that to help expand job opportunities in the…

Bore emphasized the government’s commitment to creating employment opportunities for the recently graduated 22,000 public health professionals, including nurses, aligning to provide job prospects for both skilled and unskilled workers.

A multi-billion port expansion spree is adding capacity and improving efficiency as African ports race for a bigger slice of the global maritime trade pie. By Conrad Onyango The opening of Nigeria’s ‘game-changing’ billion-dollar deepwater seaport in Lekki, in early 2023, together with other ongoing and upcoming projects around the continent reflects an increasingly competitive race for the top shipping hub slots in Africa. Currently, a host of other major multi-billion dollar investments geared towards improving existing infrastructure or putting up new ports are ongoing in countries including South Africa, Morocco, Algeria, Angola, Egypt and Senegal. Among the largest investments…

Meanwhile, CS Murkomen attributed the challenges at JKIA to infrastructure neglect by the previous administration and deliberate sabotage.

President William Ruto has moved to assure the country that the economy is stable following the government’s continued effort in implementing policies that have put the country on a sustainable economic growth path. The Head of State, in his Jamhuri day speech on Tuesday, said that Kenya is out of the danger of debt distress and the economy is on a stable footing. The President said the government has been keen to make the right decisions, necessary sacrifices and smart choices and asked Kenyans to now focus on growth moving forward. He added that the efforts made by his government…

By Kate Okorie Growing up in the wilds of Kajiado County of Kenya, Mana Omar knows first-hand the struggles women face in search of water during the arid months – a search that has grown harder and harder as rains become less and less dependable. The walk to the river is dangerous. Predators have mastered the routes these women take. The women’s vulnerability is intensified at night when, without a source of electricity, they must trudge through the darkness. The predators, however, are human. Often disguising themselves as fishermen, the sexual predators prey on women walking alone, The threat they…