In a dramatic turn of events, Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered the cancellation of major contracts with India’s powerful Adani Group. This decision came just one day after the company’s chairman, Gautam Adani, was charged with fraud in the United States. The charges accuse him of bribing government officials
Many countries in Africa are making exciting changes to how they manage their precious minerals like gold. Instead of sending these valuable resources abroad in their raw form, countries such as Ghana, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ethiopia are now focusing on processing them locally. This means they
Kenya is in a political storm as lawmakers have filed a petition to impeach Vice President Rigathi Gachagua. The charges against him are serious: corruption, bullying public officers, and causing divisions among ethnic groups. The motion to impeach Gachagua was introduced in the National Assembly on Tuesday by Member of
On Monday, Kenya’s Supreme Court made a big decision that could change the future of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the busiest airport in East Africa. The court temporarily stopped a plan to lease the airport to India’s Adani Group for 30 years. This move is causing a lot of
In Kenya, ongoing protests against tax hikes have put the spotlight on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its controversial role in the country’s debt crisis. Demonstrators accuse the IMF of imposing harsh loan conditions that hurt the poor, while the government struggles with a massive debt inherited from previous
Kenyans living in Washington DC have issued a bold set of demands to President William Ruto, challenging his handling of recent nationwide protests against the Finance Bill 2024. Led by spokesperson Fan Murianki, the diaspora community is calling for justice, including the release of detained protesters and accountability for alleged
Nairobi has erupted into chaos as angry Kenyans protest harsh new taxes and an eco-austerity program, leading to the burning of the parliament building. Lawmakers escaped through a tunnel after voting to pass the controversial Finance Bill 2024, which raises prices on essential goods like diapers and electronics. The situation
An Associated Press analysis of a dozen countries most indebted to China found that China’s loans are pushing the world’s poorest countries to the brink of collapse. A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans,
The director of Kenya’s largest power provider, Peketsa Mwangi, said in an interview that they will offer geothermal energy to bitcoin miners, which will help reduce carbon emissions related to Bitcoin mining.
