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'Okoa Mille': The Sh1.1 billion spiritual campaign tearing apart PCEA

The PCEA leadership is split over the campaign to raise funds to save the multi-million-shilling tourist hotel in Mombasa whose cost of construction is under scrutiny from church members.

By Benard Sanga 1 month ago

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How magadi firm shutdown threatens jobs and industries

The prolonged suspension of mining operations at Tata Chemicals Magadi (TCML), is beginning to send ripples across Kenya’s manufacturing sector.

By Benard Sanga 1 month ago

Slow infrastructure rollout stalls Dongo Kundu SEZ dream

More than two decades after it was conceived as Kenya's flagship industrial hub, Mombasa's Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is showing fresh signs of life.

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

KETRACO unveils Sh65b new PPP proposal for high-voltage power lines

KETRACO has unveiled a Sh65 billion PPP proposal to develop five high-voltage transmission projects aimed at improving power reliability and expanding electricity access across Kenya.

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

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Kenya-US Sh9.7 trillion Kwale mineral deal faces legal hurdles

The preliminary deal between Kenya and the US on the extraction of rare earth and niobium deposits at Mrima Hill in Kwale County, valued at Sh9.7 billion, has run into a legal landmine.

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

Hard nut to crack: Macadamia industry trapped in a cycle policy shifts

The macadamia sector is facing its most difficult period in years, with stakeholders warning that the problems extend beyond the current debate over export bans of raw nuts.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

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CS Joho's Mining Ministry sinks into licence wars, delays and disputes

Kenya’s mining sector is facing growing turmoil as licensing delays, legal threats, community disputes and allegations of corruption pile pressure on Mining CS Hassan Joho’s ministry.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

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Return of piracy: Hijacking of Mombasa-bound ship signals troubling concerns

The redeployment of international naval forces to combat Houthis and the US-Israel-Iran war has created a security vacuum in the Indian Ocean for Somali pirates to hijack ships.

By Benard Sanga 5 months ago

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'Okoa Mille': The Sh1.1 billion spiritual campaign tearing apart PCEA

The PCEA leadership is split over the campaign to raise funds to save the multi-million-shilling tourist hotel in Mombasa whose cost of construction is under scrutiny from church members.

By Benard Sanga 1 month ago

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How magadi firm shutdown threatens jobs and industries

The prolonged suspension of mining operations at Tata Chemicals Magadi (TCML), is beginning to send ripples across Kenya’s manufacturing sector.

By Benard Sanga 1 month ago

Slow infrastructure rollout stalls Dongo Kundu SEZ dream

More than two decades after it was conceived as Kenya's flagship industrial hub, Mombasa's Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is showing fresh signs of life.

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

KETRACO unveils Sh65b new PPP proposal for high-voltage power lines

KETRACO has unveiled a Sh65 billion PPP proposal to develop five high-voltage transmission projects aimed at improving power reliability and expanding electricity access across Kenya.

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

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Kenya-US Sh9.7 trillion Kwale mineral deal faces legal hurdles

The preliminary deal between Kenya and the US on the extraction of rare earth and niobium deposits at Mrima Hill in Kwale County, valued at Sh9.7 billion, has run into a legal landmine.

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

Hard nut to crack: Macadamia industry trapped in a cycle policy shifts

The macadamia sector is facing its most difficult period in years, with stakeholders warning that the problems extend beyond the current debate over export bans of raw nuts.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

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CS Joho's Mining Ministry sinks into licence wars, delays and disputes

Kenya’s mining sector is facing growing turmoil as licensing delays, legal threats, community disputes and allegations of corruption pile pressure on Mining CS Hassan Joho’s ministry.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

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Return of piracy: Hijacking of Mombasa-bound ship signals troubling concerns

The redeployment of international naval forces to combat Houthis and the US-Israel-Iran war has created a security vacuum in the Indian Ocean for Somali pirates to hijack ships.

By Benard Sanga 5 months ago

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'Okoa Mille': The Sh1.1 billion spiritual campaign tearing apart PCEA

The PCEA leadership is split over the campaign to raise funds to save the multi-million-shilling tourist hotel in Mombasa whose cost of construction is under scrutiny from church members.

By Benard Sanga 1 month ago

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How magadi firm shutdown threatens jobs and industries

The prolonged suspension of mining operations at Tata Chemicals Magadi (TCML), is beginning to send ripples across Kenya’s manufacturing sector.

By Benard Sanga 1 month ago

Slow infrastructure rollout stalls Dongo Kundu SEZ dream

More than two decades after it was conceived as Kenya's flagship industrial hub, Mombasa's Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is showing fresh signs of life.

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

KETRACO unveils Sh65b new PPP proposal for high-voltage power lines

KETRACO has unveiled a Sh65 billion PPP proposal to develop five high-voltage transmission projects aimed at improving power reliability and expanding electricity access across Kenya.

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

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Kenya-US Sh9.7 trillion Kwale mineral deal faces legal hurdles

The preliminary deal between Kenya and the US on the extraction of rare earth and niobium deposits at Mrima Hill in Kwale County, valued at Sh9.7 billion, has run into a legal landmine.

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

Hard nut to crack: Macadamia industry trapped in a cycle policy shifts

The macadamia sector is facing its most difficult period in years, with stakeholders warning that the problems extend beyond the current debate over export bans of raw nuts.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

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CS Joho's Mining Ministry sinks into licence wars, delays and disputes

Kenya’s mining sector is facing growing turmoil as licensing delays, legal threats, community disputes and allegations of corruption pile pressure on Mining CS Hassan Joho’s ministry.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

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Return of piracy: Hijacking of Mombasa-bound ship signals troubling concerns

The redeployment of international naval forces to combat Houthis and the US-Israel-Iran war has created a security vacuum in the Indian Ocean for Somali pirates to hijack ships.

By Benard Sanga 5 months ago

Slow infrastructure rollout stalls Dongo Kundu SEZ dream

More than two decades after it was conceived as Kenya's flagship industrial hub, Mombasa's Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is showing fresh signs of life.

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

KETRACO unveils Sh65b new PPP proposal for high-voltage power lines

KETRACO has unveiled a Sh65 billion PPP proposal to develop five high-voltage transmission projects aimed at improving power reliability and expanding electricity access across Kenya.

By Benard Sanga 2 months ago

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Kenya-US Sh9.7 trillion Kwale mineral deal faces legal hurdles

The preliminary deal between Kenya and the US on the extraction of rare earth and niobium deposits at Mrima Hill in Kwale County, valued at Sh9.7 billion, has run into a legal landmine.

By Benard Sanga 3 months ago

Hard nut to crack: Macadamia industry trapped in a cycle policy shifts

The macadamia sector is facing its most difficult period in years, with stakeholders warning that the problems extend beyond the current debate over export bans of raw nuts.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

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CS Joho's Mining Ministry sinks into licence wars, delays and disputes

Kenya's mining sector is facing growing turmoil as licensing delays, legal threats, community disputes and allegations of corruption pile pressure on Mining CS Hassan Joho's ministry.

By Benard Sanga 4 months ago

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Return of piracy: Hijacking of Mombasa-bound ship signals troubling concerns

The redeployment of international naval forces to combat Houthis and the US-Israel-Iran war has created a security vacuum in the Indian Ocean for Somali pirates to hijack ships.

By Benard Sanga 5 months ago

CS Joho issues tender for estimated Sh8 trillion Mrima mineral in coast

Beneath the sacred forests of Kwale County lies a multi-billion-dollar mineral deposit.

By Benard Sanga 5 months ago

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Iran war a blessing in disguise for Lamu Port

Luxury supercars were offloaded at Lamu Port, signalling high-end automotive arrivals.

By Benard Sanga 6 months ago

Uncertain harvest: Quality concerns and policy gaps cloud Kenya's macadamia sector

Uasin Gishu, Taita Taveta and Busia have joined traditional producers Murang'a, Meru and Embu.

By Benard Sanga 7 months ago

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Why Hassan Joho wants to be Ruto's 2027 running mate

Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho has held eight meetings with Coast leaders in the past two months, signaling his relentless pursuit to become President William Ruto's running mate.

By Benard Sanga 7 months ago

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Slow infrastructure rollout delays investment at Dongo Kundu SEZ

The Dongo Kundu SEZ is one of Kenya's flagship industrialisation projects and has attracted strong interest from logistics companies, manufacturers and energy investors.

By Benard Sanga 7 months ago

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Mnazi moves from dingy dens to modern lounges across the Coast

Once whispered about in the shadows of urban slums or hidden beneath trees in rural coastal villages, palm wine, popularly known as mnazi, is undergoing a quiet but remarkable transformation.

By Benard Sanga 8 months ago

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Joho faces big test in executing State's mining agenda in Coast

Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho has deployed both carrot and stick to navigate the intricate politics in the extractive industry that many of his predecessors have failed to unlock.

By Benard Sanga 8 months ago

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Resource- rich but powerless: Inside Taita Taveta land wars

At Oza Ranch, tensions have flared over a grazing contract issued to a private investor, valid until 2027.

By Benard Sanga 9 months ago

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Kenya joins push for continental shipping line

Most cargo in ESNA is shipped by big international companies based outside the continent

By Benard Sanga 9 months ago

Court fast-tracks case challenging Treasury powers

The High Court in Mombasa has declared an application challenging the new law giving the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary sweeping powers over State agencies urgent.

By Benard Sanga 9 months ago