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Nairobi’s selection to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships is more than a sporting triumph; it is a seismic shift in the global athletics landscape. For the first time, the…
When Africa’s richest man declares that Western interests do not want the continent to industrialize, it is not populist rhetoric. It is a diagnosis forged in a $20 billion battle…
Kenya sits on one of Africa’s most under-exploited economic assets. With a 640-kilometre coastline, territorial waters of about 9,700 square kilometres and an Exclusive Economic Zone spanning roughly 230,000 square…
In the quiet industrial town of Wallaceburg, Ontario, a routine-looking diplomatic visit on 12 August 2026 carried outsized significance. Acting High Commissioner of Kenya to Canada, Amb. Geoffrey E. Kaituko,…
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the State Department for Shipping and Maritime Affairs will host a Stakeholders Participation Forum at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, with a parallel Google…
For decades, Mombasa has been Kenya’s front door to the world—a bustling port through which raw materials leave and finished goods arrive. This role has brought jobs, revenue, and regional…
A rare and revealing consensus has taken hold among the giants of container shipping. Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM and COSCO are no longer primarily racing to order more vessels.…
Kenya’s determination to protect customs revenue, combat undervaluation and shut down fraudulent import schemes is legitimate and overdue. No serious trader or logistics operator disputes the need for stronger verification…
The United States has pledged to help Kenya build factories and secondary industries around the rare earth element and niobium deposits at Mrima Hill on the southern coast. This is…
The convening of the inaugural Africa Capital Week 2026 in Nairobi under the theme, “Deepening Capital Markets to Advance Africa’s Economic Sovereignty,” could not be more opportune. As policymakers, regulators,…