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Tanzania's Post-Election Unrest Echoes Egypt's Arab Spring: Hopes Dashed, Power Structures Intact

 Tanzania's recent post-election violence has drawn stark parallels to Egypt's 2011 Arab Spring uprising, where mass demonstrations toppled a long-standing dictator but ultimately failed …

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Affordable Housing Overtakes Roads as Top Recipient of Development Funds Despite Slow Delivery

  Kenya’s Affordable Housing Programme has, for the first time, surpassed roads as the largest recipient of development expenditure, receiving Sh30.01 billion in the quarter …

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Safaricom Launches KES 15 Billion Green Notes for Sustainable Projects

Safaricom has announced the issuance of up to KES 15 billion in fixed-rate green notes, marking the first tranche under its KES 40 billion …

Finance

World Bank Warns Kenya’s Heavy Domestic Borrowing Crowding Out Private Sector Credit

 The glass-fronted conference room on the fourteenth floor of the World Bank offices in Nairobi’s Upper Hill, where the late-morning light filtered through half-open …

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Trump Axes Sh7.8 Billion US Grant to Kenya Hours After Inauguration, Nairobi BRT Dream Hangs in Balance

 The ink on the oath of office was barely dry when the first foreign-aid casualty of Donald Trump’s second term landed thousands of miles …

Politics

Mbadi Positions Himself as Luo Community’s Next Leader, Says He Cannot Fit Raila’s Shoes But Will Steer with Unity and Focus

 The cool evening breeze off Lake Victoria swept through the palm-lined compound of the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga’s home in Bondo on the afternoon …

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Museveni Pushes for East African Federation and Joint Military Force to Bolster Regional Security

 The vast conference halls of the East African Community headquarters in Arusha, where the cool mountain air filters through open windows overlooking the Rift …

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Kenyan Mobile Users Flooded with Unsolicited Spam SMS: Betting, Loans, and Privacy Alarms

 The ceaseless buzz of notifications that punctuates daily life in Nairobi's bustling streets—from the matatu conductors haggling over fares to office workers sipping chai …

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Moja Expressway Loses Appeal Over Unauthorized Use of Ex-Employee’s Image, Ordered to Pay Sh500,000

 The sleek billboards lining the Nairobi Expressway, where smiling toll attendants in crisp blue uniforms wave at speeding motorists under the slogan “Your Journey, …

International

Wanu Hafidh Ameir Sworn In as Tanzania's Deputy Minister of Education, Marking Family Milestone in Suluhu's Cabinet

 The expansive lawns of Chamwino State House in Dodoma, where the acacia trees stand like timeless guardians against the vast Central Plateau's golden horizon, …