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Ruto opened a Nyanza tour saying ODM and UDA are collaborators, not competitors. No coalition agreement has been signed and zoning remains unresolved. The post Ruto Courts ODM in Nyanza With a Pledge on Raila’s Legacy appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kenya has told foreign visitors that arriving without a visa is not permission to earn money. Here is what the rule covers, where it is still vague, and which permits actually allow work. The post Kenya Visa-Free Entry Gives No Right to Work or Trade, Trade Minister Says in September 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
A 90-day window opened in September for foreigners running small businesses in Kenya. Here is what has been announced, what the paperwork costs, and what nobody has explained yet. The post Kenya Foreign Business Owners Get 90 Days to Fix Permits, Licences and Status appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kenya · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened President William Ruto is consolidating his political base in Nairobi and other opposition-leaning areas ahead of the August 10, 2027 election. —The test Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi movement is holding a major rally at Jacaranda Grounds in Embakasi East on Sunday 13 September 2026. —The talks […] The post Kenya’s Opposition Tests Its Strength in Nairobi as President William Ruto Locks Down His Base appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kenya · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened Kenyan authorities have repeatedly used treason rhetoric and treason charges against activists and opposition figures since the June 2024 anti-tax protests. —The catch Treason is among the most serious offences in Kenya’s Penal Code and can attract the death penalty, making it a powerful political weapon even when […] The post Kenya and Its Neighbours Are Reaching for Treason Charges Against Their Critics appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kenya · FINANCE Key Facts —What happened Four Kenyan banks made the inaugural Forbes World’s Top Performing Banks 2026 top 500 list. —The numbers KCB Group ranked placed in The Banker 2026 Top 1000 with Tier 1 capital of US$2.455 billion. —Regional power Three Kenyan lenders accounted for three of East Africa’s four banks in […] The post Four Kenyan Banks Make a New Global Top-500 Ranking, in a First for East Africa appeared first on The Rio Times.
Climate change is forcing Kenya's wildlife officers to go on a crocodile hunt on the shores of Lake Baringo in a bid to curb growing human-wildlife conflict. Lakes in Kenya's Rift Valley have risen to levels not seen in at least half a century, pushing the reptiles towards human homes. Officers are tasked with trapping the animals and relocating them — an operation as tricky as it is dangerous.
How should we envision the African city of tomorrow? A city adapted to population growth and climate change, and freed from a colonial past that is still very much present in some places. Africa’s first pan-African architecture biennale, held this week in Kenya, is seeking to answer that question.
Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters received a boost Friday when the Recording Academy officials said plans to set the ball rolling on key milestones were underway and that Kenyan mentee artists would travel to the United States next month.
The authorities have struggled to contain the fallout, as frightened migrants flee the country.
Cost of living Nairobi for expats in 2026 shows premium rents rising up to 6% yearly as UN and regional headquarters staff compete for housing. The post Cost of Living Nairobi: Expat Budgets Jump 6% appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kenya · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened Sotik MP Francis Sigei asked Parliament's Agriculture and Livestock Committee on 12 September 2026 for a formal statement on plans to move New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC) from state ownership to private management. —The trigger Sigei says reports of the planned transition have alarmed farmers, employees and […] The post MP Demands Answers on New KCC Sale as Sotik Plant Dues Go Unpaid appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kenya · INFRASTRUCTURE Key Facts —What happened Kenya’s Konza Technopolis, a 2,024-hectare smart city launched in 2008, has an estimated total project cost of about US$14.5 billion. —The money Phase 1 infrastructure was financed by Italy’s UniCredit SpA at roughly KSh 50.4 billion (about US$391 million), while Huawei built core systems under a China Eximbank […] The post Why Africa’s smart cities will also need smarter finance appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Kenyan President's order to close immigrant-owned small businesses sparked panic in the country. But now, as it seeks to backtrack from the concern, Kenya has warned foreign workers they have 90 days to regularise their status.
The Kenyan President's order to close immigrant-owned small businesses sparked panic in the country. But now, as it seeks to backtrack from the concern, Kenya has warned foreign workers they have 90 days to regularise their status.
The spectacle has been normalized at traffic stops in and around Nairobi, with acrobats taking advantage of gridlocks to perform for acknowledgement with cash tips. It is how they earn a living
At least 19 people have died from mox since the outbreak was confirmed in Kenya three months ago, according to a statement released Monday by the Kenyan Ministry of Health.
A Kenyan start-up has built a mechanical hand that can translate a teachers' voice into sign language in real time, allowing deaf children to learn alongside their hearing counterparts
Some 16,000 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers live in Kenya, and many of them make a living through informal jobs – as carpenters, motorcycle taxi drivers, or clothing vendors. But since Monday, many have been afraid to go to work, and are now looking to leave the country. The reason: remarks made by Kenya’s president, which have sparked deep concern within the Burundian community. More from our correspondent Bastien Renouil.
A wildfire has burned about 8,700 hectares of vegetation on Mount Kenya since the fire was first reported on Sept 1, Mount Kenya Trust, an environmental conservation group, said.
Burundians in Nairobi flocked to their embassy on Monday to get travel documents, days after Kenyan president William Ruto ordered the closure of small businesses run by foreigners.
The committee will undertake a detailed technical review of the outstanding and unresolved compliance matters, prepare and submit a report to my office for consideration and further direction, says the Cabinet Secretary
The Kenyan government on Tuesday gave foreigners running businesses in the country 90 days to obtain or update required documents, including work permits and business licenses. The move followed remarks by the president about foreign-owned businesses that sparked panic in immigrant communities.
In tonight's edition, Hundreds of Burundians flocked to their embassy in Nairobi to get travel documents to return home. Also, in his first speech to the National assembly, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo slams the rise of xenophobic rhetoric on the continent. And I speak to the founder of an AI surgical non-profit of the work being done in Tanzania to extend the reach of the country's 27 over burdened neurosurgeons.
A temporary amnesty for undocumented East African migrants in Kenya after the government urged them to formally register at their embassies and further extended their stay in the country.
Government spokesman urges undocumented nationals from other East African countries to formally register at embassies.
Burundians in Nairobi flocked to their embassy on Monday to get travel documents, days after Kenyan president William Ruto ordered the closure of small businesses run by foreigners.
Kenya is due to start enforcing measures to restrict foreign nationals from operating small-scale businesses.
President Ruto says small businesses should be reserved for Kenyans as his government moves against foreign traders.
The United Nations’ climate agency warned this week that El Niño is expected to strengthen further in the coming months, bringing risks of extreme weather into 2027. In Kenya, weather experts said the phenomenon could cause above-normal rains between October and December.