Kenya’s push to expand irrigation has received renewed support from key development partners, following separate high-level meetings between the State Department for Irrigation and officials from the World Bank and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). On Tuesday, Principal Secretary for Irrigation Ephantus Kimotho hosted the World Bank’s…
The World Bank announced on Monday, February 23, 2026, that it aims to provide $6 billion in mostly concessional financing to Mozambique over the next five years. The funding is designed to support public investment projects as the Southern African nation grapples with strained public finances and recent IMF warnings…
Nairobi, Kenya – President William Ruto’s economic advisor David Ndii has weighed in on the sudden closure of Koko Networks, a venture-backed technology company that provided clean ethanol cooking fuel and products to thousands of Kenyan households. The company, which also operated in other East African countries, shut down its…
President William Ruto on Monday presided over the disbursement of Ksh.258.4 million under the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) business support programme at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. The funding is set to benefit 10,337 young entrepreneurs from Nairobi, Kiambu, and Kajiado counties, providing each with an initial…
Amnesty International has called on the World Bank to use the resumption of financial support to Uganda as an opportunity to pressure the government into repealing its controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act, one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world. The World Bank halted new funding to Uganda in May 2023…
Sub-Saharan African governments are increasingly turning to domestic borrowing to fill widening budget gaps a move that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns could heighten financial risks, squeeze private sector credit, and destabilize local banking systems. In its Regional Economic Outlook released on Thursday during the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings…
The Kenyan government has launched a major initiative to eliminate asbestos roofing from housing units across the country, citing serious health and environmental risks. The plan, approved by the Cabinet, aims to replace decades-old asbestos roofs with modern, eco-friendly materials—a move hailed as both a public health and green development…
President William Ruto has unveiled a major youth empowerment drive targeting one million young Kenyans under the newly launched National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) program. Speaking at State House, Nairobi, on Monday, October 6, 2025, Ruto announced that the government, in partnership with the World Bank, has raised Ksh5…