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Based in Kenya, Demissie will lead DFC’s regional operations, overseeing investments designed to support private-sector growth while expanding economic cooperation between the United States and East African countries.
The exhibition featured 21 Indian companies from both private and public sectors, presenting a variety of defence platforms, systems, and production capabilities. The showcase underlined India’s Make in India programme and its readiness to export defence equipment to partner countries.
Speaking in an interview on Radio Generation, Schaer highlighted Kenya’s digital payment systems, regional trade integration, and growing internet access as critical enablers for business and technological growth.
Despite this generally calm outlook, the department noted that some areas will still experience light and occasional rainfall. These include the Highlands East and West of the Rift Valley, the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Coastal region, and parts of the South-eastern lowlands.
The tournament will run from March 17 to April 3, 2026, and will also serve as part of the qualification pathway to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The talks focused on developing hospitals in Kericho, Bungoma, Murang’a, Baringo, and Kilifi counties, as part of a partnership framework strengthened during President William Ruto’s state visit to Beijing last year and follow-up engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In Kenya, UNFPA supports programmes that include contraceptive distribution, antenatal care, prevention of HIV among adolescents, initiatives to reduce unsafe abortions, and campaigns to lower teenage pregnancies.
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the trade deficit between January and September 2025 reached Sh475.6 billion, up from Sh407.7 billion during the same period in 2024.
Kenya’s youth team won 17 medals at the 4th African Youth Championships in Angola, including four golds, showcasing emerging talent across track, combat, racket and team sports.
Leaders emphasized that Justice Ibrahim’s contributions went beyond the courtroom. His guidance in electoral governance, through roles such as Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee on Elections and initiator of the Court’s ad hoc Committee on Elections, helped ensure credibility, coordination, and fairness during Kenya’s sensitive election periods.
TikTok, which had held the top position in 2024, dropped in the rankings, while Google remained Kenya’s most visited internet platform. The data also shows a reshuffle among other major services, with Instagram and WhatsApp replacing Microsoft and YouTube, which ranked fourth and fifth last year. X has continued to lose ground in Kenya, falling from sixth place in 2024 to missing from the top 10 entirely.
Kenyan athlete Joshua Weru has been selected for the NFL’s 2026 International Player Pathway Program, giving Kenya a rare foothold in American football’s talent pipeline and expanding options for local power-speed athletes.