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Dangote said the decision to increase production was driven by the need for Africa to strengthen its own supply of fertiliser and reduce its reliance on imported farm inputs.
The researcher argued that Kenya’s position within the Global South should be assessed by examining the structures that influence its ability to determine its own economic and social priorities
Koome, Kenya’s first woman Chief Justice, was selected as the award’s inaugural international recipient. At the same ceremony, the Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations became the first national recipient after being recognised for seven decades of offering legal aid and supporting vulnerable members of society
Mohamed, a former CEO of the Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC), said the region had historically been excluded from meaningful development, affecting access to roads, electricity, water, healthcare and education
Mbadi said Treasury could not skip public participation because doing so would leave the proposed changes open to legal challenges. He said the government would first allow Kenyans to give their views before the proposals are turned into a Bill for consideration by Parliament.
Using the 2026 prices, the bank estimates that a typical six-member household living at the extreme poverty line would have a monthly consumption budget of about Sh87,075.
The President pointed to several commitments he made at the 2023 summit which he said had since been implemented. These include removing VAT on exported services, allowing verified tax refunds to be paid within six months or offset against future tax liabilities, and ending premature taxation of shares allocated to startup employees.
KDSP II National Programme Coordinator Samuel Nyaga explains that counties could find themselves spending more than they can afford when revenue estimates are not accurate, leading to commitments that cannot be supported by available resources.
Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga said the 1.5 per cent levy generates roughly Sh6 billion every month, but the revenue is not enough to meet the cost of delivering the government’s annual construction target.
The three interventions — Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), the Fundi Locator app and the revamped Haba Haba digital savings platform — are being implemented with support from the World Bank under the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) project
Speaking during a Radio Generation interview on Thursday, Njeru said the effects of poor governance were increasingly being felt in households and schools, with poverty, food insecurity, children being out of school and inadequate teacher competencies threatening the development of Kenya’s human capital
The case involved two projects in Somalia — the Somali Core Economic Institutions and Opportunities Project - Phase 1, known as the Score Project, and the Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship through Digital Uplift Project.