Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome during the 4th Kenya Affordable Housing Conference held in Kisumu. [Courtesy] The Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) has been lauded for its transformational role in advancing William Ruto’s affordable housing agenda. The company has been cited for its catalytic impact in housing finance and alignment with national development goals. Speaking at the 4th Kenya Affordable Housing Conference held in Kisumu, Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome emphasised KMRC’s indispensable role in delivering dignified, accessible housing under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Themed ‘Revolutionising Housing Finance: Innovation Meets Sustainability’, the conference convened policymakers, investors, developers, and…
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A trader refuses to take money in an illegal business deal. [Courtesy EACC, X] The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission now says corruption remains a crime against humanity that undermines human dignity. During the celebrations of the 9th edition of the African Anti-Corruption Day at KICC, the commission said the vice has devastating effect on governance, service delivery, and public trust. The commission’s Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud said assets worth approximately Sh28 billion have been recovered in the last six years through proactive investigations and averted potential losses estimated at Sh42 billion. Mohamud said the ongoing asset recovery efforts…
Priya Sodi, Craft Silicon Chief Executive Officer hands over a gift to Joseph Mugume, Ebo Sacco Chief Executive Officer during the 2025 Sacco Summit. [Courtesy] Kenyan tech firm Craft Silicon is now seeking to revolutionise local banking with a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. The made-in-Kenya ‘Small Talk’ innovation, a direct competitor to global giants like ChatGPT, Elon Musk’s Grok, and Meta’s Llama, is uniquely designed to integrate with banking core systems and engage users through voice commands in both English and local languages. Speaking at the 2025 Sacco Summit in Nairobi, Kamal Budhabhatti, Group CEO of Craft Silicon emphasised…
The automated pneumatic waste collection system is designed to serve residents and commercial users in Phase 1 of developing Konza Technopolis, which will host approximately 30,000 residents. [Courtesy] Konza Technopolis has unveiled its first automated pneumatic waste collection system, delivered by global environmental technology leader Envac. The €8 million system places the smart city, located approximately 60 kilometres from Nairobi, at the forefront of digital and green transformation in East Africa. John Paul Okwiri, Chief Executive Officer of Konza Technopolis, while speaking during the unveiling of the system, said it is a major milestone in sustainable urban development. Mr Okwiri…
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) staff work on a faulty line along Gitanga Road in Lavingtom, Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Kenya Association of Manufacturers has warned of power rationing if no investment is made in power purchase agreements and new power stations are not constructed. Chief Executive Officer, Tobias Alando, speaking during the launch of New Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB) – Built for the Demands of Modern Mobility, said that currently, Kenya is using a lot of geothermal, which has reached the peak of 96 per cent. The government in 2018 put a moratorium on the signing of new…
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President William Ruto shakes hands with Mama mboga during his development tour in Migori County on May 5, 2025. [PCS] President William Ruto has said the agreement between Kenya Kwanza and the Orange Democratic Movement is aimed at helping to confront socio-economic and political challenges that have held Kenya back in the past 60 years. Ruto said the deal is not about benefitting individual politicians or political parties as alluded but is aimed at making it easier to implement a transformative development agenda. Speaking at Kadika Primary School in Suna East, Migori County, Ruto pointed out that the commitment he…
Some of Huawei’s mobile phones on display during the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Patrick Vidija, Standard] Mobile communication remains an essential component of our daily lives in the fast-paced digital age. It dates back to the mid-twentieth century, when the first mobile telephones were developed, although with limited functionality and accessibility. According to Tutorials.com, the true breakthrough came with the development of cellular networks in the 1980s, which allowed mobile phones to communicate with a network of base stations via radio waves, allowing coverage across a larger geographic region by dividing it into smaller ‘cells.’ Since then, mobile…
Some of Huawei’s mobile phones on display during the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Patrick Vidija, Standard] Mobile communication remains an essential component of our daily lives in the fast-paced digital age. It dates back to the mid-twentieth century, when the first mobile telephones were developed, although with limited functionality and accessibility. According to Tutorials.com, the true breakthrough came with the development of cellular networks in the 1980s, which allowed mobile phones to communicate with a network of base stations via radio waves, allowing coverage across a larger geographic region by dividing it into smaller ‘cells.’ Since then, mobile…
Some of Huawei’s mobile phones on display during the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Patrick Vidija, Standard] Mobile communication remains an essential component of our daily lives in the fast-paced digital age. It dates back to the mid-twentieth century, when the first mobile telephones were developed, although with limited functionality and accessibility. According to Tutorials.com, the true breakthrough came with the development of cellular networks in the 1980s, which allowed mobile phones to communicate with a network of base stations via radio waves, allowing coverage across a larger geographic region by dividing it into smaller ‘cells.’ Since then, mobile…
Some of Huawei’s mobile phones on display during the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Patrick Vidija, Standard] Mobile communication remains an essential component of our daily lives in the fast-paced digital age. It dates back to the mid-twentieth century, when the first mobile telephones were developed, although with limited functionality and accessibility. According to Tutorials.com, the true breakthrough came with the development of cellular networks in the 1980s, which allowed mobile phones to communicate with a network of base stations via radio waves, allowing coverage across a larger geographic region by dividing it into smaller ‘cells.’ Since then, mobile…
Some of Huawei’s mobile phones on display during the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Patrick Vidija, Standard] Mobile communication remains an essential component of our daily lives in the fast-paced digital age. It dates back to the mid-twentieth century, when the first mobile telephones were developed, although with limited functionality and accessibility. According to Tutorials.com, the true breakthrough came with the development of cellular networks in the 1980s, which allowed mobile phones to communicate with a network of base stations via radio waves, allowing coverage across a larger geographic region by dividing it into smaller ‘cells.’ Since then, mobile…