Roadside bomb kills atleast 10 in northeast Kenya
Police report: The attackers used guns and rocket-propelled grenades during the assault.
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NALA, Tanzanian fintech raises $10M seed
“We’re scaling that up, not just being in Tanzania and Kenya and Uganda as a consumer-facing product. But in the long run, we want to build infrastructure across the continent where we can do outbound from the continent and allow people to send money back. We’ve submitted our remittance license application in Kenya, as well as Uganda, for us to be able to do this the other way around,” said the founder.
More bottlenecks at Malaba, Busia borders
The recent traffic jam at the Malaba border stretched for about 80 km inside Kenya. The reason this happened was due to introduction of new measures related to the control and prevention of Covid-19 by the Ugandan government,” East African Business Council.
Kenya boosts security after France and Germany warn of terror attacks risk
Kenya has been hit by several deadly attacks waged by Al-Shabaab fighters in retaliation for Nairobi sending troops into Somalia.
EAC loses $3.4b to Covid-19 measures as trade declines
The report notes that domestic investments have become the key development strategy for the EAC.
According to latest data released by the Tourism Research Institute, last year, Kenya received 870,465 tourists compared to 567,848 in 2020.
Locusts to hit East Africa again -FAO warns
“If any swarms reach the Kenya/Ethiopia border, easterly and south-easterly winds are likely to carry them towards the Rift Valley in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, preventing movement further south into central Kenya,” said FAO.
Kenya launches investigation into bodies found in River Yala
“Some of the bodies were tied with ropes, others had deep cuts and others had polythene bags on the heads…”~Haki Africa executive director Hussein Khalid
Uganda to suspend mandatory COVID testing at Kenya border
Media reports have indicated traffic snarl-ups snaking as much as 70 Kilometres (40 miles).
The Missing Potatoes…
There has been an impact in the cost of the potato because of the 30 percent duty that was introduced by the Treasury and this could be the reason why there have been delays in the importation,
