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Dec
01
2023
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
NBA Africa expands in the East

NBA Africa expands in the East

BASKETBALL
NBA Africa has established a subsidiary in Nairobi, adding a fifth office to a network that includes Cairo, Johannesburg, Dakar, and Lagos. According to NBA Africa/s new CEO, Victor Williams, the NBA Kenya office will bolster basketball within the country, especially in the school curriculum. “We want to train more teachers and coaches in the game to strengthen the administration of the game by also offering clinics to referees. We also want to work with prospective partners who see the game as a vehicle to engage young people,” Williams explained. The NBA launch event on November 29th included a junior…
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Nov
17
2023
By DUNCAN MIRIRI and GEORGE OBULUTSA
Kenya gets additional $938 mln from IMF, soothing nerves

Kenya gets additional $938 mln from IMF, soothing nerves

BUSINESS
THE International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Kenya, unlocking immediate access to a $682.3 million tranche and boosting the current lending programme by $938 million, the fund said. The East African nation is grappling with acute liquidity challenges caused by uncertainty over its ability to access funding from financial markets before a $2 billion Eurobond matures next June. Its balance of payments and financial positions have also been strained by the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic and frequent climate change-induced droughts, the fund said after a two-and-a-half-week review mission to Nairobi. "The tightening global financing conditions for…
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Nov
14
2023
By DUNCAN MIRIRI
Kenya president urges progress on global treaty against plastic pollution

Kenya president urges progress on global treaty against plastic pollution

NEWS
NEGOTIATORS working on the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution need to hurry up and strike a deal, Kenyan President William Ruto said at the start of talks in Nairobi. The world produces about 400 million metric tonnes of plastic waste annually and less than 10% of it is recycled, according to the U.N. Environment Programme. At least 14 million metric tonnes end up in the ocean every year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature says, while more piles up in landfills. International delegates meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi for the third round of talks will consider a list…
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Nov
12
2023
By SETH ONYANGO AND BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Africa’s creatives converge in Nairobi

Africa’s creatives converge in Nairobi

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
NAIROBI'S skies, a canvas of moody grays, occasionally part to let the sun toss a warming glance at the vibrant city below. This is the backdrop for a gathering of some of the continent’s most creative minds as Nairobi this week hosted the inaugural Africa No Filter Summit. Here, journalists, content creators, filmmakers, and a kaleidoscope of creatives convened armed with the power of multiple approaches seeking to drive alternative narratives seeking to redefine Africa's global image. Themed #AsWeAre, the summit was more than an event; rather, a movement celebrating the rich, nuanced stories of Africa. According to Moky Makura,…
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Jul
13
2023
By The African Mirror
Tax-hike protesters clash with Kenyan police, two shot dead

Tax-hike protesters clash with Kenyan police, two shot dead

NEWS
STONE-THROWING demonstrators clashed with police and two were shot dead, officers on the scene said, in anti-tax protests in cities and towns around Kenya called by opposition leader Raila Odinga. Police fired tear gas to disperse protests in the capital Nairobi, the port city of Mombasa and several other towns, according to Reuters reporters and footage aired on Kenyan television stations. Some of the most intense clashes took place on the expressway linking Nairobi to its international airport, where protesters lit fires and pulled down the flower boxes that usually line the road to use as barricades. Police officers patrolling…
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May
30
2023
By OKWI OKOH
Hear Them Roar: Kenya’s Lionesses hunt for rugby greatness

Hear Them Roar: Kenya’s Lionesses hunt for rugby greatness

SPORT
THE early morning air is crisp and the sky is several shades of grey above the Moi International Sports Centre 15 kilometres northeast of Nairobi’s central business district. The turf is green and soft, even though Kenya's “short rains” are petering out and winter is coming. These are ideal training conditions for the Lionesses, Kenya’s national women’s rugby team, and their captain Sheila Chajira doesn’t want to waste a minute of it. On that day in early May, Kenya was preparing to face South Africa’s Springbok Women, Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses and Madagascar's Lady Makis for the chance to play in…
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May
30
2023
By BIRD STORY AGENCY
Urban Fusion: Nairobi and Cape Town as sister cities

Urban Fusion: Nairobi and Cape Town as sister cities

AFRICITIES
NAIROBI and Cape Town recently signed a city-to-city cooperation agreement to enhance development collaboration. An event hosted in Nairobi brought together Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis to mark the occasion. "This [agreement] will allow us to remove any remaining obstacle to the free flow of people, skills and services between the two cities," Sakaja said. On the other hand, Hill-Lewis acknowledged the common agenda in both cities centred on global competitiveness. "Both our regions are tourism giants on the African continent, and both our cities are considered gateways to our countries' many attractions. Nairobi and…
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May
04
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya opposition says it suspends protests after agreement with government

Kenya opposition says it suspends protests after agreement with government

NEWS
KENYA'S opposition said they had suspended the latest anti-government protests planned after reaching an agreement with the government of President William Ruto. In a statement, the opposition Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) alliance, led by veteran opposition politician Raila Odinga, said its leadership had met and "agreed to once more suspend the mass protests that we had earlier scheduled to continue tomorrow." The decision to suspend the protests was taken after Ruto's ruling Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) alliance agreed "to one of our demands," according to the statement. The opposition did not provide details of the agreement. On Monday…
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Mar
22
2023
By The African Mirror
One student killed, over 200 people arrested in Kenya protests

One student killed, over 200 people arrested in Kenya protests

NEWS
HUMPHREY MALALO A university student in Kenya was killed and more than 200 people were arrested in nationwide protests against President William Ruto's government over high living costs, police said. Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, and several other cities in response to a call for demonstrations by opposition leader Raila Odinga. Some lit fires in the streets and threw rocks at police. Police fired tear gas and water cannons, including at Odinga's convoy as he addressed supporters from the sunroof of his car. Police said 24 officers were injured in the clashes. They gave no figure for injuries…
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Jan
31
2023
By The African Mirror
A major new exhibition in Nairobi reveals the history of east African art traditions

A major new exhibition in Nairobi reveals the history of east African art traditions

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
MWILI, Akili na Roho (Body, Mind and Spirit) – on in Nairobi, Kenya – is a major international exhibition presenting east African painters who are key players in the modernist art of the region. Modernism in the fine arts refers to a period of experimentation from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, a break from the realism of the past and a search for new forms of expression. Author ANNE MWITI, Lecturer, Kenyatta University The exhibition features a group of artists from different generations who vary in backgrounds, as well as in the themes and forms of their art. They…
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