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Roam and Fortune Credit Launch Electric Motorcycle Financing Program in Kenya
TechTrendsKE
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July 11, 2025
Roam, Kenya’s leading electric mobility manufacturer, has partnered with Fortune Credit, a licensed digital credit provider, to launch the country’s first-ever financing program for electric motorcycles. This initiative is designed to make clean...
Officials and young protesters in Kenya navigate strained relationship
Mission Network News
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July 11, 2025
Kenya (MNN) — Young protesters and established leaders in Kenya continue to clash. A local partner with FMI says the streets of Nairobi are calm again after nationwide protests on Monday turned deadly. But the unrest is not over. Bruce Allen with...
Eleven coffee shops that are elevating Boston’s cafe culture
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Bostonians want our coffee when we want it: early in the morning, late at night, over ice on the coldest day of the winter. How else could we sustain so many Dunkin’s? (We’ll happily seek out the best ice cream in the depths of February, too.)...
Kenya: Suppression of dissent must stop – protect fundamental rights now
ARTICLE 19
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ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned by the unnecessary, disproportionate, and unjustified restrictions imposed on the right to protest in Kenya during the youth-led demonstrations on 25 June 2025 and Saba Saba day, 7 July. ARTICLE 19 urges the...
Kenya mourns Chief Kadhi Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein
Capital FM Kenya
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July 10, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya July 10 – Kenya is mourning the death of Chief Kadhi Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein Athman, a respected Islamic scholar and national religious leader, who passed on Thursday in Mombasa. Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein had been unwell for some...
Kenya steps up calls for ban of donkey skin trade as China demand peaks
CNBC Africa
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July 9, 2025
In a significant move against the backdrop of a surging demand from China, African nations are cohesively rallying to curtail the donkey skin trade that has been depleting local populations and threatening rural livelihoods. This was the crux of...
Kenya's Gen Z protestors face emotional trauma amid ongoing rallies
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
On June 25, 2025, Wendy, a young Kenyan woman, joined hundreds of demonstrators in Nairobi to protest the death of Albert Ojwang — a 31-year-old blogger and teacher who had just recently died in police custody. It was a bold decision on her part,...
Nigeria is reclaiming its cultural power
Business Ghana
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A powerful cultural renaissance is underway in Nigeria, where communities are reclaiming their heritage and reimagining their future with confidence and clarity. Long known for its vibrant artistic traditions and dynamic creative industries, the...
Education PS Calls for Arrest of Alliance Girls Teacher Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 10, 2025
Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has confirmed plans to arrest a teacher from Alliance Girls High School accused of grooming and taking advantage of high school students. Bitok spoke at a Thanksgiving Day event at Kapkoros...
Kenya Wildlife Service eyes new fees to save wildlife as funding crisis bites
The Standard
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KWS Director General Prof Erustus Kanga. [Mike Kihaki, Standard] The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is seeking to raise conservation fees for the first time in nearly 20 years to close a Sh 12 billion annual funding gap threatening the survival of...
Kenya’s first business financing program for electric motorcycles kicks off with 600+ units
TV47
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July 10, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya, 9th July 2025: Roam, Kenya’s leading electric mobility manufacturer, has partnered with Fortune Credit, a licensed Digital Credit Provider and microfinance institution, to launch the first-ever financing program aimed at unlocking...
Kenyan President Orders Police To Protesters In The Leg To Quell Violent Protests
Arise News
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July 10, 2025
Kenyan President William Ruto has instructed police to shoot protesters targeting property in the legs, saying they should be “incapacitated but not killed” as unrest grips the country. The controversial directive comes amid growing outrage over...
Kenyans turn Ruto's 'shoot-the-legs' order into meme resistance
The Standard
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President William Ruto addressing the public in Kilimani on June 9, 2025. [Courtesy] Kenyans have turned President William Ruto’s order for police to shoot protesters in the legs into a wave of memes and satire, using humour as protest against...
Kenya’s Oscar Entry ‘Nawi: Dear Future Me’ Scores North America Deal Following Impact Campaign In Africa
Deadline
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July 10, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: New Mountain Films has acquired North American rights to Nawi: Dear Future Me, Kenya’s submission for Best International Feature at the 2025 Oscars. The Kenyan-German drama, inspired by true events, follows a 13-year-old girl in rural...
Reforms: How Nigeria and Kenya are rewriting Africa’s procurement “playbook”, By Sufuyan Ojeifo
News Diary Online
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July 10, 2025
An article in TheCable edition of July 4, 2025, entitled: “Lessons from Kenya’s e-procurement revolution,” examined the East African country’s e-procurement reforms and the rapid transformation in how it buys and spends. It was a good read. And...
Nepo Babies Will Peltz and Kenya Kinski-Jones Announce Engagement
The Daily Beast
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July 10, 2025
Two young celebrities known for their lineage in iconic American families announced their engagement on Tuesday after more than a decade of dating. Will Peltz, the son of billionaire investor and food company mogul Nelson Peltz, first started...
'Shoot dia leg' - Kenya president order police to control violent protests
GhanaWeb
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July 10, 2025
Kenya President William Ruto don order police to shoot protesters for leg wey dey target businesses, e tell police say make dem no kill dem but wound dem. UN and human rights groups bin accuse di police of using too much force for di recent wave...
Superman is an immigrant? Hollywood succeeds in ruining another classic
Washington Examiner
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July 10, 2025
Of course, that is the iconic phrase that was part and parcel with earlier iterations of Superman, both in comics and on the big screen. But along the way, as the franchise became more woke, the phrase was phased out not so much for the “truth” or...
Is Kenya Making a U-Turn on LGBTQ+ Rights? Nairobi Backs UN
Switch TV
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July 9, 2025
NAIROBI — In a move that has surprised some and stirred strong reactions across the continent, Kenya on Monday voted in favour of renewing a United Nations mandate aimed at protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people worldwide. The decision came during...
Kenya newspapers review: Boniface Kariuki's mum says he promised not to join...
TUKO
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July 10, 2025
On Thursday, July 10, local newspapers focused on President William Ruto’s firm stance against anti-government protests, spotlighting his strong response to recent unrest and the escalating violence that has rocked various parts of the country....