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🚨 NOW: El Salvadorans are boasting that President Nayib Bukele has turned his once-violent country into the OPPOSITE of EUROPE — instead of rampant gangs and no go zones, the people are safe and THRIVING
-98% in homicides
Incredible what ruling with an iron fist over crime can do! 🇺🇸🇸🇻
Bravo, @NayibBukele! A model for Latin America. EUROPE should take notes!
Did Green Park and Crystal Rivers estates ever fully recover from the flooding, or is the flood risk still hanging over these Athi River properties? Curious to hear from residents/investors — has anything actually changed on the ground since the last rains?
Kenya’s gig economy is now worth Sh133 billion and supports about 1.5 million workers.
The gig economy is all about flexible, short-term work, including delivery riders, drivers and freelancers who earn through different jobs or platforms.
Nairobi’s high-rise zoning rules are now before the Supreme Court in a case involving proposed 16-storey apartments in Lavington
Residents say the project goes against the 2004 zoning rules, which limited the area to four floors, while the developer relies on the 2021 draft policy allowing up to 16 floors.
Kenya's government now plans to scrap university scholarships and replace them with 100% government-funded student loans under a proposed Bill.
If passed, graduates will repay the loans after securing employment, with deductions capped at 25% of their earnings.
This is Karachuonyo MP Hon. Adipo Okuome together with MP Kuria Kimani
At 87 years old, Adipo, the veteran politician remains Kenya's oldest serving lawmaker and is widely celebrated for his famous 37-year persistence before first winning his legislative seat.
He contested parliamentary elections for 37 straight years (since 1980) before finally winning in 2017.
The average price of a car in Kenya has gone up 72% in the past two years, driven by higher import costs and KRA's new vehicle valuation schedule.
For example, a Toyota Vitz (1300cc) now costs about Sh1.5 million, up from Sh1.3 million.
Speaking during a development cooperation conference in Sweden, former CBK Governor Njuguna Ndung'u said Kenya's President has overrun state institutions, leaving officials to comply out of fear.
Average loan interest rates by top banks in Kenya (June 2026):
StanChart Kenya — 11.5%
Stanbic Kenya — 11.5%
HFC Limited — 13%
Absa Kenya — 13.5%
DTB Kenya — 14%
I&M Bank — 14%
Equity Bank — 14.8%
KCB Bank — 14.9%
Co-op Bank — 15%
NCBA Bank — 15.2%
Sidian Bank — 15.2%
Family Bank — 16%
SBM Bank — 17%
Credit Bank — 19%
CBK data.
80% of honey brands tested in Kenya failed purity tests after they were found to contain additives despite being labelled as "100% Pure and Natural Honey," according to the CAK.
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a message of reset in his first speech outside 10 Downing Street after accepting the King's invitation to form a government.
Burnham becomes Britain's seventh prime minister since 2016, underscoring the political instability he says the country must move beyond.
"I hear you and I want to be honest with you. We have not been good enough and we need to be better."