Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has marginally reduced fuel prices at the pump. The price of petrol has been reduced by KSh 0.66 per litre and diesel by KSh 1.12 per litre for the fuel pricing cycle from June 15 to July 14. However, households will pay more for kerosene after EPRA increased the pump price of the product by KSh 0.35 per litre. The price cut means that a litre of petrol will sell for KSh 182.04 in Nairobi, down from KSh 182.7, while diesel will sell for KSh 167.28, down from KSh 168.4. However, a litre…
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Eritrea has rejoined the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Information Minister Yemane Meskel announced on Monday, after nearly 16 years. Meskel said the country resumed its activity in IGAD and took its seat at a summit organized by the seven-nation bloc in Djibouti. He said the country was ready to work toward “peace, stability and regional integration.” https://twitter.com/hawelti/status/1668310173440520208?s=20 President Isaias Afwerki suspended its IGAD membership in 2007 after disagreements. Workneh Gebeyehu, executive secretary of IGAD, hailed Eritrea’s return to the bloc, saying in an official statement: “Let me take this opportunity to welcome back the State of Eritrea to the…
Dubai-based carrier Emirates and Kenya Airways have joined forces to announce an interline partnership that brings a new level of convenience and connectivity to their customers. This collaboration enables passengers to access a wider range of destinations on both airlines’ networks within a single itinerary, enhancing travel options and streamlining the baggage check-in process. Under this agreement, Emirates customers gain access to 28 destinations on the Kenya Airways network, utilizing Nairobi as a gateway to various regional points in Africa, including Nampula, Bangui, Bujumbura, Kigali, Dzaoudzi, Lubumbashi, Kinshasa, Kilimanjaro, Juba, Zanzibar, and many more. Furthermore, passengers can now book a single…
Double Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon stunned Ethiopia’s 5000m world record holder Letesenbet Gidey by clocking 14:05.20 at the Paris Diamond League on Friday. https://twitter.com/SuperSportTV/status/1667259806900711425?s=20 Making her Diamond League debut over 5,000m, Faith Kipyegon clocked 14:05.20, beating her personal best (14:31.95) she set at the distance in 2015 in Paris. Gidey clocked 14:07.94 to finish second, while her compatriot Ejgayehu Taye finished third on 14:13.31, per Wanda Diamond League. https://twitter.com/WorldAthletics/status/1667258624543019017?s=20 “No, I did not think about the world record, I do not know how I made it,” said Kipyegon. “I just focused on the green light and tried to stay…
Huawei Technologies has called for a collective adoption of 2.6 GHz as the dedicated spectrum with the most cost-effective 4G Fixed Wireless Access for home broadband service to scale up the current low penetration rate. Currently, only 9.8 million Kenyans (9 per cent), mostly living in urban and semi-urban areas, have access to broadband internet. Thirty-eight per cent have low-speed dial-up internet, while up to 22 million people still have no access to internet connectivity. Internet penetration in Kenya According to the second quarter sector statistics released by the Communications Authority (CA) for the period October 1– 31, 2022, there…
Cross-border money transfer platform LemFi has entered Kenya with an eye on the country’s growing remittance market. In partnership with Pesa Swap, the fintech says that the platform will seamlessly help Kenyans send money into the country. https://twitter.com/UseLemfi/status/1666011824561565696?s=20 Its target market includes Kenyans living in the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), and Canada, among others. “When Africans leave their countries to work, study or live abroad, they still maintain family, business and friendship connections back home,” said Lemfi country manager Kakea Mbacha. “These connections are often maintained through communication and the need for effective ways to…