The rising political temperatures in Kenya over the Uhuru Kenyatta succession are likely to take a toll on the country’s trade with its East and Central African partners, with importers and transporters on the Northern Corridor already exploring new routes for their cargo.

Kenya is expected to host Tanzania next month to finalise the directives to remove all barriers that have hindered trade between the two countries.

The trade agreement that could be the most significant development in U.S-Africa trade relations, since the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) passed in Congress in 2000, faces another hurdle.

Kenyan authorities say at least 350 young people who joined the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab have surrendered this year and will be reintegrated into society.

In the current geo-political context, as Maritime neighbours, the relationship acquires a greater salience. Kenya is going to play a critical role in New Delhi’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Kenya has made progress in implementing the recommendations of an earlier International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear infrastructure review mission, follow-up Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission team said on 11 June. The review, which took place from 8 to 11 June, assessed the Kenya’s progress on recommendations from an INIR mission conducted in 2015. It also provided an opportunity to exchange information on the way ahead and clarify outstanding issues.

The World Bank Group says it is likely to remove Kenya from countries with high risk of default on loans in 2028 if the authorities stick to a programme aimed to curtailing growth in government expenditure and growing taxes.

The top market contributors to e-commerce in sub-Saharan Africa over the last three years are South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.

"A detailed exchange on regional and global issues as befitting two UNSC members. A historical solidarity is today a modern partnership," EAM Jaishankar tweeted after the talks.

Kenya has placed an order for more that 118 special purpose armoured vehicles to add to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) fleet of personnel carriers.

Kenya has made progress in implementing the recommendations of an earlier International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear infrastructure review mission, a team of IAEA and international experts said today.

Kenya and Burundi on Monday signed several deals aimed at deepening trade and development, following talks between Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Evariste Ndayishimiye at State Lodge Kisumu, western Kenya.

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Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid and Kenyan Defense Minister Monica Juma signed a technical cooperation agreement during a tour that included Kenya and Rwanda, Egyptian Military Spokesperson Tamer al-Rafae revealed Sunday.

Among other issues discussed to boost trade within the two countries on the part of Kenya include; granting cement products preferential treatment.

The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kenya is proposing that the two countries revisit the draft agreement to establish the Kenya-Liberia joint commission for cooperation (JCC) which was initiated by the two sides during the previous administration.

Two Maersk vessels made maiden calls at Kenya’s new Indian Ocean port last week as the country launched the first of a planned 32 berths at the harbor it hopes will become the market leader on this stretch of coast.

The Athi River Smart Green City project is intended to be pollution-free, and development is set to begin May 2022

On April 21, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed agreements on security and defense amid growing threats from Islamic State in Central African Province (ISCAP), which is active in the eastern DRC.