MOMBASA Top Stories

From where I stand: “Girls need to believe in themselves”2019-07-22
Public Technologies: Wilma Riziki Kazunguis learned to play football as a teenager. Today she is an entrepreneur and a football coach from Kilifi, Kenya. Date: Monday, July 22, 2019 Wilma Riziki Kazunguis. Photo: UN Women/Khadidiatou Ndiaye I am a referee and a coach with Moving...
EXCLUSIVE: Ilhan Omar's second husband keeps to himself and soaks up the sun on Kenyan ...2019-07-22
The Daily Mail: Casually strolling along a Kenyan beach, this the British second husband of Ilhan Omar at the center of her immigration row with Donald Trump. Ahmed Nur Said Elmi appeared not to have a care in the world as he walked across the sand while on holiday in Africa...
Kenya launches Africa’s biggest wind farm2019-07-22
Business Day: Nairobi — Kenya has formally launched Africa’s biggest wind power plant, a mammoth project in a gusty stretch of wilderness that already provides nearly a fifth of the country’s energy needs. The $680m scheme, a sprawling 365-turbine wind farm on the eastern...
Bank of Baroda triples its portfolio in the UAE, also completes 45 years of operations in the country2019-07-22
Gulf News: The retail banking portfolio of Bank of Baroda has tripled in the last year and a half, according to a senior official with the bank in Dubai. AnandaKumar, CEO of Bank of Baroda, told Gulf News about the growth on the sidelines of the bank completing 112...
China cuts funds for infrastructure globally as criticism over debt mounts2019-07-22
Business Day: Nairobi/Beijing — Gleaming concrete sleepers run across a new railway bridge in Kenya, the latest stretch of a Chinese-built line from the coast all the way to Uganda. Only, it doesn’t quite reach the border. Instead, the railroad ends abruptly by a sleepy...
Caf Confederation Cup: Bandari to face Sudanese side Al Ahly Shandy2019-07-21
Yahoo Daily News: Shield Cup champions Bandari FC will play Sudanese side Al Ahly Shandy in the preliminary first round of the Caf Confederation Cup. The...
Court Halts Plan to Privatise Mombasa Port Terminal2019-07-20
All Africa: The High Court has suspended the implementation of a memorandum of understanding between the government and a shipping company over the operations and management of a container terminal at the port of Mombasa. ......
Le Kenya lance le plus grand parc éolien d'Afrique2019-07-20
All Africa: Le Kenya a officiellement lancé la plus grande centrale éolienne d’Afrique. Le projet gigantesque situé dans le nord et qui fournit déjà près d’un cinquième des besoins énergétiques du pays. Doté de 680 millions de dollars, d’un parc éolien tentaculaire de 365...
China's cold feet derail Kenyan transport hopes2019-07-20
Irish Independent: David Herbling and Dandan Li July 20 2019 2:30 AM 0 Comments China's cold feet derail Kenyan transport hopes Independent.ie Gleaming concrete sleepers run across a new railway bridge in Kenya, the latest stretch of a Chinese-built line from the coast all...
Kenya to launch Africa’s biggest wind farm2019-07-19
Arab News: LAKE TURKANA: Kenya is to launch Africa’s biggest wind power plant, a mammoth project in a gusty stretch of remote wilderness that now provides nearly a fifth of the country’s energy needs. The $680-million project, a sprawling 365-turbine wind farm on the...