The bus plunged off a bridge about 40 metres (130 feet) into the Nithi River valley below. The crash happened late Sunday while the bus was travelling from Meru to Mombasa. A thorough multi-agency investigation into the crash and an evaluation of the operator’s safety operational standards is currently under way. Thirty-three people were killed when … Read more
NAIROBI – Eddie Kamau’s ancestral village located at the heart of central Kenyan county of Nyandarua has for decades been renowned for producing top-grade potatoes and a wide range of fresh produce including kales and tomatoes. The middle-aged farmer has an emotional attachment to the tuber which has always flourished in his backyard amid cool … Read more
MOMBASA, Kenya: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday rejected suggestions that Beijing was luring African countries into debt traps by offering them massive loans, dismissing the idea as a “narrative” pushed by opponents to poverty reduction. Wang, speaking ahead of touring Beijing-funded infrastructure projects in Kenya, said China’s considerable lending to Africa was “mutually benefiting” … Read more
