President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured of the Government’s commitment to providing a conducive environment for investment, saying significant strides have already been made towards making the country a dynamic and vibrant economy in East and Central Africa. The President pointed out that the Government’s focus on key reforms across the business
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Uhuru urges KTDA to increase value addition to Kenyan tea
President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged the Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings (KTDA) to initiate an elaborate plan that will ensure value addition to 90 percent of the tea grown in the country before it is exported. The President emphasized that tea farmers will reap maximum benefit from their labour if there
Uhuru says robust reforms revitalized the Co-operative sector
President Uhuru Kenyatta has attributed the rapid growth of the cooperative sector to the policy reforms the Government has implemented since 2013. The President noted that the reforms have helped the sector to play its rightful role towards achievement of the Big 4 Agenda pillars of manufacturing, food security and affordable
Uhuru holds talks with Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister
President Uhuru Kenyatta today held talks with Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi. During the meeting, President Kenyatta and Mr. Parrilla discussed a wide range of matters of bilateral importance to Kenya and Cuba including the safe return of the
Uhuru lauds KDF for serving the country beyond call of duty
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for its commitment to serving beyond its core mandate of defending the country against external aggression. The President, who was accompanied by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, pointed out that as a modern and versatile military, the KDF has embraced unfamiliar nation-building
Uhuru mourns veteran journalist Joe Kadhi
Veteran journalist died while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital. The Head of State said the late Joe Kadhi who passed on at a Nairobi hospital while undergoing treatment will be remembered for his professionalism, which saw him rise to become one of the most respected media personalities in Kenya. President Uhuru
Kenya Kwanza opposes Kenya-Dubai ports deal
The Kwanza Alliance Kenya has accused President Uhuru's administration of selling off three ports of Lamu, Kisumu and Mombasa to a Dubai based firm. The opposition leaders including ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, Ford Kenya's Moses Wetangula threatened to go to court to block the deal. However, Treasury CS Ukur Yattani dismissed the
President Uhuru Kenyatta woos Portuguese investors
President Uhuru Kenyatta has rallied Portuguese investors, entrepreneurs and captains of industry to make Nairobi the fulcrum of their business interests and investments in Africa. He said Kenya’s immense commercial potential, in almost all sectors of the country’s expanding economy and the cosmopolitan configuration of her population makes Nairobi the ultimate
Portugal picks Kenya as anchor for its Africa investments
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal has announced his Government's intention to reposition Kenya as the anchor for his country's growing investments on the African continent. In a media address after a bilateral meeting with a Kenyan delegation led by President Uhuru Kenyatta in Lisbon on Tuesday, President de Sousa
Uhuru rallies Africa for a common position ahead of COP27
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on African nations to develop and advance a common agenda as the continent prepares to host the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt in November this year. “Africa and its member states, under the umbrella of the Africa Union and African Ministerial Conference