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1 week ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
India’s young EV sector is increasingly reliant on Chinese technology. New Delhi has slashed tariffs on EV components and fully built electric cars to attract global manufacturers and support local production. Despite shifting, India's EV sector relies heavily on Chinese batteries and drivetrain components.
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1 week ago | 
tv47.digital | Alex Kimani
The High Court has dismissed a petition by Athanas Wafula Wamunyinyi challenging the leasing of the Nzoia Sugar Company. The clearing has paved the way for the West Kenya Sugar Company, a subsidiary of the Rai group, to proceed with its Ksh 5.76 billion investment in the struggling miller. In a ruling delivered virtually by Justice Lawrence N. Mugambi , the court upheld preliminary objections filed by the State and other parties, ruling that Wamunyinyi’s petition was res judicata.
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1 week ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
Kazakhstan and China are deepening energy ties with $25 billion in new deals, including a nuclear power partnership with China National Nuclear Corporation. Kazakhstan and China are looking at joint uranium exploration projects.
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1 week ago | 
tv47.digital | Alex Kimani
Two police officers accused of shooting a mask vendor, Boniface Kariuki, during the anti-government protest in Nairobi have been arraigned at the Milimani law courts. The accused officers, Klinzy Baraza Masinde and Duncan Kiprono, were presented before Magistrate BenMark Ekhubi on Thursday under a miscellaneous application filed by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
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1 week ago | 
tv47.digital | Alex Kimani
The Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police, Eliud Lagat, appeared before the Independent Policing Oversight Authority on Thursday to record a statement regarding the death of blogger Albert Ojwang. Ojwang died in police custody on June 7 at the Central police station in Nairobi. The blogger’s death has triggered a national uproar amid mounting pressure for accountability at the highest level of Kenya’s police Service.
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1 week ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
India and Pakistan are preparing for potential oil supply disruptions. India, heavily reliant on Gulf oil and LNG, has strategic oil reserves but limited gas storage. Both countries are weighing long-term solutions, including boosting domestic production and securing alternative storage, while monitoring geopolitical risks closely.
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1 week ago | 
tv47.digital | Alex Kimani
The Law Society of Kenya has condemned the excessive use of force by police and vandalism witnessed during the 17th June 2025 protests. In a statement, LSK raised alarm over the shooting of unarmed civilian Boniface Kariuki, who was reportedly selling masks in Nairobi CBD near Imenti House.
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1 week ago | 
tv47.digital | Alex Kimani
Jonah Kariuki, the father of Boniface Kariuki, a hawker who was brutally shot by a rogue police officer at close range during protests in Nairobi CBD, says he is in a stable condition. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, June 18, after visiting his son at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Kariuki asked Kenyans to pray for his son, revealing that he was a hawker in Nairobi just like him. “Boniface Mwangi Kariuki is alive but fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit at the KNH.
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1 week ago | 
tv47.digital | Alex Kimani
Kenya’s former Chief Justice David Maraga has publicly condemned the shooting of Boniface Kariuki by a police officer at close range during the demonstrations in Nairobi on Tuesday June17, 2025. This was after Boniface Kariuki, a civilian, who was reportedly selling face masks, was shot at close range by anti-riot police officers in Nairobi’s CBD. Reacting to the incident, Maraga said the act by the police officer involved in the shooting was cold and inhumane.
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1 week ago | 
oilprice.com | Alex Kimani
Somaliland is gaining strategic importance in U.S. oil and military policy. Somaliland offers a stable base near Red Sea chokepoints amid rising tensions with Iran and China’s influence in Djibouti.
Somaliland also holds major untapped oil potential, attracting international interest despite ongoing security concerns and political sensitivities.
