Joy Kwama

1 week ago | thekenyatimes.com | Joy Kwama

The University of Nairobi (UoN), is the largest and oldest university in Kenya, and one of the biggest universities in East and Central African region. With a vibrant academic community of more than 84,000 students across ten campuses, the University of Nairobi is committed to nurturing top-tier professionals and driving cutting-edge research across various sectors of the economy. One of the things that stands out about the University of Nairobi is its strong research culture.

1 week ago | thekenyatimes.com | Joy Kwama

Ethiopia and Kenya have jointly agreed to open their borders under a new arrangement that allows small-scale traders to move goods worth up to Ksh129,300 ($1,000) per trip, up to four times a month. The agreement, reached during the 3rd Bilateral Trade Meeting on the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) held in Mombasa on April 17, 2025, is expected to ease movement for informal traders and border communities that have long faced restrictions, delays, and high compliance costs.

1 week ago | thekenyatimes.com | Joy Kwama

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has suspended all kidney transplant services at Mediheal Group of Hospitals. The CS has indicated that the move is due to serious concerns over ethical breaches and possible malpractice. The suspension takes effect immediately, pending further investigations into the hospital’s transplant procedures. Additionally, two top ministry officials linked to the saga have been suspended.

1 week ago | thekenyatimes.com | Joy Kwama

Tanzania has issued a warning to Malawi and South Africa, threatening to block all agricultural imports from the two countries if they do not reopen their markets to Tanzanian produce. In a strongly worded statement, the Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, revealed that he had received official communication that Malawi had banned the entry of Tanzanian agricultural products. The products include flour, rice, ginger, bananas, and maize.

1 week ago | thekenyatimes.com | Joy Kwama

The government of Kenya has announced the exemption of nuts and oil crops produce and products imported by Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and Special Economic Zones (SEZ) based enterprises and originating from the customs territory (East Africa Community partner states). In a statement, the Agriculture and Food Authority said the exemption is in line with the Special Economic Zones Act and the Export Processing Zones Act.