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14/11/2025

Big ethnic groups still dominate up to 90% of top jobs in parastatals and public universities, leaving minority groups, mainly from Northeastern, out in the cold, an audit by the NCIC has shown.
https://the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11-14-six-tribes-take-90-jobs-as-minorities-locked-out via

14/11/2025

Parliament holds the key to Kenya’s quest to start commercial production of crude oil after the Ministry of Energy approved Gulf Energy’s commercialisation plan of the Turkana oil project. via

14/11/2025

You could face up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to Sh10 million for engaging in unethical practices related to assisted reproductive technology, if a new Bill being considered by Parliament becomes law. via

14/11/2025

On front page today.

14/11/2025

The volume of Kenya’s Miraa exports to its primary market in Somalia dipped 16.9 percent during the first half of this year to 1.7 million kilogrammes down from 2.1 million kilos in a similar period last year, reeling from heightened competition from Ethiopian producers.
https://businessdailyafrica.com/bd/markets/commodities/kenya-s-miraa-exports-to-somalia-dip-17pc-5263738 # via

14/11/2025

The exploitation of Kenya’s critical minerals is expected to compensate for dwindling textile and apparel exports following the expiry of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), which gave the country access to the US market on duty, quota-free terms.
https://businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/critical-minerals-seen-as-strategic-offset-after-end-of-agoa-5263750 # via

14/11/2025

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has cautioned that inadequate capacity at the Treasury’s debt office and Parliament, is contributing to Kenya’s spiralling public borrowing. via

13/11/2025

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking to raise Sh40 billion from two reopened bonds as it sticks to issuing papers with pre-determined returns to investors in its bid to prevent a spike in interest rates.
https://businessdailyafrica.com/bd/markets/capital-markets/cbk-eyes-sh40bn-from-re-opened-bonds-sale-5262486 #

13/11/2025

A parliamentary committee has called for new legislation and regulatory framework to strengthen organ transplant services in Kenya and protect patients from exploitation. via

13/11/2025

Members of the National Assembly have banned commercial surrogacy in the country even as they pass the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2022.

13/11/2025

Parliament may soon have unlimited time to vet and conduct due diligence on presidential nominees if a new proposal before the Senate is passed into law.

13/11/2025

At least 70% of envoys appointed by the President will soon be required to be career diplomats if a new law before the National Assembly is passed.

Only 30 percent will be political appointees with relevant experience.