Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese and Kenya’s Cynthia Limo win RAK Half Marathon – in pictures

Kenyan Cynthia Limo, 26, broke her personal best to win the women’s race, while Birhanu Legese, 22, from Ethiopia, took the honours in a close finish in the men’s event. All photos by Natheer Halawani for The National. Read more: Ethiopia's Birhanu …

Limpopo Blue Bulls clinch victory over Kenya Simbas

Pictured after the Limpopo Blue Bulls senior team’s victory over the Kenya Simbas last Thursday are, from left to right, Jerome Paarwater (current Kenyan head coach and former Western Province coach), Jimmy Mnene (Kenyan team manager), Willem Straus (Blue …

Lt Gen David Keter Takes Command as Kenya’s New Army Chief

NAIROBI — In a solemn ceremony at the Kenya Army headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday, Lieutenant General David Keter officially took the reins as the 24th Commander of the Kenya Army. His appointment follows a top-level military reshuffle announced last …

Counterfeit goods in Kenya costs KSh800B in lost revenue

Counterfeits goods and products Cost Kenya KSh800 Billion Annually, Survey Reveals NAIROBI — Kenya is losing more than KSh800 billion every year to counterfeit goods, with fake medicines, agricultural inputs, and personal care items flooding the market, a …

Banks Write Off SME Loans Worth Sh8.8 Billion as Kenya’s Small Businesses Collapse Under High Interest Rates

By the time 2024 closed, over 95,000 loan accounts held by Kenya’s small businesses had disappeared—wiped clean from the books of banks and micro-financiers. It wasn’t a clerical error. It was a write-off. According to new data from the Central Bank of …

I&M Foundation Five-Year Impact Shows How Quiet Partnerships Can Drive Real Change in Kenya

Not every organization marks its five-year anniversary with fanfare. Some let their work speak for itself. I&M Foundation falls squarely in that second group. Since 2020, the Foundation has quietly supported projects that don’t chase headlines—but …

Birth registrations drop sharply as Kenya’s fertility rate falls

Kenya is witnessing a dramatic decline in birth registrations and fertility rates. Official data shows a sharp drop in the number of birth certificates issued over the past two years—a trend that experts say could signal long-term demographic and economic …

Aircraft and transport: strategic agreement signed between Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways

An agreement that promises to redefine the air transport landscape: Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership intended for broad collaboration, including an extensive code+share …

Kenya's GDP growth at 4.9% year-on-year in first quarter of 2025

Birth Registration Drops as Fertility Rates Decline in Kenya

Kenya has recorded a significant drop in the number of birth certificates issued over the past two years, a trend that mirrors a national decline in fertility, according to the latest report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The report …