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Peter Muiruri

Nyama choma, smocha and other Kenyan street food now go global

The vibrancy of the Kenyan culinary revolution is being amplified globally through TikTok, with hashtags such as #Food

By Peter Muiruri 1 month ago

Nyama choma, smocha and other Kenyan street food now go global

Iconic Treetops Lodge reopens after three years

Iconic Treetops Lodge reopens after three years

By Peter Muiruri 3 months ago

Amazon Web vice president talks about expansion plans in Kenya

Amazon Web vice president talks about expansion plans in Kenya

By Peter Muiruri 3 months ago

Kapona Lapale: Lethal former poacher turns into dependable wildlife protector

Kapona Lapale: Lethal former poacher turns into dependable wildlife protector

By Peter Muiruri 3 months ago

Brussels Airlines CEO: What our return means for Kenya-Belgium ties

Brussels Airlines, a member of the Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance, touched down at the JKIA at the beginning of June with 288 passengers onboard.

By Peter Muiruri 3 months ago

Brussels Airlines CEO: What our return means for Kenya-Belgium ties

A short tour of duty at Foreign Affairs, even shorter at Tourism

Alfred Mutua took over from Penina Malonza, once described as "colourless" and who had difficulties articulating her agenda to key stakeholders in the industry.

By Peter Muiruri 3 months ago

A short tour of duty at Foreign Affairs, even shorter at Tourism

Belgian airline resumes flights to Nairobi in boost to tourism

Brussels Airlines back in Kenya after nine-year absence as global travel increases.

By Peter Muiruri 5 months ago

Belgian airline resumes flights to Nairobi in boost to tourism

Why youth aren't cashing in on farming

World Bank statistics say youth in Kenya account for 35.4 per cent of the population. Of these, a million enter the labour market every year.

By Peter Muiruri 5 months ago

Why youth aren't cashing in on farming

Why African cities will linger in the crosshairs of floods

As the soils become saturated with water, several buildings have shown signs of instability, with one flat in Uthiru collapsing on Tuesday.

By Peter Muiruri 6 months ago

Why African cities will linger in the crosshairs of floods

Local organisation to benefit from a $60 million to support for health equity in Kenya

The three-year project will help Savannah Informatics Global Health Institute develop programmes.

By Peter Muiruri 6 months ago

Local organisation to benefit from a $60 million to support for health equity in Kenya

Study: Roads, farms and fences are causing genetic decline in wildebeest populations

Roads, fences, farms and urban sprawl threaten to fracture the historic migratory routes of the wildebeest herds.

By Peter Muiruri 6 months ago

Study: Roads, farms and fences are causing genetic decline in wildebeest populations

Nostalgia as Safari Rally returns

Over the years, the Safari Rally has become synonymous with the Easter weekend, a time when Kenyans traditionally take a break from their daily routines to savour the thrill of motorsport.

By Peter Muiruri 7 months ago

Nostalgia as Safari Rally returns

Building to the skies, but at what cost?

Governor Sakaja has told off the Kilimani, Kileleshwa and Lavington residents who are alarmed by the mushrooming of high-rise buildings to stop complaining.

By Peter Muiruri 7 months ago

Building to the skies, but at what cost?

Lucy Muchemi: What plumbing has taught me about resilience

Lucy Muchemi is an accomplished plumber who literally gets into the trenches with pipes, wrenches and glue.

By Peter Muiruri 8 months ago

Lucy Muchemi: What plumbing has taught me about resilience

Abel Mutua narrates pain of losing a childhood friend to malaria

In 2022, out of 3.4 million people who got malaria, 11,788 people died, a high number considering the disease is preventable, treatable and curable.

By Peter Muiruri 8 months ago

Abel Mutua narrates pain of losing a childhood friend to malaria

Why size of urban residential units has been shrinking

The report cites the absence of essential planning and legal frameworks such as local physical development plans, zoning regulations, development control regulations, and building regulations.

By Peter Muiruri 8 months ago

Why size of urban residential units has been shrinking

Local airline's ambitious plan to electrify its fleet by 2027

Safarilink Aviation has partnered with an American company to have a fully electric fleet by 2027.

By Peter Muiruri 8 months ago

Local airline's ambitious plan to electrify its fleet by 2027

Time bomb: Why many city residents may be living in a condemned house

Many tenants in and around the city find themselves in a predicament where they are forced to live in improper housing units that might even compromise their safety due to poor workmanship.

By Peter Muiruri 9 months ago

Time bomb: Why many city residents may be living in a condemned house

Boost as Kenya to receive Sh11b for transition to clean energy

The Climate Investment Funds will help country's ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32 per cent by 2030 and achieve Net Zero by 2050.

By Peter Muiruri 9 months ago

Boost as Kenya to receive Sh11b for transition to clean energy

Why artificial intelligence is the next frontier for startups

75 million jobs may be displaced by a shift in the division of labour between humans and machines, while 133 million new roles may emerge.

By Peter Muiruri 9 months ago

Why artificial intelligence is the next frontier for startups

Kenyan woman climbing Everest to save the planet

Between April and May this year, Mwende became the first Kenyan woman to attempt a climb on the 8,848-metre-high Everest, an endeavour normally wrought with unexpected dangers

By Peter Muiruri 11 months ago

Kenyan woman climbing Everest to save the planet

Report: Kenya anticipates rising corporate security threats in 2024

The threats, including supply chain attacks, malicious damage to company property and violence against employees, could have a serious impact on business continuity.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Report: Kenya anticipates rising corporate security threats in 2024

Rules of etiquette around the royals

Whatever you do, please do not attempt to 'high-five' King Charles or the Queen.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Rules of etiquette around the royals

Why the cloud is the new frontier for small local enterprises

Creating highly skilled jobs in software development, cloud support, and software engineering will be key in the envisioned drive into the cloud space.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Why the cloud is the new frontier for small local enterprises

Perfect pitch: Inside the mind of a venture capitalist

The South Africa-based Kenyan and chief investment officer at Catalyst Fund, has a 13-year stint running venture capital funds and accelerators within the climate tech space.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Perfect pitch: Inside the mind of a venture capitalist

Whittaker: Kenya icon and global sensation

Star singer Roger Whittaker, who died on Wednesday, was born in 1936 in Thika. His song My land is Kenya is popular even to those born years after its release in 1982.

By Peter Muiruri and Kirsten Kanja 1 year ago

Whittaker: Kenya icon and global sensation

Tough job market push graduates to other fields

A greater proportion of fresh graduates are unprepared to take entry level jobs with 64 per cent not having the right technical skills while 44 per cent lacked right life skills.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Tough job market push graduates to other fields

What the climate summit means for marginalised communities

Marginalised communities make up only six per cent of the world population but account for 19 per cent of the extreme poor. Their life expectancy is 20 years lower than non-indigenous people.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

What the climate summit means for marginalised communities

Song and dance as Maa cultural festival kicks off

The four-day festival will bring together 12,000 members from 18 Maa-speaking communities from Kenya and Tanzania.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Song and dance as Maa cultural festival kicks off

Ruto accused of letting West run climate talks

The inaugural Africa Climate Summit, championed by Ruto aims to address the increasing exposure to climate change and its associated costs, both globally and particularly in Africa.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Ruto accused of letting West run climate talks

This is why Kenya leads African startups in technology absorption

Kenya is the most funded country in East Africa having received over $600 million (Sh84 billion) in funding in 2022 and accounts for 80 per cent of investments in the region.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

This is why Kenya leads African startups in technology absorption

Global hotel group announces new openings in Africa

The new Nairobi airport hotel joins their flagship brand, Radisson Blu at Upper Hill, Radisson Blu Hotel and Residence at Arboretum and Park Inn by Radisson in Westlands.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Global hotel group announces new openings in Africa

Number of Kenyans visiting South Africa triples in four months

Close to 10,000 Kenyans visited South Africa in the first quarter of the year following the lifting of visa requirements between the two countries.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Number of Kenyans visiting South Africa triples in four months

Amazon boss: Africa is the next frontier for cloud computing

AWS has provided the platform and technologies like Amazon SageMaker that allowed Paris-based Capgemini technicians to utilise deep learning models.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Amazon boss: Africa is the next frontier for cloud computing

How to tap into diaspora billions

Serah Munyiri immigrated to America to further her studies in 1999. To make ends meet, she engaged in several hustles that also assisted her to educate her younger siblings back home.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

How to tap into diaspora billions

When State barred JM Kariuki from addressing public meetings

His popular slogan that Kenya was a country of 10 millionaires and 10 million beggars was causing discomfort within top government echelons.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

When State barred JM Kariuki from addressing public meetings

How British settlers turned Nairobi into a house of vice

When the British government spent PS6.5 million on the 'Lunatic Express', it hoped the newly-created protectorate, and later, the colony would pay off the public debt through commerce.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

How British settlers turned Nairobi into a house of vice

Dawood, surgeon who mastered the art of the scalpel and the pen

Dawood was known as the 'breast guy' owing to his proficiency in breast cancer procedures. Those who interacted with him talked of a dedicated surgeon who could multitask between surgery and the pen.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Dawood, surgeon who mastered the art of the scalpel and the pen

Global printer maker Epson roots for sustainable business practices

Epson Kenya office was established in January 2011, with the aim of providing localised support to customers.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Global printer maker Epson roots for sustainable business practices

When MPs paused budget debate over mini skirt order

The House was busy debating the year's budget proposals when the Member for Abothuguchi (now Imenti Central) Julius Muthamia revisited the mini skirt order.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

When MPs paused budget debate over mini skirt order

Mboya's brush with racism shaped his liberation struggle

Tom Mboya also took issue with the khaki uniform that African inspectors had to wear as opposed to the lounge suites of their white counterparts.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Mboya's brush with racism shaped his liberation struggle

Malcom X and his Mau Mau speech in Harlem in 1964

So strong was the Mau Mau ideology among the Blacks in America in the 1960s that several organisations took on the name to signify their closeness to Kenya's armed struggle.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

Malcom X and his Mau Mau speech in Harlem in 1964

How Nairobi suburb was named after a Malawi village

Chiromo is the name of a small village in Malawi where, reports have it that Grogan was attacked by village men on his way to Cairo, losing all his goods.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

How Nairobi suburb was named after a Malawi village

How man-eating lions of Tsavo ended up in US in 1924

Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson sold the bodies of the Tsavo lions to the Field Museum in Chicago for $5,000 where they were stuffed and put on display.

By Peter Muiruri 1 year ago

How man-eating lions of Tsavo ended up in US in 1924

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