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    New CEOs appointed to KETRACO, GDC and EPRA

    Published on September 30, 2026

    Source: KBC DigitalBy Margaret Kalekye👁 24 views

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    The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has appointed new heads of three key state agencies. CPA Tom Odhiambo Imbo has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO), while Stephen Kipsang Busieney takes over as the Geothermal Development Company Limited (GDC) boss. Engineer Edward Mwirigi Kinyua has been appointed Director General of…

    The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has appointed new heads of three key state agencies.

    CPA Tom Odhiambo Imbo has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO), while Stephen Kipsang Busieney takes over as the Geothermal Development Company Limited (GDC) boss.

    Engineer Edward Mwirigi Kinyua has been appointed Director General of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).

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    KETRACO, GDC and EPRA get new bosses in energy sector shake-up

    Published on September 30, 2026

    Source: Citizen DigitalBy News Desk👁 29 views

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    Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has approved the appointment of new chief executives to three key institutions in Kenya's energy sector. In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 30, CS Wandayi announced the appointment of CPA Tom Odhiambo Imbo as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO). Stephen Kipsang Busieney has…

    Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has approved the appointment of new chief executives to three key institutions in Kenya's energy sector.

    In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 30, CS Wandayi announced the appointment of CPA Tom Odhiambo Imbo as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO).

    Stephen Kipsang Busieney has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Geothermal Development Company (GDC), while Engineer Edward Mwirigi Kinyua takes over as Director General of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).

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    Kenya steps up domestic health financing

    Published on September 30, 2026

    Source: KBC DigitalBy KBC Digital👁 19 views

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    Kenya is strengthening domestic health financing and making strategic use of development partner support to sustain essential services amid changing global financing dynamics. Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr Ouma Oluga said health resources must be aligned with national priorities, avoid duplication and reach underserved communities and populations. Addressing the Kenya Coordinating Mechanism meeting organised by the Global Fund in…

    Kenya is strengthening domestic health financing and making strategic use of development partner support to sustain essential services amid changing global financing dynamics.

    Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr Ouma Oluga said health resources must be aligned with national priorities, avoid duplication and reach underserved communities and populations.

    Addressing the Kenya Coordinating Mechanism meeting organised by the Global Fund in Nairobi, Dr Oluga recognised the Fund’s critical contribution to Kenya’s response to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

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    Portugal Rally parked for 2027 as WRC calendar undergoes shake-up

    Published on September 30, 2026

    Source: Citizen DigitalBy News Desk👁 23 views

    Rally de Portugal will not feature in the 2027 World Rally Championship, ending a long run on the championship calendar — but organizers are already discussing a possible return in 2028. The event was part of the very first WRC season in 1973 and became a regular fixture again in 2007 after dropping off the calendar at the end of…

    Rally de Portugal will not feature in the 2027 World Rally Championship, ending a long run on the championship calendar — but organizers are already discussing a possible return in 2028.

    The event was part of the very first WRC season in 1973 and became a regular fixture again in 2007 after dropping off the calendar at the end of 2001.

    The 2027 edition had been scheduled for May 13 to 16, with plans for the rally to move its base from Matosinhos to Viseu.

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    Reject noise from agents of poverty who want to derail Dangote project – Oburu

    Published on September 30, 2026

    Source: Citizen DigitalBy News Desk👁 22 views

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    Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Oburu Oginga has urged Lamu County residents to reject criticism of the Dangote Group's Ksh 2.2 trillion East Africa oil refinery. Speaking ahead of the project's groundbreaking on Wednesday, Oburu said the 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery is a gateway to Kenya's economic growth and dominance as a continental powerhouse. "I view this historic project as a…

    Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Oburu Oginga has urged Lamu County residents to reject criticism of the Dangote Group's Ksh 2.2 trillion East Africa oil refinery.

    Speaking ahead of the project's groundbreaking on Wednesday, Oburu said the 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery is a gateway to Kenya's economic growth and dominance as a continental powerhouse.

    "I view this historic project as a structural revolution that will permanently rewrite the economic destiny of Lamu County and the entire coastal region," he said.

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    Trump-Lula: a relationship of dramatic ups and downs

    Published on September 30, 2026

    Source: Citizen DigitalBy News Desk👁 17 views

    In Brazil's hotly contested election, US President Donald Trump is clearly hoping for a win by right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, who has pledged to join a wave of conservative Latin American leaders cozying up to Washington. Yet Trump has also shown an uncanny fondness for incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, saying that despite turbulent trade relations, he and…

    In Brazil's hotly contested election, US President Donald Trump is clearly hoping for a win by right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, who has pledged to join a wave of conservative Latin American leaders cozying up to Washington.

    Yet Trump has also shown an uncanny fondness for incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, saying that despite turbulent trade relations, he and the veteran leftist, both 80, have "excellent chemistry."

    Victory for Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, would represent another major strategic triumph for Trump, who has been accumulating allies in the region through elections or, in the case of Venezuela, by force.

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    6 Heads of State to attend groundbreaking of Lamu Oil refinery

    Published on September 30, 2026

    Source: Citizen DigitalBy News Desk👁 19 views

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    Six Heads of State are set to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lamu Oil refinery, which is set to cost over Ksh.2 trillion to build. President William Ruto will be joined by his fellow leaders Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Abiy Ahmed (Ethiopia) and Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi). Others are Romuald Wadagni (Benin), Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové (Togo), and…

    Six Heads of State are set to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lamu Oil refinery, which is set to cost over Ksh.2 trillion to build.

    President William Ruto will be joined by his fellow leaders Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Abiy Ahmed (Ethiopia) and Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi).

    Others are Romuald Wadagni (Benin), Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové (Togo), and others yet to be confirmed.

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    Sakaja Leads Inspection of Nairobi Flood Control Works as County Demolishes Structures on Waterways

    Published on September 30, 2026

    Source: News – Capital FM KenyaBy CORRESPONDENT👁 26 views

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    NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 30 – Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has led an on-the-ground inspection of ongoing flood mitigation works as the county steps up preparations for the expected El Niño rains. The county has marked several walls and structures obstructing waterways and drainage corridors across Nairobi for demolition, with two walls in South C already demolished. Similar enforcement operations are…

    NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 30 – Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has led an on-the-ground inspection of ongoing flood mitigation works as the county steps up preparations for the expected El Niño rains.

    The county has marked several walls and structures obstructing waterways and drainage corridors across Nairobi for demolition, with two walls in South C already demolished.

    Similar enforcement operations are underway in Githogoro, where several structures have been brought down as part of the county’s multi-agency flood preparedness programme.

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