London, May 11, 2021 (AltAfrica)-In to provide affected young refugees with better learning experiences, Samsung Electronics has donated 1,000 Galaxy Tab devices to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, which will be delivered to 15 locations including schools and community centers in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps in Kenya. Given the ongoing global pandemic, young people ...

London, April 27, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Kenya has joined the league of countries manufacturing semiconductors, also known as system chips, which are used in smartphones, tablets and other electronics products. Semiconductors are tiny chips that control the most critical functions of any electronic apparatus. Other countries that produce similar to the Kenya chips are Thailand, South Korea, ...

London, April 25, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Kenyans who were expecting to get their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in early May, will now be required to wait for four more weeks to do so. The Ministry of Health has issued the new directives in the wake of looming shortage of vaccines as a result of the ...

London, April 17, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A Nigerian business man, Edwin Okoye has been cleared of fraud in Kenya. Her accuser, a Kenyan woman who is Okoye’s business partner on Friday admitted in court that she was never conned by a Nigerian male friend, Okoye and that she loaned him the said cash. Appearing virtually before Senior ...

London, April 3, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Kenya has ordered an immediate suspension on private importations of vaccines citing fears that it may lead to counterfeit inoculations getting into the country. “To ensure the transparency and accountability in the vaccination process, and to protect the integrity of the country, the government is effective today closing the window of ...

London, March 29, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Kenyans are soon to enjoy the 5G network after Safaricom announced the launch of  trials for the trail-blazing 5G technology for its customers. The trial will begin with both individual and enterprise customers in Nairobi, Kisumu, Kisii and Kakamega. As part of its trial, the company plans to expand the number ...

London, March 28, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A popular Kenyan radio station, Homeboyz Radio has terminated the services of three breakfast show hosts Shaffie Weru, Joseph Munoru (DJ Mfalme) and Neville Muysa with immediate effect.  The sack follows a comprehensive review of the comments made on the station on Thursday morning and their subsequent suspension from employment. On ...

London, March 25, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has given Emergency Use Approval for Russian manufactured Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, in Kenya through a private pharmacy. The Sputnik V vaccine has an efficacy level of about 92 percent and is the first such private consignment in Kenya. The vaccine, which will require two doses for ...

London, Feb. 16, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Victims of human rights abuses in Kenya and Malawi have receive a substantial among of money from a British company, Camellia Group, after agreeing to settle legal claims to compensate a number of Kenyan and Malawian women over gross human rights abuses and rape allegations. The firm’s guards have been accused ...

London, Feb. 10, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Kenya on Wednesday launched a $34 million project aimed at cushioning the effects of drought caused by climate change, targeting communities living in arid regions of the country. Finance and environment ministry officials said the five-year Green Climate Fund would go towards helping 620,000 people in 11 regional counties in arid ...