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Green Building Repository Launched to Unlock Billions in Climate Finance and Drive Sustainable Urban Development From left: Dr. Eng. Festus K. Ng’eno, Principal Secretary, State Department for Environment and Climate Change; Hon. Nasra Nanda, CEO, Kenya Green Building Society; Amb. Ali Mohamed, Special Envoy for Climate Change; and Caroline Wanjeri Kihara, Director of Mortgage, KCB Bank, during the Kenya Green Building Society Conference. By Fride Amiani Kenya has launched a national repository of sustainable built environment projects, products and solutions in a move aimed at strengthening climate resilience, attracting green investments and accelerating the transition towards low-carbon construction. The Kenya Sustainable Built Environment Repository was unveiled during the Kenya Green Building Society (KGBS) Annual Conference 2026, bringing together government officials, financial institutions, developers, professionals and development partners to discuss financing innovation for r...

ISK Launches Internship Portal to Bridge Gap Between Universities and Geospatial Industry ISK President Erick Nyadimo addresses participants during the inaugural student conference at the University of Nairobi. By Fride Amiani The Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) has called for stronger collaboration between industry and academia to prepare students for a rapidly changing geospatial, surveying and real estate sector driven by technology, data and evolving market demands. Speaking during the inaugural ISK Students’ Conference at the University of Nairobi, ISK President Eric Nyadimo, said the conference marks the beginning of a new annual initiative aimed at bridging the gap between classroom learning and the realities of the workplace. Held under the theme “Beyond the Classroom: Preparing Students for the Future of Geospatial and Real Estate,” the conference brings together students, academic lecturers, public sector officials and technology providers to examine the future of the...

MEDS Marks 40 Years with Launch of Commercial Arm to Expand Access to Quality Healthcare Products Health CS Aden Duale unveils the MEDS Devane Company Limited logo during MEDS’ 40th anniversary celebrations in Nairobi . By Fride Amiani Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS) has launched a new commercial company, MEDS Devane Company Limited (MDCL), as the organisation celebrates 40 years of providing quality and affordable healthcare solutions in Kenya and beyond. The new company, which is scheduled to commence operations on November 1, 2026, will extend MEDS’ established supply-chain services to Kenya’s private healthcare sector, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, laboratories and medical distributors. The launch was presided over by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale during MEDS’ 40th anniversary celebrations held in Nairobi on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The ceremony also saw the unveiling of the MEDS-Strathmore Supply Chain Academy, alongside the introduction of MD...

UASU Issues Seven-Day Strike Notice Over CBA and University Funding UASU Secretary General Dr. Constantine Wasonga addresses journalists in Nairobi on Friday during a press briefing on the stalled 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement and challenges facing public universities.  By Fride Allan Amiani The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has issued a seven-day notice for a nationwide strike, citing the Government’s failure to conclude and fund the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for academic staff in public universities. In a press statement dated Thursday, September 24, 2026, UASU Secretary General Dr Constantine Wasonga said the strike is scheduled to begin at midnight on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Wasonga said the decision follows what the union described as the failure of university councils, the Ministry of Education and the National Treasury to honour the Return-to-Work Formula signed on November 5, 2025. “The Universities Academic Staff Union (...

UASU Issues Seven-Day Strike Notice Over Unresolved 2025–2029 CBA. UASU Secretary-General Dr Constantine Wasonga addresses journalists during a press briefing in Nairobi, outlining the union’s concerns over the delayed 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement and planned strike. By Fride Amiani The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has issued a seven-day notice for a nationwide strike by lecturers in public universities, citing what it describes as the Government’s failure to honour commitments on the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). In a press statement dated Thursday, September 24, 2026, UASU said the strike will begin at midnight on Thursday, October 1, 2026, unless the issues surrounding the agreement are addressed. The union said the decision follows what it termed the persistent failure by university councils, the Ministry of Education and the National Treasury to honour the Return-to-Work Formula signed on November 5, 2025. According to UASU, the Governme...

UASU Gives Government One Month to Resolve University Staff CBA Deadlock UASU Secretary General Dr. Constantine Wasonga addresses journalists in Nairobi on Friday during a press briefing on the stalled 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement and challenges facing public universities.  By Fride Allan Amiani The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has given the Government and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) one month to resolve the outstanding issues surrounding the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). UASU Secretary General Constantine Wasonga said the union expects the negotiations to be concluded by October 18, warning that failure to reach an agreement could lead to further action by the union. Speaking during a media briefing in Nairobi on Friday, Wasonga said the parties had been given sufficient time to address the outstanding matters following an earlier agreement reached under the November 2025 Return-to-Work Formula....

Kalonzo, Wamalwa and Muturi Rally Behind Court Decision to Halt Safaricom Stake Sale. Wiper Party leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka speaks during a media briefing in Nairobi on September 16, 2026, following the High Court ruling on the Government’s 15 per cent stake in Safaricom PLC. BY FRIDE AMIANI NAIROBI, September 16, 2026   Opposition leaders have welcomed the High Court’s decision to overturn the Government’s sale of a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom PLC, with Wiper Party leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka describing the judgment as an important victory in the effort to protect strategic national assets. Kalonzo, who was the lead counsel representing the petitioners in the case, spoke during a media briefing in Nairobi where he praised the three-judge bench for nullifying the transaction and directing that the 15 per cent stake be returned to the Government. He said the ruling went beyond the legal dispute and touched on questions of national ownership and sovereignty. “The people...