STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO, Ph.D., C.G.H., PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES, DURING THE NINTH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT (TICAD 9) PLENARY SESSION 2: ECONOMY – PROMOTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT AUGUST 21, 2025 YOKOHAMA, JAPAN

Listen   Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. I appreciate the organisers of TICAD 9 for convening this forum under the timely and forward-looking theme, “Co-creating innovative solutions with Africa.” 2. Africa’s journey to economic transformation faces significant impediments, which we all recognise. The challenge before us is not about knowing what needs to be […]

Kenya Yearbook and Engineers Board of Kenya Set to Forge a Partnership to Boost Engineering Sector

Listen The Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB) and the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) have agreed to collaborate in a move aimed at enhancing service delivery to the Kenyan people. The partnership to be formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding, was solidified during a meeting between KYEB CEO Lilian Kimeto and EBK CEO Eng. Margaret […]

Kenya Yearbook and KIPPRA Formalize Partnership to Advance Policy Research and Development Communication

Listen Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board led by CEO Lilian Kimeto and KIPPRA Ag. Executive Director, Dr Eldah Onsomu have signed an MoU to boost policy research and development communication. Under the agreement, KYEB and KIPPRA will work together on capacity building, content development and resource mobilization to support their respective mandates. The partnership will also facilitate knowledge-sharing initiatives, […]

Ministry appeals for more funding to sustain digital and communication projects

Listen The National Assembly’s Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation on Tuesday reviewed the 2025/2026 budget proposals from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, with officials urging the MPs to reinstate funding to prevent disruptions in key programmes. During the sitting, Principal Secretaries Steven Isaboke, (Broadcasting and Telecommunications), and Eng. John Tanui, […]

Kenya Yearbook CEO champions for effective use of AI

Listen Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB) CEO Lilian Kimeto has advocated for robust oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure its effective use. Ms Kimeto, who was speaking on Wednesday at a panel discussion on digitisation of Public Service during the Inaugural Africa Technology Leadership Conference 2025 in Eldoret, said oversight would enhance responsible application. […]

Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB) and African Public Relations Association (APRA) consultative meeting at the KYEB office

Listen Today 1/4/2025, the Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB), led by Chief Executive Officer Lilian Kimeto (center), hosted the African Public Relations Association (APRA) for a consultative meeting at the KYEB office. The meeting discussed several areas of partnership, including the upcoming 36th Annual African Public Relations Conference, which will be held in June 2025 […]

We are on track! President William Ruto’s Mid-Term Scorecard

Listen At the halfway mark of president William Ruto’s five-year tenure, what progress has been made towards achievement of the commitments made in the Kenya Kwanza Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA 2022-2027? Is the Kenya Kwanza administration on track towards reducing the cost of living, achieving food security, enhancing job creation, ensuring social welfare, and […]

We are on track! President William Ruto’s mid-term scorecard

Listen   Two and a half years into his presidency, what progress has President William Ruto made on the promises he laid out in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) 2022-2027? How has the Kenya Kwanza Administration tackled the cost of living, food security, job creation, and economic expansion? What steps have been taken to […]