Bruhan Makong is a News Reporter at Capital FM. Based in Nairobi, he covers a range of topics including diplomacy, crime, security, and politics, with a keen focus on how these issues affect everyday lives and regional stability across Kenya and beyond. His insightful reporting has been featured in Informer East Africa, Capital FM Kenya, and AllAfrica Global Media.
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By: Bruhan Makong
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 8 — Kenya is seeking to reset its dispute with Tata Chemicals Magadi around stricter demands for local value addition, community benefits and national interests, signalling a softer approach to the company's future after President William Ruto threatened to push it out of the country.
By: Bruhan Makong
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 8 — Kenya has brought together Burundi and two key UN migration agencies for a high-level response to the humanitarian concerns facing Burundian nationals following heightened scrutiny of foreign traders.
By: Bruhan Makong
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 9- The government is tightening operational and security controls at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), deploying new flight-information and passenger-data systems as it seeks to improve processing, strengthen oversight and curb irregular baggage handling
By: Bruhan Makong
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 9— The Port of Mombasa has set a new benchmark for container handling after workers discharged 863 containers from a single vessel in one shift, highlighting efforts by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to slash vessel turnaround times and strengthen the port's competitiveness as a regional trade hub.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 9 — A 32-year-old man accused of making inflammatory remarks targeting Burundian nationals has been charged with hate speech and related offences and released on a Sh300,000 bond, as the government moves to contain tensions surrounding foreigners living and doing business in Kenya.
NAIROBI,Kenya, Sep 9- President William Ruto has sought to reassure foreign investors that Kenya remains open for business, promising greater policy predictability and new safeguards against regulatory uncertainty amid mixed reactions to his recent remarks on foreign investors, including Tata Chemicals.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 9— Three suspects have been arrested over an alleged gang-rape and robbery scheme in which young women were reportedly lured through TikTok into meetings that detectives say turned into sexual violence and theft.
By: Bruhan Makong
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 9— Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and National Police Service Inspector-General Douglas Kanja have joined international security officials in China for a global forum focused on strengthening cooperation against increasingly interconnected public-security threats.
By: Bruhan Makong
NAIROBI, Kenya,Sep 9— Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo says his planned US$200 million investment in Kenya through infrastructure projects is finally moving from discussions to reality following a nearly three-hour meeting with President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi.
By: Bruhan Makong
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 14— The detention of hundreds of Somali soldiers in Ethiopia has raised fresh questions over the scale and purpose of a Saudi-backed military training programme in Somalia, including unverified claims that some graduates could eventually be deployed to Sudan's war.
