Organization that partnered with Equity Group and AfricaNenda Foundation on digital financial inclusion, and committed funding to Ebola response in East Africa.
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… The Beginnings Fund is backed by a coalition of philanthropic organisations, including the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity, the Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), Delta Philanthropies and The ELMA Foundation, which support maternal and n …
Kenya, Beginnings Fund Sign Sh10.4bn Deal to Improve Maternal and Newborn CareThe Standard
… French Ambassador to Kenya, Arnaud Suquet, said that the partnership between the Kilifi County government, Aga Khan Hospital and Gates Foundation was instrumental in ensuring that the project was successful. …
Cancer in rural Kilifi: a different kind of pain and sufferingCitizen Digital
… PHOTO | FILE Audio By Vocalize Equity Group Holdings has entered a partnership with the AfricaNenda Foundation and the Gates Foundation to fast-track the rollout of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa. …
Equity Group, AfricaNenda target 400 million unbanked Africans as Mwangi named continental DPI championCitizen Digital
… PHOTO | FILE Audio By Vocalize Equity Group Holdings has entered a partnership with the AfricaNenda Foundation and the Gates Foundation to fast-track the rollout of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa. …
Equity Group, AfricaNenda target 400 million unbanked Africans as Mwangi named continental DPI championCitizen Digital
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PS Kimotho says gov't to scale irrigation, boost food security in 10-year investment planCitizen Digital
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PS Kimotho says gov't to scale irrigation, boost food security in 10-year investment planThe Standard
… Irrigation Principal Secretary Ephantus Kimotho announced the target on Monday, July 6, during the inaugural Sustainable Irrigation Scaling Coordination Convening in Nairobi, co-hosted by the State Department for Irrigation and the Gates Foundation. …
PS Kimotho: Kenya to add one million irrigated acres by 2035Citizen Digital
… Other development partners in attendance included World Bank Group, IFAD, African Development Bank (AfDB), Gates Foundation, AGRA, the US Embassy, Embassy of the Netherlands, German Embassy, GiZ, American Chamber of Commerce, British Chamber of Commerce & Industry, KEPSA, KAM and …
CS Kagwe launches Ksh.1.4T agriculture mordernisation projectCitizen Digital
… ) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter From right to left: Dr Joanne Korir (Equity Group Foundation Director, Operations), Dr James Mwangi (Equity Group Foundation Executive Chairman), Paulin Basinga (Gates Foundation …
Equity Afya launches first community pharmacy in Nairobi as it expands access to quality medicinesCitizen Digital
Gates Foundation commits over Ksh.1.9B to support Ebola response in DRC and Uganda By Moses Kinyanjui May 25, 2026 11:18 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment ( …
Gates Foundation commits over Ksh.1.9B to support Ebola response in DRC and UgandaThe Government has signed a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the Beginnings Fund worth USD 80 million (Sh10.4 billion) to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare across 21 priority counties through about 200 health facilities, aiming to reach an estimated 5.9 million women and newborns by 2031 and prevent more than 46,000 maternal and newborn deaths.
3 August 2026 · Capital News →
The Government has signed a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the Beginnings Fund worth USD 80 million (Sh10.4 billion) to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare across 21 priority counties through about 200 health facilities, aiming to reach an estimated 5.9 million women and newborns by 2031 and prevent more than 46,000 maternal and newborn deaths.
3 August 2026 · Capital News →
A 39-year-old man from Malindi diagnosed with testicular cancer four years ago has not undergone chemotherapy in six months due to financial and logistical constraints, and his condition has worsened. Cancer patients in Kilifi face barriers accessing treatment centers in Mombasa and Nairobi.
24 July 2026 · The Standard →
Equity Group, AfricaNenda Foundation, and the Gates Foundation have partnered through a Memorandum of Understanding to expand Digital Public Infrastructure across Africa, aiming to reach 400 million unbanked people and strengthen digital payment ecosystems. Equity Group Managing Director Dr. James Mwangi has been named the continent's first Continental Digital Public Infrastructure Champion.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Equity Group Holdings, AfricaNenda Foundation, and the Gates Foundation have signed an MoU to expand Digital Public Infrastructure across Africa, targeting 400 million unbanked people. Equity Group CEO Dr. James Mwangi has been named the continent's first Continental Digital Public Infrastructure Champion.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government has committed to expanding irrigation across the country through the National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan (NISIP) 2025–2035, which aims to expand irrigation by one million acres, optimise productivity in existing public schemes, strengthen farmer-led irrigation, and unlock greater private sector investment.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government has committed to expanding irrigation across the country through a 10-year National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan (2025–2035) that aims to expand irrigation by one million acres, optimise productivity in existing public schemes, strengthen farmer-led irrigation, and unlock private sector investment as part of efforts to strengthen food security and build climate resilience.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government aims to expand irrigated land by one million acres over the next decade under the National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan 2025-2035, seeking to bridge the gap between Kenya's irrigation potential of more than 3.35 million acres and the current coverage of about 762,000 acres.
6 July 2026 · The Standard →
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe launched the Kenya AgriConnect Compact (2025–2030), a Ksh.1.47 trillion partnership with the World Bank to modernise agriculture through technology, digitisation, and agritech platforms, with the government committing Ksh.492.5 billion and seeking Ksh.984.9 billion in private investment.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Equity Afya has launched its first standalone community pharmacy at Britam Towers in Upper Hill, Nairobi, marking an expansion beyond its existing network of 154 medical centres across all 47 counties in Kenya and DRC. The flagship outlet is the first in a planned regional network designed to expand access to quality medicines and trusted care.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Gates Foundation has committed over Ksh.1.94 billion ($15 million) in emergency funding to support Ebola response in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with funds distributed to Africa CDC, WHO AFRO, and WHO Headquarters for coordination, operational support, and procurement of response commodities.
25 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya is testing local-currency securitization of smallholder farm loans to attract institutional investors into agriculture. The move reflects a broader African shift to build financial infrastructure, including warehouse receipt systems and digital commodity registries, to standardize agricultural risk and make farm lending more investable at scale.
20 May 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya is using local-currency securitization and data-driven risk models to transform smallholder farm lending into a capital-markets asset class, aiming to attract institutional investors to agriculture. The move reflects a broader shift across Africa to build financial infrastructure—including warehouse receipt systems and digital commodity registries—to standardize and price agricultural risk for large-scale commercial capital.
12 May 2026 · Capital News →
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals to humans, killing around 760,000 people yearly and accounting for 17 percent of all infectious diseases including malaria, dengue, and Zika. The article explores whether eradicating mosquitoes is feasible and what environmental consequences might follow, noting that only about 100 of 3,500 mosquito species bite humans and just five account for roughly 95 percent of human infections.
12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →