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the254report.co.ke/p/gtr-east-afr… #GTREastAfrica #TradeFinance #BAFT #Nairobi #SupplyChainFinance #TradeFinance #Banking #SupplyChain #FX #GTR2026

𝑁𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑖’𝑠 #SafishaKaNairo 2026 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 15 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒 𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑎. 𝑍𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑦𝑎’𝑠 𝑃𝑃𝑃 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑁𝑂𝑊. 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒: 🔗 the254report.co.ke/p/safishakanai… #SafishaDandoraDumpingSite #CleanCities

the254report.co.ke/p/icone-2026-n… @nuclearkenya @ANS_org @afconeorg @OECD_NEA #ICoNE2026 #NuclearEnergy #EnergySecurity #AfricaRising #NetZero #STEM #SMRs #Kenya #CleanEnergy #SustainableDevelopment

𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘺𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘙𝘐 𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵. 0.78% GDP on R&D. <1,000 PhDs/yr. @aphrc @FCDOGovUK @nacosti 🔗 the254report.co.ke/p/kenya-launch… #KenyaSRI #EastAfrica #SiliconSavanna

Is Kenya AI ready? The hard truths from #EADataGov26 - unfunded strategies, sovereignty gaps & policy overload. @honkabogo @Open_Institute @AmnestyKenya @aphrc @MelissaOmino #AIinAfrica #DataGovernance the254report.co.ke/p/ea-data-gove…

𝗠𝗲𝗷𝗷𝗮'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝘔𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘢 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘫𝘢. Drops midnight.Captain Morgan held the space at Microbrewery tonight. 20 years of discipline. The gate opened. Next stop: 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝘂 🔥 🔗 #MtotoWaKhadija" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">the254report.co.ke/p/mejja-mtoto-… #Mejja #CaptainMorgan #Meru #Kenya

❝ 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 20 𝘮𝘪𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘎𝘉𝘚. 𝘕𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘣. ❞ Prof. Bansal, Nexsen Ltd the254report.co.ke/p/africa-s-new… #MaternalHealth #ChildHealth @WillowHealthKe #ISSAD2026

@IssadOrg lands in Nairobi Monday for #ISSAD2026, 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 East African conference on 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗕 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽, behind 𝟗𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 infant deaths yearly. 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵. On the ground cc @WillowHealthKe the254report.co.ke #MaternalHealth

How Gilbey's 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 campaign reframes female friendship as brand strategy.→ the254report.co.ke/p/how-gilbey-s… @EABL_PLC @Diageo_News #EABL #Kenya #Gilbeys #ValentinesDay2026

7 nominees to @NLC_Kenya. 𝟬 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀.@isk_kenya held an emergency press conference to challenge 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 appointment. Memoranda to @NAssemblyKE first. Courts next. #LandRights #LandGovernance the254report.co.ke/p/institution-…

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? $7-$12 disappears per $1,000 sent to Africa via banks. @Bitnob_official operates in 𝟭𝟱+ 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. Off-ramp in Kenya & Nigeria: 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. the254report.co.ke/p/advancing-af… #Bitnob #Tether #CryptoAfrica #ATSNairobi2026 #ATSNBO @honkabogo

@KenGenKenya EGM: Olkaria direct geothermal for data centers & crypto miners. the254report.co.ke/p/kengen-extra… #KenGenGovernance #GreenEnergoperations #ATSNairobi2026 #ATSNBO @whiteafrican @seunlanlege @honkabogo

SHA can register you fast. Getting care paid for is where the system breaks. “My first encounter with SHA was a text message… you’ve been registered.” Then the efficiency ends. @IEAKenya @ieakwame Read: the254report.co.ke/p/kenya-s-soci…

"𝙉𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙣𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝. Kenya basic sanitation ~16–17%. @WorldVisionKE + @EnviClimateC_Ke launched a KSh 51B strategy to reach 13.3M children (2026–2030). @Eng_F_Ngeno the254report.co.ke/p/world-vision…"

🌴 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦: the254report.co.ke/p/captain-morg… #CaptainMorganMuckpit #Mombasa #KenyaNightlife #CoastalVibes

𝐅𝐈𝐃𝐀 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 | 𝐋𝐒𝐊 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Issues on record: harassment, cyberbullying, welfare, governance. 🔗 📰 the254report.co.ke/p/fida-kenya-h… @fidakenya @LawSocietyofKe @DaystarUni @honkabogo Cc: @MoICTKenya #Kenya #WomenInLaw #EndGBV

𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚, you’re next 🔥 Captain Morgan 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐢𝐭 🍈🍹 𝐒𝐚𝐭 31 Jan • 5PM till late 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 Entry: 𝐊𝐒𝐡480 (250ml/1) | 𝐊𝐒𝐡1,350 (750ml/2) the254report.co.ke/p/captain-morg… #Mombasa #CaptainMorganMuckpit #CaptainMorgan