Stima Sacco: Inside Kenya’s Largest Savings and Credit Cooperative
From its roots serving Kenya’s electricity workers, Stima Sacco has grown into the country’s largest deposit-taking savings and credit cooperative, with a multi-billion-shilling asset base and more than 220,000 members. This profile examines its history, finances, products and place in Kenya’s Sacco sector.
The Kenyan Diaspora in Saudi Arabia: Labour Migration, Remittances and Worker Protection
Saudi Arabia hosts the largest Kenyan diaspora in the Gulf, built largely on domestic and low-wage labour migration. This overview examines the numbers, the remittance flows that have surged in recent years, the recruitment system and the worker-protection challenges that shape the experience of Kenyans in the Kingdom.
Breast Cancer in Kenya: Incidence, Screening, Treatment and the Push for Earlier Diagnosis
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Kenya, with thousands of new cases recorded each year and a high proportion detected late. This overview examines the epidemiology, the national registry, screening, treatment access and the drive toward earlier diagnosis.
Meru National Park: Rhino Sanctuary, Born Free Country and Kenya’s Wild Northern Frontier
Straddling the equator northeast of Mount Kenya, Meru National Park combines an 870-square-kilometre wilderness, a fenced rhino sanctuary, thirteen rivers and the enduring legacy of the Born Free story into one of Kenya’s most remote conservation landscapes.
Gikomba Market: Inside Nairobi's Engine of the Mitumba Trade
Gikomba is Nairobi's largest market and the wholesale heart of Kenya's mitumba second-hand clothing trade. This guide traces its history, scale, the livelihoods it sustains, its recurring fires and the policy debates over second-hand imports.
Mwalimu National Sacco: Africa's Largest Teacher Savings Cooperative
Mwalimu National Sacco is the largest deposit-taking Sacco in Kenya and Africa, serving teachers nationwide. This guide covers its membership, savings and loan products, dividend record, asset growth and the costly Spire Bank episode.
JKUAT: How Jomo Kenyatta University Became East Africa's Technology Hub
From a mid-level agricultural college founded with Japanese support to one of East Africa's leading technology universities, JKUAT in Juja has shaped Kenyan engineering and agriculture. This guide covers its history, programmes, research and reach.
The Kenyan Diaspora in Qatar: Labour Migration, Remittances and Worker Protection
Thousands of Kenyans work in Qatar in construction, hospitality and domestic service. This guide examines the migration drivers, the kafala system, remittance flows, the risks workers face and the safeguards being built to protect them.
Tsavo East National Park: Red Elephants, the Galana River and Kenya's Largest Wilderness
Tsavo East is Kenya's largest protected wilderness, famed for dust-red elephants, the Galana River and vast savanna. This guide covers its geography, wildlife, conservation history, the man-eaters legend and its place in Kenya's tourism economy.