Flip News — Kenya news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/kenya/ The latest Flip News stories on Kenya. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:24 GMT Dangote breaks ground on $16bn Kenya refinery with Ruto and African leaders https://flipnews.co.uk/business/dangote-kenya-refinery-groundbreaking/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/dangote-kenya-refinery-groundbreaking/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aliko Dangote and President William Ruto broke ground on the $16bn East Africa Oil Refinery at Lamu Port on Wednesday, a 700,000-barrels-per-day plant billed as Africa's industrial coming-of-age. Priya Raman Dangote Kenya oil refinery Lamu East Africa energy AFP Starlink passes 27,600 subscribers in Kenya and holds 99.7% of satellite internet https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-kenya-27600-subscribers/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-kenya-27600-subscribers/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kenya's regulator reports Starlink Internet Services Kenya reached 27,616 fixed subscriptions in the quarter to June 2026 — about 99.7% of all satellite internet connections in the country. Tom Ellery Starlink Kenya satellite broadband Communications Authority of Kenya SpaceX Kahawatungu Kenya suspends Tata Chemicals' Magadi soda-ash operations over mining-law compliance https://flipnews.co.uk/world/kenya-tata-chemicals-magadi/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/kenya-tata-chemicals-magadi/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kenya has suspended Tata Chemicals Magadi's mining operations over Mining Act compliance, with a joint technical committee working to resolve the dispute. Sarah Whitfield Kenya Tata Chemicals mining soda ash Magadi Al Jazeera