Kenya's green coffee exports to China rose 97.33 per cent in value and avocados 59.65 per cent in May–August 2026 against a year earlier, The Star reported on 11 October 2026.
Transsion's Hong Kong public offer closes on 12 October. The company is offering 86.65 million H shares at HK$35.30–38.80 each, with pricing due on 13 October and trading on 15 October, The Paper and The Standard of Hong Kong reported on 7 October.
From 12 October, China Southern Airlines is due to fly twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, from Guangzhou via Changsha to Addis Ababa, its first scheduled service to Ethiopia.
On 8 October 2026, Tanzania's regulator COPRA said the country's avocado exports reached 52,000 tonnes in the 2025/2026 season, above the 2030 target of 40,000 tonnes. According to Xinhua, China is among the export markets.
On 9 October 2026, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) reported that the Kenyan government had set aside KSh 25 billion (about US$192 million) to compensate people affected by the Narok–Bomet–Kisumu section of the Standard Gauge Railway extension, which Chinese firms are building.
On 7 October 2026, tarmac was being laid on the Rironi–Naivasha road in Kenya, The Star reported. Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said on 9 September that the dualling would be finished by 30 October.
On 8 October, Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan handed a US$2 million grant to Kenya's National Treasury, half for Ebola preparedness and response and half for drought mitigation, Capital FM and The Star reported.
On 6 October, Chinese pay-TV operator StarTimes unveiled the fifth season of the reality dating show "Hello Mr. Right" in Nairobi. The show is due to premiere later in October on Rembo TV, Xinhua reported.
On 6 October 2026, the Kenya National Highways Authority said it had set up a Grievance Redress Mechanism for the Rironi–Gilgil section of the Rironi–Mau Summit highway, Kenyans.co.ke reported. The Rironi–Naivasha section is due to open on 30 October.
On 6 October 2026, President William Ruto presided over the signing at State House, Nairobi, of an MoU between the government and Endelevu Enterprise Corporation for a proposed US$3 billion electric-vehicle project, Citizen Digital and KBC reported. The Standard, KBC and Uzalendo News named China's Geely as a partner.
On 5 October 2026, a site for contractors and engineers was ready and a concrete batching plant was being prepared at the new Nithi Bridge in Tharaka Nithi County, KBC reported. China Wu Yi Company Limited won the KSh 7.5 billion contract, Business Daily reported on 5 May.
Twenty Kenyan schools have joined the UNESCO–Codemao Youth Coding Initiative since 2025, with more than 1,200 Kenyan students trained in total, Xinhua reported on 4 October 2026.
