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From Milk Cans to Millions as Youth Enterprise Takes Center stage With Sh375 Million NYOTA Boosting Lands in Garissa

 NAIROBI,FEBRUARY 11, -President William Ruto on Wednesday presided over the disbursement of Sh375 million in start-up capital to 7,500 young entrepreneurs in Garissa County, …

Business

Absa appoints Former M-PESA Africa CEO Sitoyo Lopokoiyit to Drive Digital Banking Growth

Absa Group has unveiled a major executive leadership reshuffle, headlined by the appointment of fintech heavyweight Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as Chief Executive of Personal and …

Sports

TANZANIA WAIVES GATE CHARGES FOR U-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST KENYA.

The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has announced that gate charges will be waived for Saturday's FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Kenya at …

News

Kenyan Activist Truphena Muthoni Sets Guinness World Record with 72-Hour Tree-Hugging Marathon

Environmental activist Truphena Muthoni has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the longest time hugging a tree, completing a 72-hour marathon without …

Business

World Bank Blames CA Delay for High Call Rates, Pushes for Cost-Based Pricing to Lower Tariffs

 The World Bank has attributed Kenya's high mobile call rates to delays by the Communications Authority in reducing mobile termination charges, urging the regulator …

Business

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro Offloads 3.08 Million Kenya Power Shares Worth KSh 37.8 Million

Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has disposed of 3.08 million shares in Kenya Power and Lighting Company valued at KSh 37.8 million in …

International

Trump Vows 'Permanent Pause' on Migration from Third World Countries, Orders Green Card Reexamination

  President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his administration will seek to "permanently pause" migration from all "Third World Countries" to allow the U.S. …

Business

Bar Owners and Retailers Petition Senate to Halt Tobacco Control Amendment Bill Over Rushed Process and Job Loss Fears

 Bar owners and retailers have filed an urgent petition at the Senate urging the House to suspend debate on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, …

Finance

World Bank Warns Kenya’s Heavy Domestic Borrowing Crowding Out Private Sector Credit

 The glass-fronted conference room on the fourteenth floor of the World Bank offices in Nairobi’s Upper Hill, where the late-morning light filtered through half-open …

Business

Kenya's Mobile Money Transactions Plunge by Sh345 Billion in Nine Months Amid Economic Squeeze

 The vibrant chaos of Gikomba Market in Nairobi, where vendors in colorful kitenges haggle over sacks of tomatoes and bolts of kitenge fabric while …