KAM consultation qualified as public participation for SICPA
Kenya’s appeal court ruled SICPA, a Swiss company providing excise stamps fulfilled public participation threshold by engaging manufacturers lobby group
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Co-op posts 7.5 percent jump in Q3 profits
Co-op Bank posted a 7.5 percent jump in net profits to Kes18.3 billion in the third quarter this year on
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10 students secure scholarships in Jubilee Live Free Art Competition
Ten learners have received fully funded high school education scholarships today, worth Kes3 million, courtesy of the Jubilee Live Free
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Canon’s youth skilling program enters Kilifi
Camera manufacturer Canon is extending its Miraisha Programme to Kilifi County in collaboration with The NRB Bus to empower and
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Ex-US Afghan contractor flees Kenya over persecution
A former US contractor who worked for Dyncorp International has fled Kenya over allegations of sexual persecution from his community.
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KCB donates 8000 tree seedlings inaugural green day
KCB Bank Kenya has contributed 8,000 tree seedlings for planting during the launch of the country’s maiden green holiday at
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Improving lives and financial inclusion in Kenya, one smartphone at a time
Jane Omondi sells freshly cooked fish from a stand on a bustling roadside in Utawala, a low- to medium-income neighborhood
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With the El Niño, all bets are off
Scribe: Otiato Guguyu Behind the lens: Immanuel Kaunga Bytes: Jobic Ojanji Visual Intelligence: Jacob Ayoo Audio storyteller: Leonida Owaga As we stand on the brink of the impending El Niño floods, I’m reminded of a lesson drawn from a community whose very identity is intertwined with this natural phenomenon. Whenever the topic of my community arises, and I mention that I am a Manyala, I often receive quizzical looks that beckon for further explanation. It’s as if I need to clarify that I belong to one of the Bantu-speaking tribes, clustered under the umbrella of Luhyas. However, it becomes infinitely easier to convey my origin…
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How Absa Bank is empowering Kenyans through digital savings
Lenders are offering frugal Kenyans higher returns to keep their money in bank accounts as the competition for deposits starts
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Consumers dodge high taxes, shift to illicit alcohol
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) is urging the government to reconsider its tax policy on spirits to tackle the dual challenge of declining revenue collections and the growing threat of illicit alcohol trade. In Kenya, spirits have faced annual double-digit excise tax increases since 2015. This has exacerbated the affordability issue, compounded by soaring input costs like ethanol, which has surged by 61 percent, according to Mark Ocitti, Managing Director of KBL. For the quarter ending in September, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recorded a 20.7 percent decline in spirits revenue performance for the first time in years. This shift in consumer spending patterns suggests a…
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