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14 July 2024 - The Ugandan government plans to amend the Anti-Corruption Bill to allow for the blocking of corruption convicts from holding public offices.

14 July 2024 - Safaricom has rescheduled a planned system maintenance set for Sunday, July 14 to Monday, July 15 to allow customers to continue enjoying their mobile services.

14 July 2024 - Railways have long been recognized as vital arteries for economic development, facilitating the efficient movement of goods and people. In Africa, the interest in railway infrastructure has surged in recent years, with countries across the continent…

14 July 2024 - KABUL, July 14 (Xinhua) — Around 90,000 CCTV cameras have been installed in different parts of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul to ensure security and check criminal activities, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Affairs Abdul Matin Qani has said.…

14 July 2024 - NAIROBU, Kenya, July 14 – The government has constituted a Taskforce on the Development of Cybersecurity Policy that will undertake a comprehensive review and audit of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act. According to the Kenya Gazette notice dated…

14 July 2024 - JULY 14 – For the last few months, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has been grabbing the spotlight in India. It’s not because he has completed a major acquisition or cut a big philanthropic cheque, but it’s his son’s grandiose wedding celebrations…

14 July 2024 - NAIROBI, July 14 (Xinhua) — International scientists on Friday called for home-grown research in Africa aimed at understanding genetic composition of early humans and their gradual revolution, describing the continent as the cradle of humanity. The…

14 July 2024 - TOPLINE Former President Donald Trump was escorted off stage by Secret Service during an incident at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday that left him bloodied—and one rally attendee and the alleged shooter are both dead—though Trump’s campaign has said the…

14 July 2024 - Changes in law have watered down agreements signed between government and investors.

14 July 2024 - I have been unwarrantedly embarrassed before my family...

14 July 2024 - The implementation of the Finance Bill was part of the IMF-supported programme aimed at expanding Kenya's tax net and increasing revenues to reduce Kenya's debt vulnerabilities.

14 July 2024 - BUENOS AIRES, July 13 (Xinhua) — Argentina will stop expanding its monetary base to reduce inflation in the country, Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Saturday. “From now on the amount of money remains the same or is reduced,” the minister…

14 July 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, July 13 – Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund dedicated to supporting early-stage African founders, has launched with an initial $2.5 million fund.  The sector-agnostic fund co-founded by Kristin Wilson and Christian Idiodi aims…

14 July 2024 - The SOFA exemptions could be aiding loss of billions in tax revenue each year.

14 July 2024 - Please leave Kip Murkomen alone with his watch costing Ksh900,000, a shoe of Ksh80,000 and some tie of Ksh20,000. Please leave Siaya Governor James Orengo alone with his Versace Barocco Silk Shirt worth close to a quarter a million, which he was seen…

14 July 2024 - GOtv Lite is the name of GOtv’s cheapest subscription package in Kenya, having 20+ TV channels at a Ksh220 fee monthly but allowing other payment plans as either Ksh550 quarterly (three-month period) or Ksh1,300 yearly, which subscribers can freely…

13 July 2024 - Inspired by the city of Timbuktu in Mali, the timbuktoo initiative aims to spur the growth of entrepreneurial ventures across Africa. “…there is no shortage of capital in the world. The issue is that it is not flowing towards the businesses and…

13 July 2024 - The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has expressed concern that Nigeria's government's decision to permit massive food imports could jeopardize the country's agricultural sector.

13 July 2024 - BY ELISHA KAMAU July 13 – The Euro 2024 extravaganza in Germany reaches its grand climax this Sunday at the iconic Olympiastadion in Berlin as England and Spain prepare to clash for the 28th time in 95 years. The spotlight has already been stolen by…

13 July 2024 - Amidst the Kenyan protest that has seen massive reforms across the country’s administration, the Kenyan police chief Japhet Koome has stepped down. He resigned on Friday following the president’s decision to dissolve his cabinet. This is part of an…

13 July 2024 - On Friday, the officers said they had retrieved six bodies even though witnesses gave a higher number.

13 July 2024 - ACCRA, July 13 (Xinhua) — The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has ended its nine-day strike after the government agreed to resolve the salary dispute, CLOGSAG announced in a communique late Friday. Isaac Bampoe Addo, the…

13 July 2024 - NAIROBI, July 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese firm Moja EV Kenya on Friday commenced the rollout of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to increase adoption of green transport in Kenya. Wang Aiping, chief executive officer of Moja EV Kenya, told…

13 July 2024 - Due to having several developing countries, high food inflation is particularly problematic for people, communities, and countries in Africa. Conversely, low food prices enhance the efficiency of an economy by preventing consumers from using all of…

13 July 2024 - Stakeholders in the ICT sector have sent a warning to the government over the proposals in the ICT Bill of 2024.

13 July 2024 - Petrol station dealers used expired contracts to do business with the National Oil Corporation of Kenya.

13 July 2024 - Vegetable consumption is the solution to malnutrition and health-related diseases.

13 July 2024 - Toseef Din, the CEO of MP Shah Hospital, is structured, colouring within the lines. You have to be when you are a mother, a wife, a business leader, taking a PhD.

13 July 2024 - Mining industry has the potential to contribute 4-10% of the country’s gross domestic product.

13 July 2024 - Most parts of the country still depend on traditional fresh food markets.

13 July 2024 - NAIROBI, July 13 (Xinhua) — Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves hit a new high of 7.896 billion U.S. dollars Friday after rising 121 million dollars, the Central Bank said in its weekly update of the financial markets. The surge comes about a week after…

13 July 2024 - BERLIN, July 13 (Xinhua) — Selling prices in Germany’s wholesale trade in June fell by 0.6 percent year-on-year, marking the 14th decline in a row, the country’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said Friday. Europe’s largest economy saw its…

13 July 2024 - NEW YORK, July 13 (Xinhua) — U.S. federal aviation regulators said on Friday they are grounding SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket after an engine failure during Thursday’s launch of a batch of Starlink satellites. Falcon 9 rocket experienced a rare and…

13 July 2024 - Farmers say fish farming is much more profitable compared to cereals.

13 July 2024 - Sh1 per unit decline applicable this month also driven by a stronger shilling.

13 July 2024 - The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has announced the areas that will experience planned power interruptions today, Saturday, July 13, 2024. In a statement to customers on Friday evening, the utility company said that the scheduled power outage…

13 July 2024 - Two men have been arrested in Nairobi in midmorning raids as part of an operation by the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) targeting a notorious human trafficking gang. The arrests of Dakie…

13 July 2024 - On Monday, July 15, 2024, Rwandans will vote to elect members of parliament and a president. David Maraga, the immediate former Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya, will lead the team of East African Community (EAC) election observers to Rwanda for…

13 July 2024 - Registration of land and titles processing have been cited as hinderances to housing.

13 July 2024 - Electric vehicle adoption in Kenya has been gradually increasing since 2018, with a significant surge in registrations from 2022 to 2023.

12 July 2024 - Japheth Koome, the Inspector General of Police, retired abruptly amid criticism stemming from the officers’ handling of the recent anti-government protests where 39 people were killed. The departure of the police chief, who is stepping down after…

12 July 2024 - Through collaborations the SMEs seek to find markets

12 July 2024 - Analyst say the President should now focus on fighting corruption and improve service delivery. The impact of the move in the economy could be seen in the coming weeks and months.

12 July 2024 - A few decades ago, the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) was primarily confined to science fiction and academic research. The idea that machines could learn, reason, and perform tasks traditionally requiring human intelligence was an exciting yet…

12 July 2024 - Barely 24 hours since Uganda shipped its first batch of petroleum products to Kenya, the two countries are already faced with a complication. Uganda, according to a recent report has been charged millions of dollars more by Kenya in bond fees. This was…

12 July 2024 - Parliament given 120 days to correct the law that established the fund.

12 July 2024 - Kenya and China are forging a new partnership in the fashion industry, aiming to leverage each other's strengths and become major players on the global stage

12 July 2024 - On Friday, a high court in Nairobi struck down the rollout and implementation of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), dealing a major blow to President Ruto’s new comprehensive health plan that sought to replace NHIF, the National Health Insurance…

12 July 2024 - The survey engaged 1011 businesses across the country

12 July 2024 - JULY 12 – Parliamentarians of the African Union are actively promoting the ratification of a protocol on the free movement of people across the continent, aiming to spur tourism and trade. Margaret Jepkoech Kamar, a Kenyan senator and member of the Pan…