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05 June 2024 - Kenya must also work with other countries within the region and across the globe to strengthen security measures and foster responsible technological development.

05 June 2024 - Challenges include acquiring right staff, getting relevant accreditation and unfair competition from peers.

05 June 2024 - Access to electricity remains a pressing issue in several African nations, posing significant challenges to their development. Across the continent, a substantial portion of the population grapples with the absence of reliable electricity.

05 June 2024 - Brussels Airlines back in Kenya after nine-year absence as global travel increases.

05 June 2024 - Players say prices of bread, cooking oil, electric cars would be beyond reach of many

05 June 2024 - Proposals in the Finance Bill will also push consumers to illicit products.

05 June 2024 - The inaugural flight from Nairobi to Brussels landed at Jomo Kenyatta Airport on June 3, 2024.

05 June 2024 - Startups provide an avenue for economic diversification in Africa where traditional industries seem dependent on natural resources. Developing new industries like Fintech, Agritech, Healthtech, and Edtech can help Africa become less reliant on resource…

05 June 2024 - Latest move comes as airline investigates abuse of the initiative by some employees.

05 June 2024 - Negotiating team moves base to Mombasa from Nairobi.

05 June 2024 - Equity Bank will grant its employees options to purchase shares at a significantly discounted price compared to the market value.

05 June 2024 - Kenya is seeking to spend another Sh130.7 billion this year to pay off its multi-billion-shilling Eurobond maturing in 2027.

05 June 2024 - They said changes could have adverse effects of a double tax on imported alcohol products and urged the government to reconsider its stance.

05 June 2024 - From April 19, 2024, independent directors can only serve for a maximum of six years from nine.

05 June 2024 - More than 40 State-owned commercial entities will be transferred to the Treasury.

05 June 2024 - When you speak to Stanley Kariuki you get the sense of a man who has finally found the elusive formula for balancing work and life.

05 June 2024 - Kenyans will be driven out of the formal financial services system if Parliament approves a proposal to impose VAT on transactions.

05 June 2024 - Kenya has inked a $284.1 million (Sh37.1 billion) financing deal to fast-track Konza Digital Media construction.

05 June 2024 - KRA has demanded Sh10.3 billion in tax claims from Ormat Technologies.

05 June 2024 - Standard Chartered Bank has finally launched a short-term mobile lending app for its clients dubbed SC Juza.

05 June 2024 - President William Ruto has been at the forefront of calling for a new global financial architecture that works for African countries.

05 June 2024 - Dickson Nyibule has clocked 38 years on the skies, working as a flight purser at Kenya Airways (KQ).

05 June 2024 - Mount Kenya Breweries has been dealt a blow after a tribunal upheld a Sh2.79 billion tax demand.

05 June 2024 - The World Bank expects CBK to cut interest rates in the medium term.

05 June 2024 - Digitalisation across the insurance value chain brings with it several benefits including improved customer experience.

05 June 2024 - Kenya Airways (KQ) has extended a freeze on a complimentary scheme that allows its staff to travel for free.

05 June 2024 - Kenyans will now be forced to hire vehicles for game drives into Maasai Mara National Reserve.

05 June 2024 - Copia Kenya has stopped servicing orders in six towns after it was placed under administration.

05 June 2024 - The High Court has ordered the arrest of Mombasa County executive committee member for finance and the chief officer of finance.

05 June 2024 - There are very solid reasons as to why organisations should have the VMV board.

05 June 2024 - In our East African hyper-competitive business landscape, having a well-defined strategy proves crucial for organisations to achieve sustainable success.

05 June 2024 - The government has embarked on an ambitious plan to transform Kisumu Port into a cruise ship hub as efforts to revamp lake transport gain momentum.

05 June 2024 - Maryanne says some of the machines are ideas researchers and institutions have brought to her to fabricate.

05 June 2024 - Inchcape Kenya has signed a pact with NCBA Group that will see the lender fund customers to purchase cars.

05 June 2024 - Africa stands at a crossroads—a continent beaming with potential, innovation, and promise.

05 June 2024 - The Constitution ushered in a new dispensation that requires public participation at all levels of governance.

04 June 2024 - Belgium’s national carrier Brussels Airlines has re-introduced direct flights to Nairobi after a nine-year hiatus.

04 June 2024 - Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is alerting customers in Mombasa, Kakamega, Nyeri, Meru, Migori and Kiambu counties of a planned power outage scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, June 5. In all six counties, the outage is expected to last from 9:…

04 June 2024 - The furniture, woodwork, interior design and finishing industries are set to undergo a significant metamorphosis in line with the fast-paced digital era thanks to Fintex East Africa.

04 June 2024 - DHAKA, June 4 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s leading mobile money carrier Nagad has become the South Asian country’s first full-fledged digital bank, said the Mobile Financial Services (MFS) operator’s spokesman on Tuesday. Muhammad Zahidul Islam Sajal, head…

04 June 2024 - NAIROBI, June 4 (Xinhua) — The 11th edition of the International Floriculture Trade Expo opened Tuesday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi amid calls for sustainable production such as integrated pest management. The three-day event brought together…

04 June 2024 - Zimbabwean physiotherapist Dr Nonhlanhla Mkumbuzi is working to understand how injuries can affect female African players particularly, and how this might differ to those of athletes overseas. Football may be played to the same rules the world over,…

04 June 2024 - JUNE 4 – In an effort to support and elevate creative professionals, Startinev, a startup facilitator and innovation enabler in Africa, is organizing a groundbreaking networking event focused on monetizing creative skills in the digital economy. The…

04 June 2024 - Jahmby Koikai, the longtime reggae MC and media personality, has died. Jahmby passed away June 3 at age 37 following complications due to endometriosis, a disease she had been battling since she was 13. Endometriosis occurs when cells from the lining…

04 June 2024 - Top 10 African cities with the most expensive real estate

04 June 2024 - KPA said it would charge at least Sh27,000 ($200) for solid waste management from ships calling at the port on behalf of the Mombasa county government effective May 15.

04 June 2024 - Approval for the Field Development Plan which outlines the strategy and steps for developing the oil fields has had to be resubmitted several times owing to a mix of factors.

04 June 2024 - Finance bill likely to cause business shut down, massive job losses, further increase in cost of living and failure by the taxman to grow tax collections.

04 June 2024 - The Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia (IDC) has finalized a wide-ranging deal with US-based Kenyan investor and founder of Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) Julius Mwale in Lusaka, Zambia. IDC chaired by President Hakainde Hichilema…

04 June 2024 - Standard Group Board of Directors names Ms Marion Gathoga-Mwangi as new CEO effective July 15; she takes over from Joe Munene who held the position on interim since July 6, 2023