02 February 2025
- FEB 2 – Barclays customers are experiencing intermittent errors with payments and transfers for a second day after serious IT problems that also affected the bank’s app and online banking. Customers have told the BBC they are unable to make…
02 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 1 – Kenya Airways (KQ) and Air India have signed a codeshare partnership to enhance seamless travel between Africa, India, and beyond. Under the agreement, Air India will place its ‘AI’ designator code on Kenya Airways’ twice-…
02 February 2025
- Topline The Food and Drug Administration approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ “Journavx” on Thursday, greenlighting the non-opioid painkiller for treating moderate to severe pain in what the FDA considered the start of a new class of non-addictive…
02 February 2025
- Auctioneers have recently been knocking on the doors of billionaire businessman Peter Munga and former Thika Town MP Patrick Wainaina.
02 February 2025
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to impose a 10-percent tariff on goods imported from China. The latest U.S. trade protectionist measure has drawn widespread opposition both…
02 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, February 2 – The Ministry of Health has heightened surveillance at all points of entry following an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, a deadly virus from the same family as Ebola. In a statement on Friday, Public Health…
02 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 2 – Aga Khan University Hospital has launched Kenya’s first specialized lipid clinic to combat cardiovascular diseases by managing cholesterol disorders. Lipids, commonly known as cholesterol, play essential roles in the body…
02 February 2025
- Industry lobby says the proposals are impractical and the ministry should allow companies to hire and fire their executives at will.
02 February 2025
- U.S. forces conducted airstrikes in Somalia on Saturday, targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner and other militants, resulting in multiple casualties, President Donald Trump announced.
02 February 2025
- Under the AfDB’s plan, countries would pool a pre-agreed amount of their proven critical mineral reserves, allowing local currencies to be converted at an agreed rate.
01 February 2025
- Airtel is accused of lying to customers about mobile money charges and failing to disclose the forex rates for cross-border transactions.
01 February 2025
- DeepSeek’s “reasoning” R1 model, released last week, provoked excitement among researchers, shock among investors, and responses from AI heavyweights.
01 February 2025
- FEB 1 – US President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Saturday of 25% on Mexico, 25% on Canada and 10% on China, says the White House. But Trump said on Friday that Canadian oil would be hit with lower tariffs of 10%, which could take effect…
01 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 1 – The Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) has remitted Sh7 billion in dividends to the National Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, reflecting strong financial performance and operational efficiency. The…
01 February 2025
- Despite Nigeria's efforts to increase local production of petroleum products, over five billion liters of PMS and diesel were imported within a four-month period.
01 February 2025
- Dr Nelson Makanda has been elected chairman of the new nine-member Independent Electoral and Boundaries (IEBC) selection panel. The panel now has 85 days to select next team of seven IEBC...
01 February 2025
- The move could disrupt life-saving aid programmes around the world, including HIV treatment, landmine clearance and refugee assistance.
01 February 2025
- The ongoing conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen notable developments, with Southern African leaders making efforts to address the crisis.
01 February 2025
- "I think what the president has done is to bite off more than he can chew and it's time he narrowed down to a few projects and complete them." - Kahiga
01 February 2025
- Kairo's lawyer argues that the charges are driven by business rivalry, citing his success in selling over 300 vehicles worth Sh1 billion last year.
01 February 2025
- NEW YORK, Jan 1 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks dived on Friday, after the White House confirmed that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would take effect on Saturday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 337.47 points, or 0.75 percent, to 44,544.66. The S&P…
01 February 2025
- NAIROBI, Feb 1 (Xinhua) — Kenya is leveraging advanced Chinese technology to enhance the reliability and affordability of the country’s electricity supply, a senior government official said Friday. Joseph Siror, managing director of Kenya Power,…
01 February 2025
- The tariffs could raise costs for consumers, hit automakers hard, disrupt supply chains and potentially affecting everything from avocados to air conditioners.
01 February 2025
- Venturing into the rental property market can be a rewarding investment, it's essential to thoroughly evaluate all aspects before embarking on such a long-term investment.