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Kazakhstan has officially broken ground on the Mirny wind project, a landmark 1-gigawatt (GW) renewable energy development in the southern Zhambyl Region that combines large-scale wind generation with advanced battery storage. The…
Fly748.com has committed Ksh 3 million towards a charity initiative aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable senior citizens, joining a growing number of Kenyan companies using corporate partnerships to tackle social challenges. The…
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has announced that Managing Director and CEO Abdi Mohamed will resign from his position, effective June 30, 2026, to pursue other career opportunities. To ensure continuity, the Board has appointed the bank’s current…
For over a decade, Kenya has stood as the global poster child for mobile money innovation. Yet, beneath the soaring transaction volumes of M-PESA lay a persistent economic nuance: while mobile wallets bridged basic financial divides, a…
Kazakhstan officially launched the construction works of a landmark 1-gigawatt (GW) wind power project in the southern Zhambyl Region on June 29. This project marks one of the largest renewable energy investments in the country’s history.…
Absa Bank Kenya has confirmed the resignation of Abdi Mohamed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective 30 June 2026, closing out a 3-year run at the helm of one of Kenya’s largest lenders. In a statement issued on June…
3 of the largest RAM chip makers in the world are facing a lawsuit in the United States of America (USA). Plaintiffs have named Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology in a new class action lawsuit filed in a California…
The local digital landscape reached a historic milestone this weekend as the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) celebrated the 10th anniversary edition of the BAKE Awards. It was hosted on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Anchored by the theme,…
Deloitte, IBM and Red Hat have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at helping enterprises strengthen the security of their software supply chains. The partnership brings Deloitte on board as an integration collaborator for Lightwell,…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured a 70-year cumulative prison sentence against two men convicted of robbery with violence, gang rape and sexual assault in a case the court described as particularly grave. In a judgment…
We are two weeks into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the knockout rounds starting after the group stages concluded. On Monday morning, co-hosts Canada left it late to beat South Africa to win through to the round of 16 for the first time in…
Safaricom’s M-Pesa Pochi la Biashara has overtaken Lipa na M-Pesa business tills in the number of active merchants, marking a shift in how Kenyan businesses receive digital payments. The telco giant has revealed that Pochi la Biashara now…
The High Court has granted Cape Holdings Limited leave to amend its constitutional petition challenging the enforcement of a Sh10.68 billion decretal sum and include the National Assembly as the third respondent in proceedings. When the…
Maurine Kabu is a Kenyan tourism entrepreneur and business executive who has carved out a name for herself in the country’s travel industry. Best known as the firstborn daughter of renowned travel businessman Simon Kabu, Maurine has…
President William Ruto on Monday commissioned the Ksh3.8 billion Ngong Road-Naivasha Road Flyover. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the President said the 800-metre elevated dual carriageway will significantly reduce traffic…
Reza Aslan is an Iranian-American author, religious scholar, television host, and public intellectual with an estimated net worth of $3 million. He has built his wealth through bestselling books, television projects, university teaching,…
FSO Chalchi, a Suezmax-type floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel being built to support the Trion deepwater project in the western Gulf of Mexico, has reached a major project milestone after securing US$465 million in project…
Absa Bank Kenya Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamed will step down from the role effective 30 June 2026. The bank’s Board announced Monday that Mohamed is leaving to pursue other career opportunities after serving as…
President William Ruto has signed into law the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2026, paving the way for the disbursement of Ksh428 billion as the equitable share of nationally raised revenue to the 47 county governments. The President…
Under Kenyan law, the duty to maintain a child is independent of disputes relating to custody, visitation, or parental access. Following the child support laws, a parent cannot stop paying child support even when the parent has been denied…
South Africa is in the midst of its most significant anti-immigrant mobilisation in years. The emergence of the March and March movement, calls for the mass deportation of undocumented migrants by 30 June 2026, growing anti-immigrant…
African fintech startup Daya has raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of its platform designed to simplify cross-border payments for businesses across the continent. The funding round was led by Hivemind…
SportPesa has launched a KSh 5,000,000 World Cup rewards campaign for eligible Sportsbook and Casino users, with up to KSh 50,000 available to individual winners and 720 customers expected to be rewarded during the tournament period.
Peab has been commissioned to construct the data center FIN04A in Kouvola. The customer is atNorth and the order is valued at EUR 130 million, which is equivalent to SEK 1,440 million. Scope The project entails the construction of a new…
