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The Folarin Balogun red card turned into one of the biggest storylines of the 2026 World Cup before a ball was even kicked in the USA vs Belgium last-16 match, and the reaction online and in the stands split almost entirely along national…
Microsoft is cutting about 4,800 jobs, roughly 2.1% of its global workforce, as the new fiscal year begins. The cuts land hardest on two parts of the company: the commercial sales business and the Xbox gaming division. Xbox is taking the…
How to Make Saving Feel Easy with Equity Bank’s Goal Savings Account Saving money doesn’t have to feel like a sacrifice. In fact, the most successful savers aren’t necessarily those who earn the highest incomes—they’re the ones who make…
A 60-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday morning following a road accident along the Southern Bypass near the Kenya Forest office in Karen, Nairobi. Police said the crash occurred at about 6:20 a.m. and involved an Isuzu lorry and a…
Top Hollywood studios, Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery, are in a court battle with Midjourney over copyright infringement. The studios say the AI image tool generates pictures of their protected characters, including IPs like…
The National Police Service (NPS) has announced that it will set up enhanced security checkpoints on major roads across Nairobi on Tuesday, July 7, as part of measures to maintain law and order during the annual Saba Saba commemoration. In…
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday hosted Susan Burns at his Ichaweri home in Gatundu, Kiambu, in a courtesy visit that comes amid heightened political activity in Kenya. The meeting adds to a series of engagements Burns has held…
Maize flour and wheat flour sit side-by-side on supermarket shelves, and they might look quite similar when you pour them out. However, inside the factory, millers treat these two grains very differently because of where they come from and…
Kenya has changed what counts as a royalty for tax purposes, and that change touches a lot of everyday business costs. If your business pays for cloud software, digital tools, or card processing services from a foreign company, you are…
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner faces a sexual assault allegation from a former girlfriend, according to a report published Monday by Politico. Jenny Racicot, 44, a Maine resident and Democrat, accused Platner of forcing…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has officially published the operational guidelines for the newly re-introduced Tax Amnesty Programme. Enacted under the Finance Act, 2026, the initiative took effect on July 1st, 2026, offering a…
Jubilee Health Insurance has launched an expansion of its instalment-based premium payment model. The initiative, dubbed Linda Afya Leo – Lipa Pole Pole, transitions health insurance into a manageable monthly micro-payment. Under the…
For the average Kenyan, the day-to-day cost of living isn’t just driven by the price of groceries, fuel, or rent, it is also quietly inflated by the invisible premium we pay just to move our own money. Sending cash to a parent upcountry,…
KRA (Kenya Revenue Authority) has announced a tax amnesty program to erase financial burdens of taxpayers. Re-introduced under the Finance Act 2026, this initiative waives 100% of penalties, interest and fines on tax debts accrued up to…
Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy flew on a private jet from Columbus to Paris on the night of July 4, according to flight-tracking data reported by local outlets. The Bombardier Global 5500 departed John Glenn Columbus…
President William Ruto has announced that the government will introduce flexible payment options, including the proposed ‘Lipa SHA Pole Pole’ initiative. The move, according to the head of state, is aimed at enabling more Kenyans to…
Big Digital Energy has acquired land for a planned 311MW data center campus outside Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas. The firm previously known as Mawson Infrastructure Group announced it has entered a 50:50 joint venture. It partners with…
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to finalising the transition of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) workers to permanent and pensionable terms under county governments. Duale confirmed that the…
BOC Kenya says Joseph Ramashala has resigned as a Non-Executive Director effective 3rd July, ending a board tenure that begun in September 2021. Joseph Ramashala, aged 56 years old and a South African citizen, was been a member of the…
Tension gripped the National Youth Council (NYC) offices at Absa Towers in Nairobi after youth leaders staged a protest over the postponement of the long-awaited National Youth Council elections, which had been scheduled to begin on…
The construction of the Burj Khalifa metro station expansion works by state-owned RTA and Turkish Mapa Group begins in Dubai. Known as the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall metro station, the scope of implementation entails expansion and upgrade.…
A new poll shows that more than a quarter of Democrats support the Justice Department’s investigation into California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, as the governor considers a potential White House bid in…
Heartbreaking: Kenyan Woman Reportedly Living in a Doghouse on the Streets of Portland, Oregon PORTLAND, Oregon — A heartbreaking video circulating on social media has sparked concern after it appeared to show a Kenyan woman living inside…
President Donald Trump has confirmed he asked Fifa to review United States striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension at the World Cup. Balogun, 25, was set to miss his side’s last-16 tie against Belgium after being shown a straight…
