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Shakira and Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai” remains the biggest song in the world, according to Billboard, where the song has been at the top of the Billboard Global 200 chart for a second week and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a fourth…
Value Added Tax (VAT) is often included in the total price of goods and services, making it necessary to calculate the amount excluding VAT for accounting, invoicing, and budgeting purposes. Determining the VAT-exclusive amount allows you…
Jubilee Party has publicly distanced itself from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s call on foreign tourists and investors to stay away from Kenya. In a statement shared online by Jubilee Deputy Party Leader Fred Matiang’i, the…
When the price of a product or service already includes Value Added Tax (VAT), you may need to determine the original price before the tax was added. This is useful for accounting, invoicing, budgeting, and business reporting. To calculate…
Vodacom offers dedicated WhatsApp Bundles that allow customers to send messages, make voice and video calls, share photos, videos, documents, and other media through WhatsApp without using their regular data bundle. These bundles are…
When Kisii Governor Simba Arati launched the Green Army programme a fortnight ago in Nyamarambe, South Mugirango, it was billed as an ambitious initiative to clean up the municipality, create jobs for unemployed youth and restore civic…
Police in Kisii County launched investigations into the murder of a man who was allegedly assaulted while visiting his lover in Kisii South Sub-County. The deceased, identified as James Manyega Onchoka, reportedly left his home in Gesero…
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced 130 government job vacancies for Kenyans in a fresh recruitment drive. In a notice on July 21, PSC advertised the positions cutting across public universities, government ministries and the…
Rudolf Schenker is a German musician with an estimated net worth of $80 million. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter of the legendary hard rock band Scorpions. As the only original member to remain…
Rick Allen is an English drummer with an estimated net worth of $50 million. Best known as the longtime drummer for the legendary rock band Def Leppard, Allen has enjoyed a career spanning more than four decades. Despite losing his left…
The outcome of the hotly contested Ol Kalou by-elections held on July 16, 2026, left President William Ruto and his ruling UDA party severely wounded. With barely 12 months to next year’s general election, the verdict birthed an unsettling…
Mutt Lange is a Zambian-born British record producer and songwriter with an estimated net worth of $225 million. Widely regarded as one of the most successful music producers in history, Lange has helped create some of the best-selling…
Shania Twain is a Canadian singer-songwriter with an estimated net worth of $400 million. Often called the “Queen of Country Pop,” Twain is one of the best-selling music artists in history, having sold more than 100 million records…
Adam Neumann is an Israeli-American entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion. He is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of WeWork, the co-working company that became one of the world’s most valuable startups before…
Nearly half of the Sh5.47 billion raised through the Boma Yangu savings platform has been refunded to contributors after more Kenyans opted to withdraw their money. The rise in refunds has been driven in part by growing numbers of…
The construction of the Raila Odinga Mausoleum has taken a significant step forward after the late former Prime Minister’s family handed over the project site to the government at Kang’o ka Jaramogi in Bondo, Siaya County. The handover…
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The Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) has rejected the government’s latest salary review and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) circular that approved new remuneration and benefits for civil servants. The union says the move…
Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Geoffrey Ruku has dismissed claims that the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) splashed billions of shillings during the campaign for the recently concluded Ol Kalou by-election. Speaking on Hot96…
The prosecution has told the High Court that it will prove former Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam and five co-accused fatally assaulted Albert Omondi Ojwang in custody before orchestrating a cover-up. Opening its case, the Office…
Eldas MP Adan Keynan has named former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as the new political leader of the Mt Kenya region, following Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho’s resounding victory in the Ol Kalou…
Clinical officers across Kenya have begun a nationwide strike after the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) confirmed that the industrial action started at midnight on Monday, July 20, 2026. In a communiqué issued on Sunday, July 19,…
Jeffrey Immelt is an American business executive with an estimated net worth of $150 million. Immelt is best known for serving as the chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric (GE) from 2001 to 2017. He succeeded legendary…
Former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala has proposed raising KSh3 billion from residents in Western Kenya to help Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s presidential campaign. Speaking during a podcast at his home in Makunga, Kakamega County, on…
