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France’s parliament has approved a law to ban social media for under-15s from January 2027, making it the first European country to block young people from the platforms. The law will mean everyone in France must verify their age to access…
Paul Mburu Kinyanjui, the founder of Mbukinya Bus Company, one of Kenya’s longest-serving Public Service Vehicle Companies, has died. The businessman, who was aged 91, passed away on 19th July 2026. The cause of his death has not been…
Kenyan motorists got some good news this week. The Senate has annulled three sets of traffic regulations that the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) rolled out earlier this year, meaning none of them can now be enforced. The…
Rebel Wilson has been cleared of accusations that she defamed a young Australian actress, a Sydney court has found. Charlotte MacInnes, who starred in Wilson’s film The Deb, sued the Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect actress for allegedly…
Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has announced that the government will intensify inspections across the country to ensure workers are paid in line with the gazetted minimum wage. Appearing before the Senate on July 22, Mutua said…
The High Court has allowed the publication of an arbitration award in a long-running commercial dispute between Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) and Jilk Construction Company Ltd over the construction of KBL’s brewery in Kisumu. In a ruling,…
At least 12 workers were killed after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed following a gas explosion in India’s north-eastern Sikkim state, officials said. Rescue operations are continuing to locate 13 others who are…
Sparetech Trading Company Limited has been placed under receivership after Imperial Bank Limited (In Liquidation) appointed a receiver and manager to take control of the company’s assets and operations as part of efforts to recover money…
Why is the US president now handing out US$1,000 to American babies – and what does it have to do with a retirement system built on the other side of the world? President Donald Trump has pointed to Australia as an inspiration for his…
Shabana FC have strengthened their attacking options with the signing of Kenya Under-20 striker Louis Ingavi, who returns home after several years in the United States to complete a football journey that began on the school pitches of…
Award-winning Kenyan rapper and songwriter Nyashinski treated fans to an intimate live performance on Tuesday night as Spotify’s Greasy Tunes programme continued its celebration of Nairobi’s vibrant youth music culture. The event dubbed…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening Kenya’s tea sector, urging farmers to remain focused as the government addresses challenges affecting the industry, including high…
Citibank Kenya has moved to the High Court seeking orders to stop investigators from summoning, questioning, arresting or prosecuting one of its employees over the approval of a $2.02 million (Sh261 million) loan to Kiru Tea Factory…
Gor Mahia head coach Charles Akonnor says his side’s defeat to Rayon Sports has exposed tactical issues the team must address before the start of a demanding season that includes the CAF Champions League and CECAFA Kagame Cup assignments.…
Citibank Kenya has asked the High Court to intervene in an ongoing investigation involving one of its employees, arguing that the officer is being unfairly targeted over the approval of a Ksh 261 million loan granted to Kiru Tea Factory…
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has unveiled the roadmap for preparing Kenya’s 2027/28 budget, setting out key milestones that will guide the formulation of next year’s spending plans, the Finance Bill and public…
By Larry Cooke, Binance Africa Every few years, a technology the world considered finished gets reinvented somewhere unexpected, and the place that reinvents it stops being a follower and becomes the source. For digital infrastructure,…
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has warned that the government will begin a crackdown on buildings and construction sites that fail to comply with disability accessibility laws, saying non-compliance will no…
Ibrahim Ambwere is a low-profile businessman and property tycoon from Western Kenya. He is widely known as one of the region’s wealthiest self-made billionaires and gained national attention in the 1980s after offering to pay striking…
By MaryAnne Musilo Solomon Maina is harvesting around 200 apples per tree per season in…
Every election tells a story. Some tell us who won. Others tell us where a country is heading. The Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election may ultimately be remembered not simply because of its result, but because it fundamentally altered the…
Governments have been urged to accelerate investments in resilient food systems, expand access to nutritious foods, and implement policies that reduce food costs if the world is to meet its 2030 goal of ending hunger and malnutrition.…
Joy and jubilation swept through St. Joseph’s Sino Secondary School in Rachuonyo when the newly elected area the MP, Boyd Were, handed a new school bus worth Sh9 million to the community. He also commissioned renovated classrooms in the…
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has been named Kenya’s Best Retail Bank and Kenya’s Best Digital Bank at the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, cementing its position as one of the country’s leading financial…
