ILO: Over 83 per cent of domestic workers globally still in informal jobs
Africa faces a particularly difficult situation, with 93.3 per cent of domestic workers on the continent working informally.
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CEOs, directors to explore business growth at Nairobi convention
The Directors Referral Network (DRN) will bring together business leaders from different sectors for its 2026 End-of-Year Convention, a forum aimed at strengthening business connections.
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Women in Trade Forum urges stronger partnerships to unlock global markets for African Entrepreneurs
In Nairobi, Kenya, women entrepreneurs in Africa have been encouraged to enter into strategic partnerships, enhance their access to financing and reinforce their business networks if they are to expand their enterprises into regional and…
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Mbappe apologises for Mao Zedong comment after Chinese sponsors drop him
This was an apparent reference to a meme of Mbappe superimposed on an image of Mao.
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When you turn your campus side hustle earnings into a multi-billion investment
Gradually, he made small amounts of income, saving what he could, and started looking into acquiring his own piece of land.
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People’s agenda calls for peaceful 2027 elections, warns against youth exploitation
Representatives of the People’s Agenda civic initiative have urged Kenyans to reject political violence and demand accountable leadership ahead of the 2027 General Election, warning that youth unemployment could leave young people…
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Chelsea boss Alonso expects Palmer to avoid repeat of red card 'mistakes'
Alonso, meanwhile, said forward Joao Pedro will be sidelined for "a few weeks" due to a thigh injury.
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Chinese state TV suspends La Liga broadcasts after Mbappe remark: state media group
The group said it had reached the decision on Monday, according to the statement.
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Iraola says Isak 'feels the trust' after Liverpool scoring streak
Iraola was speaking to reporters on the eve of his team's League Cup fourth-round tie against Chelsea at Anfield.
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European Union pushes for more nations to pay to protect nature
The European Union vowed Tuesday to maintain its push for more countries to fund global conservation, as a dispute over who should pay divides nations at key UN nature talks.
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‘Walking mortuary’: Woman’s ordeal after unsafe abortion
Infection incurred after backstreet surgery led to a smell that girl in Nairobi's Kibera slums couldn’t shed even after bathing 10 times a day
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Universities challenged to drive Africa’s industrialisation
Industry Principal Secretary Juma Mukhwana and Bidco Africa Chairman Vimal Shah have challenged African universities to turn research into market-ready products and businesses to accelerate industrialisation and create jobs.
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Co-op Bank leads Kenya’s banks in digital search visibility
Co-operative Bank has emerged as Kenya’s most visible commercial bank in online searches, according to an analysis by iX ML Analytics, a data science, artificial intelligence and business analytics company based in Accra, Ghana.
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Northern Kenya turns to cultural tourism to boost community livelihoods
Northern Kenya is seeking to strengthen its position as a cultural and adventure tourism destination, with local communities looking to preserve their heritage while generating income and supporting vulnerable households.
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Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo
Africa's latest outbreak of Ebola has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Tuesday, with almost 5,000 fatalities.
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Police panic over civic education forum in Kilifi, stop event
Deya said heading into an electioneering year, the young people need civic awareness so as to avoid the mistakes they have been making in past elections.
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Teso North residents embrace hides and skins project after Public Participation.
Teso North Sub-county administrator Silas Juma had suspended operations of the business following a petition by a section of residents who complained of foul sm
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Search for missing daughter ends in grief after body is exhumed
Their search ended in grief on Monday when her body was exhumed in Onalo Oboke village at the homestead where her husband was employed.
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Garissa leaders demand probe into blast that killed two siblings
Say said the circumstances surrounding the Sunday morning tragedy must be established and those responsible, if any, held accountable
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Garissa peace actors launch project to strengthen youth-led early warning
Initiative to monitor developments in online and offline spaces, with a focus on political tensions, community safety and public trust in institutions
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Ogiek begins 50-year plan to shape future of ancestral land
The community is now seeking to define their own development priorities, conservation principles and governance structures a life plan project.
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UoN students block Waiyaki Way, demand gov't talks to end lecturers’ strike
Police lobbed tear gas to disperse a section of University of Nairobi students who staged demonstrations along Waiyaki Way on Tuesday, demanding government intervention to end the ongoing university lecturers’ strike.
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Kiunga mothers await lifeline as hospital theatre nears completion
The Kiunga Health Centre is the only facility that the residents, who number slightly over 5,000, depend on but is ill-equipped to handle medical emergencies.
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Mwea town eyes economic growth as municipality status nears
Infrastructural projects funded by the national government in partnership with the county government have given the town a facelift.
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