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Singapore is roughly the size of Nairobi County. Kenya is nearly 800 times larger. Yet in 2024, Singapore’s GDP stood at approximately USD 500 billion, while Kenya’s hovered around USD 110 billion. The difference is not geography,…
Kenya Airways senior employees will not be going on Christmas with full salaries. According to the airline’s internal communication, KQ top employees will receive about half of their normal salaries as the company battles cash flow…
For parents and school administrators looking to revise Senior School placements, there are about eight steps that you will need to follow to successfully make your revision request. Here, we break down the procedure with this step by step…
Customers shopping at Quickmart can now enjoy a stress-free and rewarding experience this festive season, thanks to a new partnership between Equity Bank and Quickmart Supermarkets. The two organizations launched the “Lipa Bila Pressure”…
Over 100,000 Grade 10 learners and their parents applied to have their senior school placements changed in the first day of the review window. Out of these applications, the Ministry of Education says that it approved 2,000 transfers for…
The troubled implementation of the Curriculum Based Education (CBE system) which is popularly referred to as the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC system) by parents has raised voices calling for the scrapping of the system and a return to…
Kenya’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain the quiet stabilisers of the economy, even as rising costs, weak consumer demand, and financing constraints continue to squeeze businesses, according to the Central Bank of Kenya…
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has released an updated list of schools approved to offer aviation courses. According to a notice released on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, the listed organizations are approved to offer various…
The Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) has announced multiple job vacancies across its various departments. In a notice dated Tuesday, December 23, the authority invited suitably qualified candidates to apply for the positions on both…
What is Turnover Tax (TOT)? Turnover Tax is a tax charged on businesses whose gross turnover is more than KSh. 1,000,000 but does not exceed or is not expected to exceed KSh. 25, 000,000 during any year of Income. TOT is chargeable under…
StarTimes Media has launched a festive season promotion that promises to bring more joy and entertainment to families across the country. The pay-TV provider is offering a free upgrade on existing subscriptions, giving customers access to…
Gate P2P supports various local fiat currencies in the African market, including NGN, GHS, ZAR, KES, XAF, XOF, TZS, and ETB, providing local users with convenient deposit and withdrawal channels. Compared to other platforms, Gate P2P has a…
Starehe Boys’ Centre and Starehe Girls’ Centre have issued a joint notice to parents and guardians regarding the 2026 grade 10 admission. In a notice shared on Sunday, December 21, 2025, the school clarified the admission requirements…
Felix Koskei, the incumbent Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, is arguably one of the most powerful government officials. Koskei was appointed as Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service by President William Ruto in October 2022,…
1. Design and sell Christmas cards When Christmas is near, people buy and exchange Christmas greeting cards with their friends, relatives, and customers. This explains the reason why the demand for Christmas cards start booming wildly…
Starting from January 2026, investors looking to put their money in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will be able to buy and sell shares on M-Pesa. This will come following the successful piloting of the Ziidi Trader mobile platform…
The inaugural Grade 10 class under the Curriculum Based Education (CBE) is set to start in January 2026. However, questions continue to linger on the viability and quality of the CBE education system which has been gradually replacing the…
Grade 10 students will be allowed to change their senior school placement and career pathways from Tuesday, December 23, 2025. This will be done during the revision window that has been provided by the Ministry of Education. The window is…
Joseph Ndung’u, a 27-year-old tuk-tuk driver from Kisauni, Mombasa, has become the latest KES 1 million winner in Safaricom’s ongoing Shangwe @25 promotion, an extraordinary turnaround sparked by an everyday M-PESA transaction. Having…
The United States President Donald Trump has announced the immediate suspension of the green card lottery programme following a shooting incident at Brown University. In a post on the social platform X on Thursday, December 18, Homeland…
A new report has revealed the actual fees that parents and guardians will pay for learners in senior schools in 2026, including those transitioning to grade 10. According to the Ministry of Education, all public Senior Schools will charge…
1.13 million learners who sat for the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) shall from today know the senior schools they will be joining from January 2026. The Ministry of Education shall release the KJSEA placement results…
Kenyan veterinarian David Munyua has made history as the first Kenyan to win the Paddy Power World Darts Championship. The 30-year-old, who is the first player from Kenya to qualify for the tournament, pulled off a stunning comeback…
A Kenyan man who was detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas, United States, has chosen to return to Kenya to escape further detention. James Eliud Ngahu Mwangi was in ICE custody for a period of two months. He…
