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AFC Backs $7 Billion Dangote Fertiliser Expansion in Nigeria and Ethiopia
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AFC Backs $7 Billion Dangote Fertiliser Expansion in Nigeria and Ethiopia

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, is helping drive a US$7 billion fertiliser expansion programme by Dangote Group designed to triple production capacity in Nigeria and establish a major…

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BAT Kenya Announces Highest Ever Dividend Payout to Shareholders
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BAT Kenya Announces Highest Ever Dividend Payout to Shareholders

BAT Kenya shareholders have today approved a final dividend of Ksh 60 per share for the year ended 31st December 2025. The shareholders’ approval, given today at the company’s 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM), brings the total dividend…

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How Much Should You Really Have in Your Emergency Fund in Kenya Today?
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How Much Should You Really Have in Your Emergency Fund in Kenya Today?

Life in Kenya today feels like a constant balancing act. One month you are comfortable, the next you are calculating how to stretch transport fare, food money, rent, and maybe still have something left for data bundles so you can stay…

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Ruto To Represent Africa at the Upcoming G7 Summit in France
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Ruto To Represent Africa at the Upcoming G7 Summit in France

President William Ruto has defended his international engagements and announced that he will represent Africa at the upcoming G7 Summit in France, where he intends to push for reforms aimed at unlocking the continent’s economic potential…

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Millipedes Beat Vertebrates Onto Land by More Than 80 Million Years
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Millipedes Beat Vertebrates Onto Land by More Than 80 Million Years

A new study has resolved one of the final mysteries in the evolutionary saga of millipedes, offering fresh insight into the humble decomposers that helped prepare the planet for more complex terrestrial life as discovered. That long before…

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Treasury Eliminates Manual Processing of Pensions for Public Servants
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Treasury Eliminates Manual Processing of Pensions for Public Servants

Treasury and National Planning Ministry has launched an e-Management Information System to deal with delayed pension processing that has for long been a source of frustration and hardship for retiring public servants. A civil servant who…

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NSE in Fresh Bid to Attract Foreign Investors to the Bourse
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NSE in Fresh Bid to Attract Foreign Investors to the Bourse

NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) has received a major image boost after the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary announced an exemption of Foreign Investors from obtaining Kenya Revenue Authority PIN (Personal Identification Numbers)…

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Ufundi SACCO Finally Puts Up Iconic Co-op Plaza Up for Sale
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Ufundi SACCO Finally Puts Up Iconic Co-op Plaza Up for Sale

Ufundi Savings and Credit Co-operative Society(SACCO) has invited bids for the sale of Ufundi Co-op Plaza in Nairobi CBD, a 13-floor commercial building with 3 basements and about 49,000 sq. ft. of lettable space at the junction of Moi…

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Safaricom Explains Delayed M-PESA Messages Amid Customer Complaints
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Safaricom Explains Delayed M-PESA Messages Amid Customer Complaints

For many Kenyans, an M-PESA confirmation message is more than just a notification. It is proof that money has changed hands, a receipt for a business transaction, and often the difference between trust and suspicion during a payment. That…

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Absa Announces New Lower PesaLink Charges
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Absa Announces New Lower PesaLink Charges

Absa Bank Kenya has welcomed a new industry-wide initiative to promote digital payments through PesaLink. As part of the initiative, PesaLink transaction charges have been reduced to as low as KSh20 for transfers ranging between KSh1,001…

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Africa Mega Agricorp Plc Makes Board, Management Changes
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Africa Mega Agricorp Plc Makes Board, Management Changes

Africa Mega Agricorp Plc, listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE) has announced significant board and management changes effective 3 June 2026. Among this c-Suite and changes include Phillip Ndabari Muriuki as Board Chairman,…

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Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Acquired by French Auto firm
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Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Acquired by French Auto firm

Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers(KVM) has received a KSh 2.4 billion cash injection from CFAO Mobility Kenya, a French-owned auto group, pushing the French stake in the KVM to 99.4%. The French firm has now wiped out substantial stakes owned by…

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Credit Bank Unveils Ksh1B Fund to Boost Kenyan SMEs
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Credit Bank Unveils Ksh1B Fund to Boost Kenyan SMEs

Credit Bank has announced a Ksh 1 billion funding programme for 2026 aimed at supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), reinforcing the lender’s growing focus on a sector widely regarded as the backbone of Kenya’s…

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