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Old Mutual half-year profit after tax jumps by Sh877mn
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Old Mutual half-year profit after tax jumps by Sh877mn

Its insurance service generated Sh287 million, reversing a Sh303 million loss reported in the first half of 2025, following improved claims management, underwriting discipline and cost control across the Group.

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Small traders vow weekly protests over KRA customs benchmark
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Small traders vow weekly protests over KRA customs benchmark

The traders’ position sets the stage for continued protests in Nairobi’s commercial centres, where a section of businesses remained closed on Friday in opposition to the increase in the minimum yield for a 40-foot consolidated container…

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France’s Q2 GDP revised down to flat growth
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France’s Q2 GDP revised down to flat growth

Household consumption rebounded by 0.3 percent in the second quarter, following a 0.3-percent decline in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, government consumption increased by 0.4 percent, up from a 0.3 percent rise in the first quarter.

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Murkomen hits back at ‘propaganda’ over new police uniform
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Murkomen hits back at ‘propaganda’ over new police uniform

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 28 — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has pushed back against criticism of Kenya’s redesigned police uniform, saying the new attire was selected through public participation and…

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SMEs Urged to Adopt Green Energy to Cut Manufacturing Costs
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SMEs Urged to Adopt Green Energy to Cut Manufacturing Costs

Safer Power Group Chief Executive Dalmus Mbai said large-scale manufacturing operations can operate entirely on renewable energy, citing the company’s model as one that could be replicated across Kenya’s industrial sector.

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Norway’s King Harald dies aged 89
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Norway’s King Harald dies aged 89

Aug 18-Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, after he was taken to hospital last week for treatment for a rare blood condition. The palace in…

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