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KCB half year profit up 20% as investors await Ksh 9.5B pay
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KCB half year profit up 20% as investors await Ksh 9.5B pay

KCB Group investors are set to pocket Ksh 9.5 billion as interim dividend after the bank reported a 20.8% increase in profit before tax to Ksh 49.3 billion. According to the bank, the board approved the interim dividend of Ksh 3 per share…

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July customs revenue beats target after collection hit Ksh 92B
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July customs revenue beats target after collection hit Ksh 92B

Kenya has netted Ksh 92.5 billion from customs in the first month of the current fiscal year after collection recorded highest ever monthly revenue. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) say the July collection surpassed the Treasury target of Ksh…

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Kenya gets new guide to escape middle income trap
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Kenya gets new guide to escape middle income trap

Kenya could achieve high income status within the next three decades with targeted investments in key economic sectors in order to raise household income. During the launch of the National Conversation Beyond Vision 2030 blueprint which is…

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Beyond Vision 2030: Mwangi, Kibati outline Kenya’s next path
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Beyond Vision 2030: Mwangi, Kibati outline Kenya’s next path

Kenya’s progress under Vision 2030 and the need for continuity in national development plans came into sharp focus Wednesday during a well attended national conversation that roped in key players at the Kenyatta International Convention…

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Nyong’o: Don’t link beyond Vision 2030 to next elections
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Nyong’o: Don’t link beyond Vision 2030 to next elections

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong’o has called upon Kenyans not to link the conversation on Vision 2060 to the next general elections which are due in just about a year. Speaking Wednesday in Nairobi during the launch of the National…

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Kenya can attain first-world status through bold reforms – Prof Hino
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Kenya can attain first-world status through bold reforms – Prof Hino

Prof Hiroyuki Hino, an international economic consultant, has expressed confidence that Kenya can achieve significant economic and social transformation within a generation. He urged the country to pursue bold reforms, strengthen human…

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Three suspects in murder of Cheptais businessman arrested
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Three suspects in murder of Cheptais businessman arrested

Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of 61-year-old businessman Nathan Masai Wasama in Cheptais, Bungoma County, have arrested three suspects with the hunt for additional suspects ongoing. Wasama was shot dead on the night of August…

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Nationwide PWDs tax exemption verification underway
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Nationwide PWDs tax exemption verification underway

A multi-agency team led by the National Council for Persons with Disabilities has begun verifying the eligibility of persons with disabilities for tax exemption. Speaking during the two-day exercise at the Kisii Teaching and Referral…

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Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake
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Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake

Rescue workers in Colombia are working against the clock to free survivors trapped in buildings and under rubble following Monday’s powerful earthquake. More than 180 people have been confirmed dead – most in the cities of Cali and…

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Party leaders pledge issue-based politics as they honour Raila’s legacy
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Party leaders pledge issue-based politics as they honour Raila’s legacy

Leaders from 10 political parties have pledged to uphold the late Raila Odinga’s legacy of democracy, national unity and issue-based politics as Kenya heads towards the 2027 General Election. The leaders made the commitment Tuesday during…

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but there are some…

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Cristiano Ronaldo marries longtime partner Georgina Rodríguez
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Cristiano Ronaldo marries longtime partner Georgina Rodríguez

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has married his longtime partner Georgina Rodríguez after nearly a decade together, with the couple tying the knot in an intimate civil ceremony in Portugal. The 41-year-old Portuguese forward and the…

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EAC and Germany launch second AI challenge targeting 20,000 East Africans
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EAC and Germany launch second AI challenge targeting 20,000 East Africans

The East African Community (EAC) and the Government of Germany have launched the second edition of the EAC Artificial Intelligence Challenge, expanding opportunities for young people, researchers and entrepreneurs across the region to…

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UNITY Unites Global Space leaders in Addis Ababa at World Public Summit
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UNITY Unites Global Space leaders in Addis Ababa at World Public Summit

As part of the World Public Summit “Africa. New World: Africa in Shaping a Shared Future,” an international panel discussion titled “Space Without Borders: Uniting the World Through Education, Science and Humanitarian Partnership” brought…

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Dairy farmers plead for quality feeds to improve yields
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Dairy farmers plead for quality feeds to improve yields

Dairy farmers in Kiambu County have called on both the National and County governments to improve the sector by supplying them with quality dairy feeds and sexed semens to boost milk production. The officer in-charge of the dairy sector in…

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Samuel Chege Wins Sixth Leg of PGK Equator Tour in Nakuru
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Samuel Chege Wins Sixth Leg of PGK Equator Tour in Nakuru

Safaricom-sponsored golfer Samuel Chege continued his impressive run on the PGK Equator Tour after clinching victory at the sixth leg held at Nakuru Golf Club. Chege carded an impressive 280 (-12) over four rounds to top a competitive…

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Ruaraka’s high scoring antics continue as Swamibapa,Kanbis win
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Ruaraka’s high scoring antics continue as Swamibapa,Kanbis win

Ruaraka A’s batting juggernaut showed no signs of slowing down on as they hammered Stray Lions A by 177 runs at Ruaraka Sports Club in the NCCA Super Division 50-Over League. After being put in by Stray Lions, the league leaders turned the…

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Use NG-CDF funds to curb road carnage, MPs urged
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Use NG-CDF funds to curb road carnage, MPs urged

Members of Parliament have urged their colleagues to use part of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) to support road safety campaigns and help reduce road fatalities, particularly those involving boda boda…

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Mbadi defends Vision 2060, says Kenya needs new development blueprint
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Mbadi defends Vision 2060, says Kenya needs new development blueprint

Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has defended the proposed Vision 2060, asserting that Kenya requires a new long-term development framework as Vision 2030 approaches its final years. Mbadi emphasised that the…

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Kenya Power eyes additional 331MW this year to stabilize supply
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Kenya Power eyes additional 331MW this year to stabilize supply

Kenya Power is betting on additional power this year from baseload power plants to strengthen national grid stability which is being affected by increasing use of unstable energy source like solar and wind. According to Kenya Power…

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KEBS seeks clarity over Rwanda’s suspension of five Kenyan brands
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KEBS seeks clarity over Rwanda’s suspension of five Kenyan brands

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) says it is actively engaging authorities in Rwanda and other regional regulatory bodies to understand why five Kenyan alcoholic beverage brands were temporarily suspended in Rwanda. On August 5, 2026,…

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Huawei deepen partnership to accelerate smart, renewable energy transition
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Huawei deepen partnership to accelerate smart, renewable energy transition

The State Department for Energy under the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum in partnership with Huawei Kenya today convened the Kenya Energy Transition Forum 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Upper Hill, Nairobi. The high-level gathering of…

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