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Samsung widens countrywide reach with new store in Kisii
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Samsung widens countrywide reach with new store in Kisii

Samsung Electronics East Africa is targeting to strengthen access of its products and enhance consumer experience in Kisii region after opening its 26th store in Kenya. According to the global consumer electronics manufacturer, the new…

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Turaco elevates Todwell to Africa commercial chief in expansion strategy
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Turaco elevates Todwell to Africa commercial chief in expansion strategy

Turaco has promoted Cedrick Todwell to Chief Commercial Officer, Africa, as the micro insurance company steps up its expansion across the continent and Asia. Todwell, who joined the company in 2024, took up the new role on October 1 and…

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Uasin Gishu Youth embrace affordable housing to secure future assets
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationCounties

Uasin Gishu Youth embrace affordable housing to secure future assets

Young people in Uasin Gishu County are increasingly embracing the Government’s Affordable Housing Programme, saying it offers them an opportunity to secure homes and build assets early in life without the financial pressure associated with…

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Mudavadi endorses Kenya’s role as host of Africa Horticulture Centre
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Mudavadi endorses Kenya’s role as host of Africa Horticulture Centre

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has strongly endorsed plans for the Africa Horticulture Centre (AHC), calling it a strategic chance for Kenya to cement its place as a continental leader in horticultural research, innovation,…

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Kirinyaga coffee farmers reap record payouts
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Kirinyaga coffee farmers reap record payouts

For retired teacher and farmer John Ndamberi, coffee is more than a crop; it is the main source of income that has supported his family for decades. Ndamberi, who started growing coffee in 1986, says improved earnings from the crop have…

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Ruto: Kenya ready to handle Ebola
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Ruto: Kenya ready to handle Ebola

The country is adequately prepared to deal with Ebola incidences that may arise, President William Ruto has said. Following the arrival and subsequent death of a Kenyan citizen from DR Congo, the President said the Government has taken…

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Coffee farmers earn Ksh 41.6B as NCE records stronger 2025/26 season
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Coffee farmers earn Ksh 41.6B as NCE records stronger 2025/26 season

Coffee farmers earned Ksh 41.63 billion from sales at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) during the 2025/2026 coffee year, marking a significant improvement in returns compared with the previous season. The earnings were generated from the…

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Ebola update: Contact tracing activated as 10 people quarantined
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationNews

Ebola update: Contact tracing activated as 10 people quarantined

At least 10 people have been quarantined, while 57 contacts are being traced following confirmation of Kenya’s first imported Ebola case. Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni says the Ministry of Health…

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Kenya’s Ksh 3.4T pipeline projects to keep construction sector robust
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Kenya’s Ksh 3.4T pipeline projects to keep construction sector robust

Stakeholders in the construction industry are projecting Kenya to sustain the growth of the sector backed by capital projects currently in the pipeline valued at Ksh 3.4 trillion ($26b). Speaking as Kenya prepared to host Big 5 Construct…

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Passenger dies aboard Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationNews

Passenger dies aboard Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos

Kenya Airways (KQ) has confirmed the death of a passenger aboard a flight from Nairobi to Lagos after suffering a medical emergency shortly before the aircraft landed in Nigeria. In a statement, the airline said the passenger became…

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UK-backed clean energy innovations set to scale across Africa
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UK-backed clean energy innovations set to scale across Africa

Kenya is among eight African countries set to benefit from UK-backed clean energy innovations aimed at reducing reliance on fossil-fuel generators. The ZE-Gen initiative, a joint programme by the Carbon Trust and Innovate UK, has invested…

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MKF ,government hold talks on future of motorsport in Kenya
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MKF ,government hold talks on future of motorsport in Kenya

Motorsport Kenya Federation (MK-F) held a high-level meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Salim Mvurya, at Talanta Plaza, on the future of motorsport in Kenya, the upcoming World Rally…

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Veterinary association asks MPs to end 19 year salary stalemate
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Veterinary association asks MPs to end 19 year salary stalemate

The Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) has asked the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Labour to end a 19-year pay stalemate that has left them earning less than their medical counterparts. Presenting prayers to the Committee,…

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Kenyans offered access to UK real estate investment
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Kenyans offered access to UK real estate investment

Kenyan investors are increasingly being presented with opportunities to diversify their portfolios beyond the local market, with a new UK real estate investment offering access to eligible investors from approximately US$27,000 (about…

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All set for commissioning of Raila’s Mausoleum in Bondo
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All set for commissioning of Raila’s Mausoleum in Bondo

President William Ruto is expected to preside over the official commissioning of the late Raila Odinga’s mausoleum at Kang’o Ka Jaramogi in Bondo. The mausoleum complex, the resting place of both Kenya’s first vice president, Jaramogi…

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Trisha Khalid becomes new co-host as Mr Right Kenya returns for Season 5
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Trisha Khalid becomes new co-host as Mr Right Kenya returns for Season 5

Actress, model and content creator Trisha Khalid has been named the new celebrity co-host of Hello Mr Right Kenya, joining Dr Ofweneke and relationship expert Gertrude Mungai as the show launches its fifth season. The news was announced on…

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Health diplomacy must now deliver for the people
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Health diplomacy must now deliver for the people

A global health commitment that cannot be felt in a village is unfinished diplomacy. That is the lesson Kenya must carry forward from the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. UNGA provides a platform for countries to…

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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger

Paramount Skydance has officially taken over Warner Bros Discovery in a $110bn merger that is set to reshape Hollywood and the media landscape. The takeover – merging two of the biggest studios in Los Angeles – comes after months of legal…

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Queen pays tribute to ‘irrepressible’ Jeffrey Archer
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Queen pays tribute to ‘irrepressible’ Jeffrey Archer

Queen Camilla has paid tribute to bestselling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer, who died at 86. “Seldom does an author get to live a life as rich, varied and colourful as any of the characters in their books, or with as many…

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Hollywood classics actress dies at 102
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Hollywood classics actress dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in classic Hollywood films including “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” died Tuesday, her publicist said. She was 102 years old. Over her seven-decade career, the…

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