Month: May 2021
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Corporate
Twitter to resume verification of user accounts
After more than three years, the social media giant Twitter is resuming verification of user accounts with the coveted blue…
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Corporate
Kenya Power drops plan to lay off staff
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has rescinded its plan to lay off staff hardly a day after it publicly…
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Corporate
Kenya to export 30K skilled workers abroad annually
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has challenged the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) to embrace digital avenues in dispensing its mandate.…
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Regions
EU reaches deal on COVID-19 travel pass
The European Union (EU) member states reached an agreement on the introduction of a COVID-19 certificate system that can facilitate…
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Corporate
Equity Bank starts selection process for 2021 wings to fly scholarships
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has kicked off the selection process for the 2021 Wings to Fly scholarship program in partnership…
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News
Martha Koome sworn in as Kenya’s Chief Justice
President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged Chief Justice Maatha Koome to honour her oath of office as she takes up her…
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Corporate
ABSA Bank posts 23.7% profit growth
ABSA Bank Kenya has recorded a 23.7 percent growth in profits before tax for the period ended March 2021 to…
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Markets
Microsoft retiring its iconic web browser of 25 years
Microsoft will retire its Internet Explorer in the next one year, after more than 25 years. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced…
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Economy
1 billion people lost jobs because of COVID-19
One in two people have lower earnings due to the pandemic and people in lower-income countries were affected the most. …
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Corporate
Kenya Power to lay off staff in new business review
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) plans to lay off an unspecified number of employees from its 10,481 workforce. The…
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