Month: August 2021
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Corporate
BAT crowned this year’s overall winner of annual energy management awards
British American Tobacco Kenya (BAT-Kenya) has been crowned this year’s overall winner of the annual energy management awards by the…
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Politics
U.S. troops shoot down rockets aimed at Kabul airport
The U.S. military shot down rockets aimed at the Kabul airport on Monday morning as violence near the field threatened…
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Commodities
Oil prices mixed after hurricane Ida hits U.S. Gulf rigs, refineries
Oil prices have pared early gains, falling back from more than three-week highs reached earlier in the session, as a…
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Corporate
NCBA Group posts 77% profit growth, announces Ksh.0.75 dividend per share
NCBA Group has posted a 77 percent increase in net earnings for the year ended June 30.The group made Ksh.4.7…
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Economy
Kenya Shilling depreciates against US Dollar to close at Ksh.109.8
The Kenyan shilling depreciated by 0.2 percent against the US dollar to close the week at Ksh.109.8, from Ksh.109.5 recorded…
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News
High Court shoots down Betting firms’ bid to halt new levies
The High Court in Nairobi declined a request by gaming and betting operators in the County to temporarily stop the…
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Health
Hypertension among people doubles to 1.28 billion globally, 700 M cases untreated
The number of people leaving with hypertension in the world increased from 650 million to 1.28 billion, a 15 percent…
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Agriculture
Arsonists torch a Ksh.9 million worth of sugarcane plantation in Transmara
A 15-acre sugar-cane plantation worth Sh9 million was razed to the ground by unknown arsonists in Mapashe village in Transmara…
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Economy
UK retains travel ban on Kenya amid tourism season
The United Kingdom updated its travel ban list on Thursday and maintained Kenya on ‘Red list’ at a time when…
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Corporate
Bamburi Cement pretax profit up 416.4% to Ksh.1.1 billion
Bamburi Cement Plc has posted a record Ksh.1.1 billion pretax profit for the year ended June 30, 2021, a 416.4…
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