Year: 2021
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Politics
Africa and the world mourns Kenneth Kaunda
Africa is mourning the death of one of its liberation leaders, Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first independence president who died on…
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Markets
25 arrested as NEMA cracks down on plastic bags
In 2017, Kenya moved to the forefront of the global war on single-use plastics when it outlawed the manufacturing, sale…
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Lifestyle
Nairobi is third most stressful city in Africa, 80th globally
Nairobi has been ranked as the third most stressful city in Africa after Nigeria’s Lagos and Cairo, according to a…
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Economy
Big 4 Agenda’s Affordable Housing still on course
The government has allayed concerns that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Housing pillar under the Big 4 Agenda is dead. Housing Principal…
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Markets
Kenya raises over Ksh.107.8 billion Eurobond
Kenya has successfully raised Ksh.107.8 billion (USD$1 billion) from the international capital markets. The new Eurobond issue follows a three-day…
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Health
Uganda reports 1,584 new COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths ahead of Museveni’s national address
The surging number of COVID-19 cases and infections in the neighbouring Uganda has rattled the government with President Yoweri Museveni…
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Economy
KenGen to join global carbon trade
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), has joined a United Nations-backed emissions-reduction program as it looks to begin a domestic carbon…
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Politics
Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97
The first president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, has died aged 97. President Kaunda’s death comes days after reports that he…
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News
We are excited and ready for WRC Safari Rally, says Uhuru
President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed Kenya is adequately prepared to welcome back the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally which kicks…
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Health
Western Kenya on lockdown over surging coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health has declared 13 counties in western Kenya a COVID-19 hotspot zone following a spike in COVID-19…
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