Year: 2021
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Travel
US CDC downgrades COVID-19 travel advisory for Kenya
The United States of America has downgraded Kenya’s travel advisory to Level 2, down from Level 4, adjusting travel guidance…
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Economy
Kenya cautioned over mounting debt levels
Kenya has been cautioned over its rising debt levels as it pushes towards economic recovery. The Africa Development Bank (AfDB)…
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Economy
Kenya’s economy to rebound to 6.6% in 2021
The Kenyan economy is expected to rebound to 6.6 percent in 2021 through the government’s intent to better the microeconomic…
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Economy
Kenya’s budget surpasses that of Tanzania, Uganda combined
Kenya’s Ksh.3.6 trillion budget presented in Parliament on Thursday by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Ukur Yattani has surpassed that of…
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Markets
Cold season skyrockets tomato prices
The retail price of tomato in West Pokot County has skyrocketed to retail at over Ksh.4, 000 per crate in…
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Health
Kenya reports 488 new COVID-19 cases, 162 patients in ICU
Kenya has reported 488 new COVID-19 cases, from a sample size of 5,831 and with a positivity rate of 8.4…
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Health
G7 Group announce 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations
World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialised nations are meeting in England for a summit that is overshadowed by…
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Economy
47 African countries to miss COVID-19 vaccination target
The World Health Organization (WHO), is concerned that 47 out of Africa’s 54 countries, representing more than 90 percent, will…
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Economy
South Africa Airways sells 51% stake to private equity firm
South Africa has agreed to sell a majority stake in the country’s grounded national carrier, South Africa Airways (S.A.A.) to…
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Markets
Oil prices rise modestly after mixed U.S. inventory data
Oil prices eked out modest gains on Thursday as traders continued to digest a mixed United States Fuel inventory report.…
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