Month: February 2022
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News
The future of start-up businesses in East Africa
Tubayo, a local start-up, has for the last four years been creating exciting travel experiences and homes for local and…
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Agriculture
Kenya launches framework for invasive pests, weeds management
The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a strategy for the management of migratory and invasive pests, a culmination of concerted…
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Economy
HELB releases funds for varsity students in batches
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has bowed to pressure and started disbursing funds to a number of students who…
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Politics
Guinea interim assembly holds first post-coup session
The transitional assembly in Guinea, which is tasked with organizing a return to civilian rule after the military overthrow last…
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Economy
MPs open probe into Chinese-managed multibillion contract beneficiaries
Members of Parliament have been tasked to open an inquiry into the beneficiaries of multi-billion contracts that have been awarded…
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Agriculture
New twist and turns in Mumias Sugar revival plan
Mumias Sugar Company receiver-manager Ponangipalli Venkata Ramana Rao has filed an application in court seeking to scrutinize the KCB bank…
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Agriculture
Treasury fails to include fertilizer subsidy in 2021/22 supplementary budget
Farmers will face a high cost of fertiliser this year after the government failed to allocate subsidies funds for the…
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Markets
Kenya’s private sector growth down 7.8% on COVID-19 ravages
Kenya’s private sector credit growth declined in 2021 coming in at an average of 7.8 percent compared to 8 percent…
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Corporate
DStv subscribers to start streaming content without decoder
South Africa-based pay-TV operator MultiChoice group has launched a product which will allow DStv subscribers in Kenya to stream content…
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Economy
Ruto led faction “Kenya Kwanza” to scrape CBC once in Office
The William Ruto-led faction “Kenya Kwanza” has pledged to scrape the controversial Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) mode of education once they…
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