Lawrence Baraza
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Markets
Markets plunge as Italy locks down to contain spread of COVID-19
Financial markets around the world crashed Monday as the trading week opened with some of the heaviest falls since the…
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Sudan’s Prime Minister survives assassination attempt
By Daisy Okanga | Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt, according to a statement released by his…
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Government to lower taxes on locally assembled vehicles
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the National Treasury and the Kenya Revenue Authority to immediately institute measures aimed at reducing…
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What do budget cuts in the FY 2020/21 mean to development in Kenya’s economy; is 6 p.c economic growth projected by Yatani viable?
Kenya’s government has lined up Ksh2.91 trillion budget for the financial year starting July, targeting a deficit of 4.9 percent…
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Politics
Msambweni MP Ramadhani Suleiman Dori is dead
Msambweni Member of Parliament Ramadhani Suleiman Dori has passed on. The ODM party legislature succumbed to cancer on Monday morning…
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KDA challenges investors to invest more in Wajir
By Natasha Agunda | The Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) has challenged people to utilize the Ksh300 million annual remittance allocated…
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South Africa reports first case of coronavirus
South Africa’s Ministry of Health has confirmed its first case of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). According to the Ministry, the…
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Report: 1 out of 5 women in Kenya receives sexual harassment calls and SMS
Truecaller, a smartphone caller-identification App has released a sexual harassment report with revelations that one out of five women in…
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Kenyan companies lose Ksh5.5 billion due to corruption, fraud
By Daisy Okanga | Kenyan firms have lost a combined Ksh.5.5 billion from economic crimes including procurement fraud, bribery and…
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Even as the world shifts to AI, U.S government has advised against autonomous vehicles
By Daisy Okanga | As the technology dawned, the predictions were stunning: one 2015 prediction forecast that autonomous vehicles would…
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