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Safaricom Denies Role in Tracking Albert Ojwang After former CS Muturi

Safaricom Denies Role in Tracking Albert Ojwang After former CS Muturi

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa has strongly refuted claims that the telco assisted the Directorate of...

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CBK Eases Lending: MPC Cuts Base Rate to 9.75% in Surprise Move

CBK Eases Lending: MPC Cuts Base Rate to 9.75% in Surprise Move

In a slight but notable shift in monetary policy, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)...

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World Bank Cuts Kenya’s 2025 Growth Forecast to 4.5% Over Debt and Credit Woes

World Bank Cuts Kenya’s 2025 Growth Forecast to 4.5% Over Debt and Credit Woes

The World Bank has revised Kenya’s 2025 economic growth forecast downward to 4.5%, from a...

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Britam Buys Sh764 Million Stake in Nigerian Reinsurer in Regional Revenue Push

Britam Buys Sh764 Million Stake in Nigerian Reinsurer in Regional Revenue Push

Nairobi, June 8, 2025 — Kenyan financial services giant Britam Holdings Plc has acquired a...

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COTU Disowns Housing Tax Support, Calls Out PS Hinga for “Blatant Lies”

COTU Disowns Housing Tax Support, Calls Out PS Hinga for “Blatant Lies”

Kenya’s top workers’ union, the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU), has come out guns...

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CBK Licenses 41 More Digital Lenders, Total Now at 126 Amid Regulatory Push

CBK Licenses 41 More Digital Lenders, Total Now at 126 Amid Regulatory Push

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has approved 41 additional Digital Credit Providers (DCPs), increasing...

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Govt to Roll Out Automated Pension System in July to Curb Delays, Enhance Efficiency — CS Mbadi

Govt to Roll Out Automated Pension System in July to Curb Delays, Enhance Efficiency — CS Mbadi

The government will from July 2025 implement a fully automated pension processing system, in a...

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MPs Oppose Fertiliser Tax Shift in Finance Bill 2025, Warn of Food Price Surge

MPs Oppose Fertiliser Tax Shift in Finance Bill 2025, Warn of Food Price Surge

A storm is brewing in Parliament over a controversial clause in the Finance Bill 2025...

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Govt Orders Mass Vehicle Overhaul: All Public Entities Must Adopt Digital Number Plates by August 2025

Govt Orders Mass Vehicle Overhaul: All Public Entities Must Adopt Digital Number Plates by August 2025

In a sweeping directive aimed at tightening vehicle tracking, the government has ordered all public...

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Madaraka Day 2025 Sparks Business Boom and Blue Economy Push in Homa Bay

Madaraka Day 2025 Sparks Business Boom and Blue Economy Push in Homa Bay

Kenya’s 61st Madaraka Day celebrations have transformed Homa Bay into a hive of economic activity,...