Kenya postal staff make good threat to strike to force employer to pay them six-month salary arrears
The central region branch secretary said the workers are ready to call off the strike once their grievances have been addressed by the corporation. He is now asking the government to follow up on debts owed to the corporation by other government agencies in order to clear their salary arrears.
Chemelil sugar factory in Kenya’s Lake Victoria Basin resumes operations after upgrade
Chemelil Sugar Managing Director Jassi Chatthe confirmed the factory’s readiness to commence operations.
Travelling business class to London ‘accidentally’ and the story of Kenya’s attorney general Nojnjo disembarking East African Airways if the captain was Black
When the East African Community collapsed in 1977, due to the political rising incongruence of the presidents of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (i.e. Jomo Kenyatta, Kambarage Nyerere and Idi Amin respectively) who together constituted the Authority of the Community, everything, including the fleet of EAA planes, was grounded. It is unlikely that the now re-established and greatly expanded EA will re-establish the former EAA and other corporations that greatly benefited the region in diverse ways.
Trump’s investment in Intel is paying off but chipmaker is from regaining industry dominance
Intel’s stronger-than-expected revenue suggests that global demand for x86 chips, the kind that Intel specialises in, continues to rise as the tech industry invests heavily in AI infrastructure. While GPUs, such as Nvidia’s H100s, continue to be the gold standard for training AI models, data centre buildouts include a combination of GPUs and x86 CPUs, which power different AI workloads.
Study: Preservative found in body lotions, shampoos and packaged foods linked to high female infertility across generations
Parabens, a class of chemicals used to prevent bacterial growth in a wide range of consumer products, are endocrine disruptors (EDCs) that can mimic or interfere with hormones. Absorbed through the skin, scientists have detected parabens in blood, urine, hair, breast milk and even the placenta.
Kenyan banks contributed $1.51 billion to Treasury in 2024, according to tax contribution report
The report further examined how banks distribute value to their key stakeholders where in 2024, the government received the largest portion at 54.95 per cent via taxes, followed by employees at 25.62 per cent through salaries and benefits and shareholders at 19.44 per cent through dividends.
South African lender Absa to acquire StanChart wealth and retail banking business in Uganda
Absa, South Africa’s third-largest bank by assets, has also been working to restore stability and growing its retail business under new CEO Kenny Fihla, as it continues to address challenges stemming from its separation from Barclays in 2020
Make America Scientific Again: Critics take swipe at AP report on drugs industry and ‘wave of anti-science bills’
In its reports, AP quoted several state lawmakers, most of whom expressed their opposition to the MAHA agenda and suggested that MAHA is spreading “conspiracy theories” and “misinformation.”
Coalition accuses US state officials of driving down vaccination rates, deliberately fuelling rise in dangerous infectious disease outbreaks
Hudson said Cody’s Law has “evolved from the proposed state law … into a joint effort between state and federal organisations and politicians working together … to bring a national solution for the severely vaccine-injured to get medical care at the time of injury.” She said this effort has received “critical support” from lawmakers.
Standard Group science journalist Rosa Agutu bags 2025 biotechnology media award
The authority will continue to deepen partnerships for media training on biosafety fundamentals so reporters can confidently translate complexity for the public
