Kwikbet, quick win: How Kenya’s new gaming platform has kicked off a goldrush in choppy waters

Kwikbet, quick win: How Kenya’s new gaming platform has kicked off a goldrush in choppy waters

The latest entrant in the gaming industry is Kwikbet – a home-grown company directors say combines skill, thrill and timing that gives players a unique experience unlike others. Players win awards in seconds, minutes or hours, depending on time and investment targets.

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Risky borrower: Kenya sprucing up image in financial markets as its public debt soars to $92.5 billion

Risky borrower: Kenya sprucing up image in financial markets as its public debt soars to $92.5 billion

To institutionalise the process, the Treasury will establish a government-resourced Credit Rating Committee to coordinate Kenya’s approach, supported by partners including UNDP, the gvernment of Japan, AfriCatalyst and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

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Kenya’s corruption-ridden tea agency lined up for audit to root out financial fiddling, nab culprits

Kenya’s corruption-ridden tea agency lined up for audit to root out financial fiddling, nab culprits

Speaking at Kericho Technical Training Institute (TTI), Dr Ronoh assured tea farmers that the government remains committed to safeguarding their interests and ensuring transparency in the management of the tea sector.

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Revealed: How US banned healthcare workers from reporting Covid vaccine side-effects to drive up drug sales

Revealed: How US banned healthcare workers from reporting Covid vaccine side-effects to drive up drug sales

Zowe Smith, a former medical coder for an Arizona hospital, called OSHA’s policy “especially inflammatory” and “an admission they know the vaccine is not safe and carries a risk of injury serious enough to affect one’s ability to work.”

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Rights defenders welcome first conviction by world court on past atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur

Rights defenders welcome first conviction by world court on past atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur

Conflict now rages in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – born out of the Janjaweed militias – and Sudan’s military. Tensions erupted in 2023 between the two previous allies that were meant to oversee a democratic transition after a 2019 uprising.

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Comesa-EU Horticulture Connect launched in Nairobi with bold vision for inclusive regional trade

Comesa-EU Horticulture Connect launched in Nairobi with bold vision for inclusive regional trade

Comesa Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe hailed the event as a major step forward for regional integration and SME competitiveness.

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Dear Ugandans, a university degree is healthy pursuit but it’s not a licence or right to complacency

Dear Ugandans, a university degree is healthy pursuit but it’s not a licence or right to complacency

Degrees will be good not necessarily in the equation of AI. We should all prepare to accommodate AI as tool that will improve the way we do things for the benefit of humanity. It is wisdom to do so. Rote political thinking and action in leadership and governance will soon be a thing of the past.

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KTDA boss roots for orthodox tea to earn farmers more money, hedge against market volatility

KTDA boss roots for orthodox tea to earn farmers more money, hedge against market volatility

Currently, 13 of KTDA managed factories are producing both black and green Orthodox teas adding more factories in the pipeline to start producing the specialty tea products.

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Kenya Medical Research Institute study reveals malaria insect is outsmarting control measures

Kenya Medical Research Institute study reveals malaria insect is outsmarting control measures

The landmark findings, released by the Wellcome Sanger Institute in collaboration with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and scientists from 16 African countries, shows that Anopheles funestus, a species long overshadowed by its cousin Anopheles gambiae but equally capable of spreading malaria was rapidly adapting to withstand control measures.

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National Biosafety Authority initiates biosafety tree gardens programme in schools

National Biosafety Authority initiates biosafety tree gardens programme in schools

The official further said the initiative will help to address issues of climate change, adding that the involvement of several stakeholders including the forestry department, teachers, learners and even administration is aimed at ensuring there is continuity and proper monitoring of this initiative.

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