Ruto’s deputy chief of staff wants proposed Infrastructure Development Fund bond to finance stalled $9.3 million Koru-Soin Dam

Ruto’s deputy chief of staff wants proposed Infrastructure Development Fund bond to finance stalled $9.3 million Koru-Soin Dam

A total of Ksh2.2 billion ($17 million), he said, is required to complete payments for affected landowners in Kisumu and Kericho counties.

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AGOA extension by US coincides with Kenya’s accelerated export diversification push

AGOA extension by US coincides with Kenya’s accelerated export diversification push

On December 2, during Kenyan President William Ruto’s visit to Washington, US President Donald Trump’s administration announced that it supports a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the trade initiative with sub-Saharan Africa that was to expire last Tuesday, according to a White House official.

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Absa Bank unveils Kenya-first mobile and modular branch innovations

Absa Bank unveils Kenya-first mobile and modular branch innovations

The two first-of-their-kind service channels are designed to bring banking even closer to customers and form part of a broader strategy to expand into all key regions and high-traffic malls across the country under its Tupo Ulipo (Kiswahili for: We are where you are) campaign.

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Civil society, trade unions enter pact to fight back political coalitions accused of frustrating Kenyans

Civil society, trade unions enter pact to fight back political coalitions accused of frustrating Kenyans

MAC, an umbrella body representing eight workers’ unions in Mombasa, will work with CCSNHR to jointly identify, review and update priority areas of collaboration based on emerging needs.

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Safaricom: MP backs Kenya president’s ‘suspect’ decision to offload 15 per cent shareholding telecom giant

Safaricom: MP backs Kenya president’s ‘suspect’ decision to offload 15 per cent shareholding telecom giant

Speaking at St Mary’s Catholic Church Molo, Kuria urged the public not to be deceived by the propagandists on the sale of Safaricom shares by the government noting that the deal is to cushion the tax ridden citizens against the road Levy tax.

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Hotels and tour operators along Kenyan coast launch crow-free campaign to poison 800,000 birds

Hotels and tour operators along Kenyan coast launch crow-free campaign to poison 800,000 birds

The council has set a fundraising target of Ksh10 million before the end of the year to sustain the control programme. A fundraising event has been scheduled for December 13 at Fort Jesus Gardens, bringing together stakeholders from the tourism, hospitality, leisure, transport and logistics sectors.

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Kenya launches ‘Jamhuri Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage Week’ to power wobbly economy

Kenya launches ‘Jamhuri Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage Week’ to power wobbly economy

Rebecca Miano appreciated Nairobi’s role in hosting the event, describing the capital as Kenya’s political, economic and tourism centre and the gateway to Magical Kenya.

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Nigerian government tight-lipped after release of 100 schoolchildren abducted by suspected Islamists

Nigerian government tight-lipped after release of 100 schoolchildren abducted by suspected Islamists

The Niger state governor, Mohammed Bago, said health workers and experts would “thoroughly examine” the children before they are returned to their parents in Papiri.

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‘Bloody peace’: 30 killed, 20 injured in bomb explosion in eastern Congo after army clashes with militia

‘Bloody peace’: 30 killed, 20 injured in bomb explosion in eastern Congo after army clashes with militia

More than 300 armed groups vie for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern DRC near the border with Rwanda, most prominently the Rwanda-backed M23 group. The conflict has created one of the world’s most significant humanitarian crises with more than seven million people displaced, officials say.

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Children’s hair may hold clues to depression and behavioural risks years before symptoms appear

Children’s hair may hold clues to depression and behavioural risks years before symptoms appear

One in every 4 children is currently living with a chronic physical illness. These include various respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, such as asthma, congenital heart disease, rheumatic heart disease and stroke.

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