Kenyan banks contributed $1.51 billion to Treasury in 2024, according to tax contribution report

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.

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Kenya: Law in the offing to empower minority groups – some ‘naturalised tribes’ – uprooted by political cruelty in their countries

Kenya: Law in the offing to empower minority groups – some ‘naturalised tribes’ – uprooted by political cruelty in their countries

The meeting brought together representatives of the Tallai, Ogiek, Nubian and Nyarwanda communities, alongside government officials and civil society actors to deliberate on the proposed policy, which promotes unity through inclusion, equitable resource allocation and recognition of cultural diversity.

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Football Kenya Federation Chief Hussein Mohammed says the agency is working on Marshall Plan for grassroots football

Football Kenya Federation Chief Hussein Mohammed says the agency is working on Marshall Plan for grassroots football

President of the Grenada Football Association (GFA) and Fifa Technical Development Committee member, Marlon Glean, who attended the summit, praised Kenya’s football leadership and called for stronger collaboration between Africa and the Caribbean in promoting football globally.

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Baba, while you are away: Kenyan politics remains plural in form, authoritarian in soul and elections wars of conquest

Baba, while you are away: Kenyan politics remains plural in form, authoritarian in soul and elections wars of conquest

Like many of his generation, Raila had inherited a political philosophy that viewed power as the precondition for justice. In his book, Not Yet Uhuru, Raila’s father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, relates how – during a stand-off between the two main African political parties at the 1962 Lancaster House negotiations over Kenya’s independence constitution – Jomo Kenyatta argued for compromise: “We had to reach a settlement. If we failed, government would be snatched from our hands. If we brought no government back with us, the people would regard it as an arch failure”.

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Lawyers for Cuban man deported by Trump to Africa demand to know his health condition after going on hunger strike in prison

Lawyers for Cuban man deported by Trump to Africa demand to know his health condition after going on hunger strike in prison

Roberto Mosquera del Peral was one of five men sent to the small kingdom in southern Africa in mid-July as part of the US deportation programme to Africa. It has been criticised by rights groups and lawyers, who say deportees are being denied due process and exposed to rights abuses.

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Governors from Lake Victoria Basin petition NCIC to take firm action against central Kenya counterpart

Governors from Lake Victoria Basin petition NCIC to take firm action against central Kenya counterpart

Governor Lusaka and his Migori counterpart Ochilo Ayako who led delegations from their counties to pay homage to the former premier’s grave, described Kahiga’s utterances as ‘un-African’.

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Crimes committed while in office return to haunt former South African President Zuma as court orders him to repay $1.6m in legal fees

Crimes committed while in office return to haunt former South African President Zuma as court orders him to repay $1.6m in legal fees

In 2021, Zuma served two months in prison for contempt of court after defying a judicial order to testify at an inquiry probing corruption during his presidency. Additionally, he faces charges of corruption, racketeering, fraud, tax evasion and money laundering in relation to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal the South African government signed with a French arms manufacturer in 1999 when he was an influential politician.

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A central Kenya governor who celebrated Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s death as ‘blessing in disguise’ forced to eat own words

A central Kenya governor who celebrated Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s death as ‘blessing in disguise’ forced to eat own words

Kahiga has since Tuesday come under fire for “celebrating Raila Odinga’s death.” In a Facebook post, Nyeri Town Constituency legislator Duncan Mathenge castigated Kahiga for being insensitive and lacking in wisdom. Mathenge said that the governor’s remarks were ill-thought and risked isolating the people of Nyeri and the Kikuyu tribe from the rest of the country.

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Operation Catalyst homes in on terrorist recruitment bureaus in Kenya and Tanzania as 83 arrests are made in Africa  

Operation Catalyst homes in on terrorist recruitment bureaus in Kenya and Tanzania as 83 arrests are made in Africa  

African countries have joined forces with Interpol and Afripol to target the financing of terrorism. By sharing intelligence, expertise and resources, we can more effectively identify and disrupt the financial flows that support terrorist activities to stay one step ahead of these threats and keep our communities safe,” said Interpol Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza.

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Why discipline, time management and sociality became critical ingredients of success in Uganda’s pioneer institutions of higher learning

Why discipline, time management and sociality became critical ingredients of success in Uganda’s pioneer institutions of higher learning

Discipline is critical because without it we cannot set and achieve goals, develop good habits, overcome challenges, improve time management, and enhance family and community growth and development. In a sentence, we cannot be successful.

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