Official data show consumption expenditure contributed more to China’s economic growth than capital formation and net exports
Retail sales of services grew 5.3 per cent year on year in the first half, outpacing retail sales of goods by 4.2 percentage points, Wang said, noting that service segments including tourism, consulting and leasing, as well as cultural, sports and leisure activities, all maintained double-digit growth.
Intellectual property rights: Chief State Counsel details how Kenya is preparing to protect local innovations during Kakamega stakeholder meeting
The forum that brought together participants from Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Vihiga and Trans Nzoia counties was meant to provide a platform for innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, creatives, farmers and members of the public to contribute to a policy that will guide how the country protects, manages and commercializes intellectual property.
New report says 34 per cent of Kenyan women experience gender-based violence with central region registering highest incidence
Nyeri Central Deputy County Commissioner Ngunyi Maina says the sub-county recently recorded three suicide cases within a single week of men and women aged between 24 and 50 years.
Indigenous communities along Kenyan coast demand 70 per cent job allocation in $17 billion Dangote Group oil refinery
Dangote’s planned refinery, expected to process 700,000 barrels of oil per day, is billed as a major addition to that corridor, with construction expected to take about 30 months once it begins. If completed, it would be the largest refinery in East Africa and Dangote’s biggest investment outside Nigeria.
Fears rise over US military capacity after revelations it has exhausted ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war
The long-range munitions are an important part the military’s arsenal, allowing accurate strikes from a safe distance. US-supplied ATACMS have played a key role in the war in Ukraine, allowing Ukrainian forces to attack targets inside Russia. The PrSM is a newer, more advanced generation that will replace the ATACMS, which have a shorter range.
How vestiges of colonialism survive in Kenya through mispronounced English names and words
Names are part and parcel of Kenya’s collective culture, literature history and heritage with history as the common denominator. Some names of Kenyan towns and places, were inspired by economic activities, wars or contact with the colonialists.
Poll finds voters favour Democrats over Republicans on economy for 1st time in decade
The report noted that Republicans had held the advantage on the economy through most of the US President Donald Trump’s first term in office in 2017-2021, throughout former Democratic President Joe Biden’s four years in power and into Trump’s second term.
Pregnant women die in eastern Congo for fear of being detained over Ebola as pandemic death toll hits 1,600
While there was an average of 3.1 maternal deaths weekly this year before the outbreak, that jumped to 5.8 deaths from May 25 to July 19. Among those, the deaths outside health centres have also jumped from 9.1 per cent to 17.4 per cent within the same period, UNFPA data shows.
Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba unveils statue of Netanyahu’s brother killed in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue
The statue is outside the airport terminal in the town of Entebbe where Lt-Col Yonatan Netanyahu was struck by a bullet as he led Israeli commandos in a mission to rescue 106 passengers who had been taken hostage on an Air France flight.
Paris gold raises hopes for women’s Unified Gladiators football in Namibia
The team returned to a welcome-home reception in Windhoek on July 13 attended by Vice President Lucia Witbooi. However, Special Olympics Namibia faces a more basic challenge: creating regular competition and securing support for transport and equipment.