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DP Kindiki: Depoliticising development is critical to Kenya’s economic transformation
DP Kindiki: Depoliticising development is critical to Kenya’s economic transformation - Likoni ferry…
Is Russia’s economy cracking despite the Iran war windfall?
A widening deficit and Ukrainian strikes are testing Russia’s economy, even as war in the Middle Eas…
US consumer inflation slows in July as energy prices briefly retreat
United States consumer inflation has slowed in July amid a short retreat in energy prices and hopes …
I saw my husband’s secret emails — Then invited everyone over for dinner
For nineteen years, I was the woman who kept my husband's life running so smoothly he barely noticed…
Budget committee adopts report on equalization fund appropriation bill
The Budget and Appropriations Committee has adopted its Report on the Equalisation Fund Appropriatio…
Burnham warned of Iran war impact on UK growth next year
- Published Andy Burnham has been briefed that the UK economy will barely grow next year if disrupti…
"Outstanding revolutionist": Ex-premier, architect of China's economic rise dies
- Zhu Rongji, who served as China's premier from 1998 to 2003, died on Wednesday, August 12 - The fo…
Vision 2060: Ichung’wah warns population growth could burden Kenya’s economy
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has warned that Kenya must strike a balance betw…
Tanzania now requires businesses on social media to display tax numbers on their profiles - tech-ish
Anyone running a business through social media in Tanzania is now legally required to display their …
60k jobs: Dangote says Kenya refinery to benefit from costly lessons in Nigeria
- Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote revealed the Lamu refinery will cost between $15.5b and $16b, d…
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Rirhandzu Marivate: Working with food as if people and planet matter
As programmes manager at SA Urban Food & Farming Trust (SAUFFT), Rirhandzu Marivate (37) operates un…
Debt financing: Dangote to borrow KSh 1.4 trillion to build Lamu Oil Refinery
- Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote announced plans to borrow about KSh 1.45 trillion (USD 11.2 bil…
Kenya can attain first-world status through bold reforms – Prof Hino
Prof Hiroyuki Hino, an international economic consultant, has expressed confidence that Kenya can ac…
Ksh100 shopping: Why Kenyans are flocking to Chinese retail stores
As you walk into a Chinese retail store in Nairobi, it’s hard to miss racks of clothes and
CS Mbadi draws online backlash after citing rising soda consumption as economic progress
CS Mbadi draws online backlash after citing rising soda consumption as economic progress Audio By Vo…
Nationwide PWDs tax exemption verification underway
A multi-agency team led by the National Council for Persons with Disabilities has begun verifying th…
Nationwide PWD tax exemption verification underway
A multi-agency team led by the National Council for Persons with Disabilities has begun verifying th…
KSh 148k monthly balance: Denmark announces financial requirement for study visa
- Denmark has set a clear financial threshold foreign students must meet to qualify for a study visa…
Pricing strategy: Relief as Central Bank of Kenya holds base loan rates
- Kenya's Monetary Policy Committee met on August 11, 2026, to review the country's monetary policy …
Kenya excluded: 19 nationalities exempt from UK citizenship English test
- The UK government published a list of countries whose nationals are exempt from proving English pr…