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Ruto Uhuru meeting
POLITICS

Facing Tough Choices, Ruto Reaches Out to Uhuru

President William Samoei Ruto today visited former President Uhuru Kenyatta at his family home in Gatundu. During the visit, the two leaders discussed...

AstraZeneca week of service
NEWS

AstraZeneca Employees Show of Generosity to Mark Week of Service 

AstraZeneca has announced the successful conclusion of its inaugural Week of Service, which took place from 16th to 20th September, 2024, across the...

icebreaker fleet
NEWS

The 65th Anniversary of World’s Only Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Fleet

Lenin led thousands of ships through the Arctic ice, covered 654,000 nautical miles – 151 times distance from north to south of the...

BUSINESS

Kenya Airways Announces Direct Flights Between Nairobi and Gatwick

Kenya Airways (KQ) will from July 2025 start operating direct flights to London's Gatwick Airport from its hub at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International...

Rohan de Beer, End User Sales Director at Schneider Electric
Tech

Schneider Electric Announces Galaxy VXL UPS For AI, Data Center, and Large-Scale Electrical Workloads

Schneider Electric has announced the launch of its new Galaxy VXL – a highly efficient, compact, modular, scalable, and redundant 500-1250 kW (400V) 3-phase...

LEJA APP Download
BUSINESSSMART MONEY

Kenyan Fintech Leja Processes Ksh250B in Business Transactions

Kenyan fintech startup Leja has achieved remarkable growth, processing $2 billion (about Ksh250) in payments since launching its B2B payments service in Kenya...

Schneider Electric
Tech

Schneider Electric Announces New Solutions to Address Energy and Sustainability Challenges Spurred by AI

Schneider Electric has accelerated its end-to-end AI-ready data center solutions with new announcements that address the urgent energy and sustainability challenges driven by...

KRA - Tax collections
ECONOMY

KRA Revenue Collection Hits One Trillion-Shilling Mark

KRA revenue collection as at November 2023 has hit the one trillion shilling mark after collecting Ksh1.005 trillion as of 30th November, 2024.

Precious minerals in kenya syndicate
NEWS

Kenya Holding 3 Foreigners in Ksh5.7B Precious Minerals Syndicate

Kenyan authorities are holding three foreign nationals suspected to be engaged in smuggling precious minerals to Dubai (the United Arab Emirates) through Nairobi,...

Jubilee Health Insurance CEO, Njeri Jomo (far right), receives the prestigious CEO of the Year Award during the 2024 Company of the Year Awards (COYA), hosted by the Kenya Institute of Management. She is pictured with (from left) Dr. Murithi Ndegwa, PhD, Executive Director & CEO of KIM; Vimal Shah, CEO of Bidco Africa; and Zachary Omukaka, Chairman of the OPI Technical Committee.
NEWS

Jubilee Health Insurance’s Njeri Jomo Named CEO of the Year at COYA 2024

Jubilee Health Insurance’s CEO, Njeri Jomo, has been crowned CEO of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Company of the Year Awards (COYA),...

Absa bank top talent
BUSINESSCAREERS

Absa Bank Star Performers Shine in a Competitive Industry

Absa Bank had its Managing Director and CEO, Mr Abdi Mohamed, recognized for excellence in brand building and leadership by the prestigious 2024...

KCB 2Jiajiri programme
CAREERSNEWS

1,000 Youth Get Job Skills Under KCB 2Jiajiri Initiative

Some 1,000 youth from Kericho County have graduated from various county-based technical vocational colleges courtesy of KCB Foundation and Mastercard Foundation partnership, under...

Currency Pair Correlations
SMART MONEY

Building an Effective Forex Trading Plan with Currency Pair Correlations

Incorporating currency pair correlations into your trading plan can yield sizeable benefits.

District Governor Lion Dr Moez Manji - Lions Clubs International
NEWS

Lions Club of Nairobi Trailblazers Launch Redefines Community Service

Lions Clubs International District 411A has launched Lions Club of Nairobi Trailblazers in a strategic move to increase services in the country. The...

AI centre in Kenya
NEWSTECHNOLOGY

Kenya Partners With United Nations to Host Africa AI Skilling Centre

In a significant step towards advancing Africa’s inclusive digital and green transformation, the Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Information, Communications and...