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President William Ruto and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. [Photo/ @WilliamsRuto]
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5 Mega-Projects in Ruto’s Ksh500B Deal With UK

President William Ruto met UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the sidelines of the COP27 conference on climate change currently taking place in...

NBK AGF partnership
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NBK Signs Partnership To Cover Loan Defaults By SMEs

National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has partnered with African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to offer a partial guarantee in respect of defaults arising from...

The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa) has maintained that pilots will withdraw their services until the management of Kenya Airways effectively addresses their concerns. [Photo/ Standard]
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Kenya Airways Recruits New Pilots as Strike Enters Day 3

It remains to be seen how quickly Kenya Airways could potentially recruit and onboard new pilots, particularly in the face of a global...

he previous administration led by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, pictured here with Xi Jinping, cited confidentiality clauses in the agreement, and the possible injuring of relations with China. [Photo/ CGTN]
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SGR Contract: 9 Conditions China Set for Ksh437B Loan to Kenya

Murkomen shared with newsrooms the contract seen by Business Today. Questions, however, remain on whether Murkomen left out key parts of the deal....

The national carrier made the disclosure in a statement issued hours after KALPA confirmed its decision to proceed with the strike from tomorrow, Saturday, November 5, at 6am. [Photo/ Thomas Mukoya|Reuters]
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KQ to Lose Ksh2.1B Per Week as Pilots Strike

The national carrier made the disclosure in a statement issued hours after KALPA confirmed its decision to proceed with the strike from Saturday,...

State-owned power utility Kenya Power blamed the outage on a technical fault.
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Nationwide Blackout: Businesses Suffer as Kenya Power Fails

Businesses were among the worst hit after a power outage hit most parts of Kenya on November 2, 2022. At the time of...

CS Aisha Jumwa stated that civil servants needed a morale boost, and higher earnings in the wake of runaway inflation that has eroded many Kenyans' purchasing power.
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Raising Questions: Aisha Jumwa’s 100-Day Pay Rise Promise for Civil Servants

"Civil servants are a demoralized lot, and we don’t want to see them suffering. They are unable to cope with the high cost...

KQ Chairman Michael Joseph at a past event. In his statement on November 1, 2022, Joseph described some statements made by pilots calling for his and CEO Allan Kilavuka's axing as 'extremely painful and derogatory'. [Photo/ Kenya Airways]
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Michael Joseph Hits Back as KQ Pilots Demand Resignations

He expressed hope of a positive outcome, noting that they were working to resolve the issue. Joseph further described some statements made by...

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