770,000 Kenyans Lose Their Jobs in Three Months- KNBS

Some 770,000 Kenyans lost their jobs between January and March this year, new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows....

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A Third of Kenyans Unable to Pay Rent Over Coronavirus

Slightly more than a third of Kenyan households are unable to pay their rent as the devastating effects of the pandemic take their...

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A photo of a schoolbusinesstoday.co.ke in Elgeyo Marakwet taken in early 2019. More than 7 million Kenyans are uneducated having to face a bleak future due to this disadvantage. www.

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Kenya’s Uneducated Millions, What the Future Holds

In 2018, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released data revealing that half of Kenyans could not read or write. At the...

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Kenyan counties some sub-locations had no one counted on the night of the census. www.businesstoday.co.ke

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Areas Where No one Was Counted During 2019 Census

With the recently released data showing that Kenyans are a total of 47,564,296 persons, it is interesting to note that there are some...

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A personalised work station. You do not need a degree to work with for Apple, IBM and Google today and you can turn that ‘useless degree’ into a job creation tool. www.businesstoday.co.ke

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More Kenyan Companies to Close Shop by Year-end, Heralding Bleak Future

Kenya improved nine positions in 2019 to 70.31 showing that it was becoming friendlier for those seeking to invest in the country. The...

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Explainer: Things to Watch Out for During the Census

How can you distinguish between Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) staff and criminals? KEY IDENTIFIERS According to KNBS Director in charge of...

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Kenya’s imports, exports down in Q1

The value of Kenyan's imports declined by 3.9% on a yearly basis to stand at Ksh 421.2 billion in the first quarter of...

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NHIF membership increases to 7.7 million in 2017/18

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has increased main contributors from 6.8 million to 7.7 million. Citizens from the informal sector were most...