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Gov’t forms team to set sugarcane prices
By Dennis Otieno,
949, February 23, 2021 (EAT)
The Ministry of Agriculture has moved a step closer in reviewing cane prices in the country. The government has appointed a nine-member team to ste...
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Bluebird Aviation projects recovery of airline industry with roll out of COVID-19 vaccine
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1504, February 16, 2021 (EAT)
Regional airline, Bluebird Aviation has projected the aviation sector could start picking up towards the last half of the year 2021. BlueBird Aviat...
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CMA eyes low costs to boost market activity
By Kepha Muiruri,
1355, January 29, 2021 (EAT)
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has set its sights on effecting lower transaction costs to boost trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)....
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Diesel prices rise by Ksh.4.57 in latest fuel costs review
By Kepha Muiruri,
1720, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
Users of diesel are expected to see the sharpest increase in costs at the pump effective Friday, January 15 with the price of the commodity going up b...
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Lower fuel costs trim Kenya’s trade imbalance
By Kepha Muiruri,
1740, January 11, 2021 (EAT)
The country has continued to reap benefits from lower fuel import costs with the current account deficit contracting further to 4.7 per cent in Novemb...
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Kenyans close the year with emptier pockets as December inflation spikes to 5.6%
By Kepha Muiruri,
1747, December 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans pain at the close of the year has been exacerbated by thinning disposable income with the rate of inflation spiking to 5.6 per cent in Decembe...
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Year in review: Familiar troubles for Leopards
By Godfrey Ashiali,
1335, December 23, 2020 (EAT)
Another year another Mashemeji derby defeat for AFC Leopards who were bested by their eternal rivals Gor Mahia FC during what has been a strange perio...
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Safaricom reduces M-Pesa transaction charges by nearly half
By Kepha Muiruri,
1701, December 22, 2020 (EAT)
Leading telco operator Safaricom has trimmed M-Pesa transfer costs by up to 45 per cent ahead of the end of the waiver on free cash transfers below Ks...
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End of free mobile-money transfers dims light for cashless economy
By Kepha Muiruri,
1514, December 19, 2020 (EAT)
The end of free mobile-money transfers below Ksh.1000 which comes into effect on January 1, 2021 has dimmed the quest for a cashless economy. This ...
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32pc of Kenyans likely to change homes following COVID-19: report
By Kepha Muiruri,
1510, December 19, 2020 (EAT)
About one third of Kenyans or three out every 10 have indicated plans to change homes following the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also Read: ‘...
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CBK announces end of free mobile-money transfers
By Citizen Reporter,
957, December 18, 2020 (EAT)
The waiver of fees on mobile-money transfers below Ksh. 1,000 is to cease from January 1, the Central Bank of Kenya has said. Also Read: Mobile mon...
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Kenyans set for high December electricity bills
By Kepha Muiruri,
1630, December 11, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans are set for higher electricity bills at the end of the Christmas festivities courtesy of weakened shilling. According to the just published...
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OPINION: Private energy generators hold the key to cheaper electricity in Kenya
By Guest Writer,
1237, December 7, 2020 (EAT)
By Jeremy Gitonga The raging debate on why more Kenyans are embracing alternative energy sources to escape the Kenya Power Limited high tariffs is ...
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Banks put on the spot for mimicking ‘rogue’ digital lenders
By Kepha Muiruri,
1733, December 2, 2020 (EAT)
Commercial banks have been put on the spot for resembling digital lenders by saddling Kenyans with exorbitant mobile loans. This is as the traditio...
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Posta Kenya gets approval to raise postage costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1452, November 24, 2020 (EAT)
The cash-strapped Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) has been granted approval to raise the costs of sending mail from January 1, 2021 by the Communi...
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Premier League ditches pay-per-view scheme
By Reuters,
1330, November 14, 2020 (EAT)
The Premier League on Friday scrapped the controversial pay-per-view scheme until the end of the year, with the remaining matches to be televised on e...
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Makueni man Daniel Kituku innovates beer-vending machine which allows patrons sanitize, clean their glasses
By Enock Muswii,
1059, November 8, 2020 (EAT)
A 64-year-old Daniel Ndambuki Kituku alias Bushman has invented a one-of-its kind in Makueni beer vending machine for use in bars and restaurants du...
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Petrol price up by 72 cents per litre while diesel drops by Ksh.2.18
By Kepha Muiruri,
1708, October 14, 2020 (EAT)
Petrol prices have picked up for a second time in a fortnight as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reviewed the cost of the product...
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Unga Limited signals job cuts as profit drops by 88 per cent
By Kepha Muiruri,
1619, September 25, 2020 (EAT)
The board of Unga Limited has indicated plans to trim its workforce as part of a wider initiative to improve its waning performance. On Friday, the...
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Woman suspected of sending poisoned letter to Trump arrested
By CNN,
942, September 21, 2020 (EAT)
A woman suspected of sending a letter containing the poison ricin to President Donald Trump was arrested as she tried to enter the US from Canada at a...
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