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Dr Laboso has passed away at the Nairobi Hospital today, (Monday) after a long illness. She died barely two weeks after she silently jetted back to the country on July 14 after a medical trip to India and the United Kingdom She was 59 by the time of her death.
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The Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Industry and Cooperative Mr. Peter Munya has revealed that the Government of Kenya (GoK) is working to secure more African markets for the miraa crop. Speaking in the Igembe region, Mr. Munya said the government was working to have the miraa sold in the East
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found, after an 18-month investigation, that Google and Facebook hold enormous power in the country’s online advertising and news distribution markets, and that antitrust and privacy laws have not caught up to the real world. The antitrust watchdog recommended: 1. The world’
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The ongoing slide of the Kenyan shilling has been attributed to increased foreign payments by the private sector by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) This comes on the back of the shilling trade at a two-year low valuation against the US dollar even as the local unit takes a
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold was one foldable phone that was supposed to turn around the smartphone design forever. All that disappeared into thin air as reviewers found multiple egregious durability issues with the foldable smartphone. Samsung's CEO admitted that the foldable smartphone was pushed before it was absolutely
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Parliament heard on Wednesday that about 3,500 customers had colluded with Kenya Power staff to steal Sh35.3 million worth of prepaid tokens generated illegally from the utility firm, Parliament heard Wednesday. Kenya Power acting managing director Jared Othieno told the Senate Committee on Energy that 13 members of
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Mobile loans have been seen as a lifesaver by many but it is just a new goldrush minting billions from many Kenyans from the high interests they charge. These interest rates on mobile loans could soon be capped if a new Bill in the National Assembly becomes law. The proposed
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Former London Mayor Boris Johnson has been elected as the leader of United Kingdom's Conservative party. He is going to succeed Theresa May on Wednesday. Boris Johnson won the Conservative leadership contest with 92,153 votes against Jeremy Hunt's 46,656 votes.Boris will be officially
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U.S. President Donald Trump met on Monday with the chief executives of seven technology companies and he agreed with their request for timely licensing decisions from the Commerce Department on blacklisted Chinese firm Huawei Technologies, the White House said. The CEOs expressed "strong support" for policies restricting
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Huawei is ready to sign a “no backdoor” agreement with any country after pressure from the United States increased Amid suspicion that the tech giant was leaking confidential and important information through a "back door" hence a security threat. Speaking to an Italian newspaper on Tuesday, the founder
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A new report has showed that Kenya is bound to produce nine million new mobile subscribers in the next five years. At the moment, the projection going by the latest period sector review report by the Communications Authority of Kenya shows that Kenya has 51.03 million mobile subscribers. This
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Postbank has announced a partnership with XpressMoney, a move that will see customers of the bank send or receive funds from 170 countries across the world. Xpress Money's convenient money transfer services are now available across all 98 branches of the bank in Kenya. Speaking during the function,