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BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- More than 1,300 years ago, Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang traveled thousands of miles to the revered Indian monastery of Nalanda, where he studied Buddhism for five years under the guidance of Abbot Silabhadra. The two legendary Buddhist masters' interactions were much more than
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Sanlam Kenya has appointed Dr Grace Mirigo Mwai and Ms Rose Agutu as Non-Executive and Independent Directors. Dr Mwai is an accomplished program development and implementation expert with over 15 years of experience overseeing several complex donor-funded projects and private companies in Eastern and Southern Africa. She currently serves as
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For every Sh3 that banks advanced as loans, Sh1 went to the Government while the remaining Sh2 were shared among manufacturers, real estate developers, farmers, mining companies, transporters and the 8.7 million private households in Kenya. But it is not just banks that have been falling over themselves to
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* Mirror 16th May 2019 11:26:04 GMT +0300 The origins of cavemen who settled the North after the last Ice Age can be decoded from DNA left is spat out ancient chewing gum, a study found. The first humans who colonised Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago after
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MOMBASA, KENYA: Democratic Republic of Congo businesspersons is outraged over multiple taxations of imported goods at the Port of Mombasa. The importers said they are faced with the loss of business due to the multiple charges by OGEFREM, their equivalent of the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA). Led by their representative
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Tourism marketing agencies are stepping up marketing campaigns to ward off stiff competition and sensitize travellers about enriching experiences in Kenya. The latest research indicates that the awareness of Kenya as a tourist destination among international travellers is at 62 per cent which Kenya is keen on enhancing to boost
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I was employed as a waiter at a city hotel for a monthly pay of Sh9,000, which was paid in staggered weekly installments. The work environment was hostile as my employer would at times withhold wages or went into such excesses that, for a slight infringement or an odious
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EMBU, KENYA: Tea farmers in Embu County will earn less bonus this year compared to 2018. Mungania Tea Factory chair, Julius Munthungu said this was due to increased tea production against a constant demand. Munthungu said about 200 million kilos of processed tea from last year’s production had not
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The government has managed to secure a third round of Eurobond priced at KSh 210 billion amid rising concerns over the ballooning public debt which staggered at KSh 5.4 trillion as at May 2019. The new debt instrument was successfully sold in London, United Kingdom (UK), on Wednesday, May
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By REUTERS More by this Author Kenya’s biggest lender by assets, KCB Group, expects to complete its acquisition of National Bank of Kenya by October, it said on Thursday. KCB, which also operates in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan, last month offered to buy National Bank (NBK)
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By REUTERS More by this Author Kenya’s biggest lender by assets, KCB Group, expects to complete its acquisition of National Bank of Kenya by October, it said on Thursday. KCB, which also operates in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan, last month offered to buy National Bank (NBK)
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At least one million Kenyans have registered for the Huduma Namba over the last three days amid a mad rush ahead of the Saturday’s deadline. Government spokesperson colonel retired Cyrus Oguna says 32 million Kenyans have already registered in the ongoing exercise as the government moves to create, manage