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* Reuters 15th May 2019 12:20:57 GMT +0300 African ecommerce company Jumia is trying to encourage more prepayment to discourage returns or cancellations, the head of its Nigerian business said after a report last week by Citron Research questioned some of Jumia’s sales figures. Jumia became the first
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Postbank is primarily focused on the mobilization of savings for Kenyan citizens with the aim of achieving national development. Individuals and groups can make deposits to their accounts even through their mobile phones and access a couple of services. Also, the financial institution leverages on technology to ensure they deliver
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NAIROBI, KENYA: The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs and Border Control unit has unearthed a consignment of smuggled Ethanol declared as imported spaghetti at the Inland Container Depot Nairobi. The consignment, imported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with an assessed tax valued at more than Sh15 million had been
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- Parliamentary committee recommended Idemia Securities Limited be investigated and barred from doing business in Kenya - MPs accused the foreign technology firm of violating Companies Act and interfering with elections in Kenya - Idemia moved to court to challenge the Parliament's decision arguing it was not given
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* Mirror 15th May 2019 11:58:25 GMT +0300 WhatsApp said on Tuesday that a major security breach had allowed hackers to install spyware on some users' phones by simply calling them through the app. This malicious code could be installed whether or not the victim answered the call,
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The government says there is no stopping implementation of the competence-based 6-3-3-3 curriculum that is set to replace the 8-4-4 system. Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha who launched the national curriculum policy to guide the rollout said everything has been put in place to ensure success. CS Prof. Magoha
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The Ministry of Health has ordered Kerugoya Hospital to stop admitting new patients. This follows the recommendation by a joint health regulatory body which inspected the hospital and found out that the waste disposal management and hospital hygiene was in dire condition. The Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board says the
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* Reuters 15th May 2019 11:36:45 GMT +0300 Tanzania plans to introduce a new auctioning system for big game hunting blocks next month, in a move aimed at enhancing transparency and curbing corruption in that part of the tourism industry. Allocation of hunting blocks by government officials to tourist
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Newly sworn in JSC commissioners have pledged to ensure the judiciary is independent, accountable and transparent in executing its mandate. High court judge David Majanja and Lawyer Macharia Njeru also promised to work with fellow commissioners to root out corruption in the judiciary. The High court and Law Society of
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Plans are at an advanced stage to inaugurate a Kenyan league for e-gaming in July this year, the first step towards the country participating in her debut international-sports competition by the end of 2019. The recently registered e-sports Kenya Federation will soon unveil a 16 team e-sports Kenyan League. Despite
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* Reuters 15th May 2019 10:55:20 GMT +0300 Microsoft Corp will invest over Sh10 billion to open an Africa technology development centre with sites in Kenya and Nigeria over the next five years, the company said on Tuesday. Global tech giants, including Alphabet Inc and Facebook, have been increasing
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It can sometimes seem impossible to save money when the prices of the most basic of items rise almost daily. However, it doesn’t hurt to try the impossible. In a Twitter poll run with @Tugengirl, we asked you to share the adjustments you’ve made to your spending that