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As everyone is striving to ensure they stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Co-operative Bank of Kenya has come up with measures to make things possible and easier for Kenyans. Here are some of the ways Co-op bank is ensuring your safety during these tough times; MCo-op Cash There
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Co-operative Bank of Kenya has donated Sh100 million towards the country’s coronavirus management kitty. “The contribution is expected to support the sourcing of critical life-saving medical supplies and equipment, especially ventilators,” Co-op Bank Kenya said in a statement. The contribution will be channeled through the Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund
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Co-operative Bank of Kenya has announced that it will change the working hours to adjust to the Government directives on COVID-19 that have hit the country. Following the covid19 pandemic, the Co-op bank announced that it has adjusted the business hours from 9.am to 3 p.m. during the
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Idle money that is being held by the Kenyan government rose by 23pc in 2019, that is an equivalent of Sh3 billion, most of it being uncollected salaries, pension dues, matured policies, bank deposits and royalties. Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (Ufaa) says the government now holds about Sh16 billion that
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Overall, African equity capital market (ECM) activity in 2019 declined sharply both in volume and value from 2018, with 2019 posting the lowest proceeds raised in ten years. The general slowdown in equity markets was largely driven by a series of macroeconomic factors including an ECM deceleration in global markets,
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By Adil Youssefi, CEO, Liquid Telecom, East Africa Region While much is made of the potential of new technologies like cloud, IoT, AI and Blockchain, their success depends entirely upon ubiquitous connectivity. There can be little doubt that the much-touted Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is underway, to the extent that
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Local Retail Chain, Tuskys has announced plans to lay off several employees over reduced profitability. In a notice dated February 19, 2020, the retailer announced that the company’s performance in the last two years has been on the decline. “As such the company has embarked on a process of
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We can generally tell which phone number is Safaricom or which is Airtel and so on just by looking at their prefixes. Early May 2019, the Communications Authority (CA) announced that they have introduced new mobile prefixes for the Kenyan market. The 01xx prefixes were done due to the 07xx
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Desert locusts have invaded Otuke district in Uganda leaving the residents in panic. The desert locusts, which have been causing havoc in the neighbouring Karamoja region, spread to the district over Sunday. The swarm of locusts which came from Kenya spread to the rest of the districts in Karamoja, eastern
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Laikipia county government has set aside Sh190 million to pay 172 employees, who have been declared redundant in a staff rationalisation programme. In a statement released by acting County Secretary Karanja Njora on Monday, the county said the rationalisation programme was aimed at reducing a ballooning wage bill and enhancing
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The number of deaths and new cases from China's coronavirus outbreak spiked dramatically on Thursday after authorities changed the way they count infections in a move that will likely fuel speculation that the severity of the outbreak has been under-reported. The hard-hit central province of Hubei reported 242
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Drone operators will be banned from using imaging devices to conduct surveillance on or take an image of a person without written consent, if Parliament approves new regulations. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) wants Parliament to approve tough rules on the use of drones and other unmanned aircraft systems