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Britam Insurance yesterday launched a product that will assist families address the heavy financial burden of treating chronic illnesses amid rising disease incidences. The inpatient medical cover has no age limit meaning individuals who join the scheme before reaching age 70 will be covered for life. People over 70 years
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In a reshuffle, KCB Group has sent home almost the entire former board of National Bank of Kenya (NBK) few weeks after acquiring the troubled lender. Consequently, KCB tapped NSSF board of trustees chairman and ex-KDF boss Julius Karangi and Treasury’s acting director general in charge of public investments
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan’s military council spokesman said on Friday that nine soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the country’s most powerful paramilitary group, have been dismissed and detained in connection with the killing of protesters this week. Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi added that the
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Members of Parliament rejected a Bill yesterday (Wednesday) that had sought to increase maximum fines for graft to Sh10 million or jail terms not exceeding 10 years. Majority of the MPs voted “no” when Deputy Speaker Moses Cheboi put the Bill to the vote after lawmakers concluded debating the proposed
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Chinese tech giant Huawei's sales revenue rose 24.4 per cent year on year to 610.8 billion yuan (about US$86 billion) in the first three quarters of 2019, according to the company's quarterly financial statement released on Wednesday. They posted a net profit margin
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Farmers from maize growing counties will be forced to look for alternative markets to sell their surplus produce after the government revealed it will only be able to purchase four million bags this season. Speaking yesterday in Eldoret during a consultative meeting with farmers in the North Rift region, Strategic
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Postmortem examination on bodies of Mariam Kighenda and her daughter Amanda Mutheu who died in the Likoni Ferry accident two weeks ago is expected to be performed today in the afternoon. The autopsy is scheduled to be conducted at Jocham Hospital by the Government Chief Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor. After
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Smartwings Airlines, a Polish charter airline has launched weekly flights to Mombasa as the festive season approaches. Its first flight to Mombasa was on Saturday with 189 tourists from Poland. Smartwings Airlines will be coming to Mombasa once a week until early next year and then increase to two flights
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A National Assembly committee yesterday ordered the Department of Defence (DoD)to allow auditors to scrutinise the procurement and supply of foodstuff and other consumable. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) members expressed shock that the Auditor General had been denied access to crucial tendering documents. Appearing before the committee yesterday,
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After a five-month delay, President Uhuru Kenyatta will launch the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), from Nairobi to Naivasha tomorrow (Wednesday) Naivasha sub-county commissioner Mbogo Mathioya has confirmed the event, saying all set for the big day as Uhuru tours the region. Commissioning of the 120.49
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Taxpayers are under a heavy burden to keep their Members of County Assembly (MCAs) comfortable as their average monthly pay ballooned past Ksh 500,000 mark. They, like their Parliament counterparts, have seen their average salaries, benefits and allowances increased every now and then while the taxpayer is being pushed
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Thirty per cent of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open. This is according to the Small Business Association. Also, 50 per cent of businesses fail during the first five years and 66 per cent during the first 10. Only 25 per cent make it to