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Counties Tharaka-Nithi gets maternal healthcare boost from Safaricom Monday, June 10, 2019 21:30 By ALEX NJERU Maternal health services in Tharaka-Nithi County have received a boost after the Safaricom Foundation funded the equipping and renovation of a centre. The Foundations said the Kamanyaki Dispensary project was aimed at boosting
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Counties Kabogo to sue telcos over data bundles expiry Monday, June 10, 2019 21:30 By MWANGI MUIRURI Former Kiambu governor William Kabogo is contemplating suing telcos over expiry date for data bundles. He said that he had contracted lawyers to draft a plan on the intended litigation with a
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Counties JamboPay parking tickets still valid, says City Hall Monday, June 10, 2019 16:20 By JOHN MUTUA All parking tickets bought through the JamboPay's eJijipay platform will remain valid despite City Hall’s change in revenue collection, Nairobi county director of parking Tom Tinega said on Monday.
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News Kenya Pipeline chairman John Ngumi joins Kenya Airways board Monday, June 10, 2019 14:24 By PATRICK ALUSHULA Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) chairman John Ngumi has been elected to the troubled Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ (KQ) board. Mr Ngumi was endorsed by shareholders at the 43rd annual general meeting
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News Kenya embarks on ratifying international copyright treaties Monday, June 10, 2019 14:45 By BRIAN OKINDA Kenya has embarked on the process of ratifying all international copyright treaties that it is signatory to, Attorney-General Justice (Rtd) Kihara Kariuki has said. The Attorney-General specified that the process of ratification of
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Counties DCI arrests Nandi governor Stephen Sang over tea farm destruction Monday, June 10, 2019 14:13 By TOM MATOKE Nandi governor Stephen Sang has been arrested as police investigate him over the destruction of Kibwari tea estate, which is said to be on a grabbed piece of land. Detectives
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Companies Michael Joseph gets three more years as Kenya Airways board chair Monday, June 10, 2019 13:26 By BONFACE OTIENO Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ chairman Michael Joseph will stay at the loss making airline for three more years after getting approval from shareholders. Mr Joseph’s term as the
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World Google made $4.7bn from the news industry in 2018, study says Monday, June 10, 2019 14:03 By THE NEW YORK TIMES It’s more than the combined ticket sales of the last two “Avengers” movies. It’s more than what virtually any professional sports team is worth.
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News Regulator bans use of sacco name for briefcase outfits Monday, June 10, 2019 11:24 By JAMES KARIUKI Scores of savings and credit societies (saccos) operating without proper registration face imminent closure in draft regulations by the Savings Regulatory Authority (Sasra). The tough new rules are intended to weed
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News Businesses set for Sh2bn boost from VAT claims Monday, June 10, 2019 11:46 By CONSTANT MUNDA Businesses are set to get a major cash flow boost from a proposed legal amendment that will see their Sh2.6 billion withholding VAT claims from the taxman offset against their pending
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Companies National Bank lays off 112 employees Sunday, June 9, 2019 22:00 By VICTOR JUMA National Bank of Kenya (NBK) #ticker:NBK retrenched 112 employees who took up a voluntary early retirement offer last year in an exercise that cost the lender Sh541.2 million. The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed
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Economy Elderly get delayed NHIF cover after Sh600m deal Sunday, June 9, 2019 22:00 By LYNET IGADWAH Parliament has revised the budget for the year starting July to include Sh600 million allocation for free medical cover for senior citizens. The 523,000 beneficiaries, who are entitled to State-sponsored National