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* Reuters 22nd May 2019 09:05:55 GMT +0300 Tanzania will start cancelling inactive mining exploration licences and distribute the acreage to artisanal miners who are able to immediately commence activity in the area, a minister said on Tuesday. Deputy minister for minerals, Stanslaus Nyongo, told parliament he had issued
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* 22nd May 2019 08:51:06 GMT +0300 China's three biggest airlines have filed claims seeking compensation from Boeing over the grounding and delayed delivery of 737 MAX 8 aircraft following two deadly crashes, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday. The reports in various state-run media that China
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The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has cautioned the public to be wary of some individuals and groups purporting to collect premiums on its behalf. In a statement Wednesday, NHIF said it was illegal for any unauthorized person or group to purport to collect money on behalf of the Fund.
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Global jitters tore apart investor sentiment across 2018 but the resumption of trade negotiations on the backend of the year provided much needed respite. This for stockholders supporting the recovery of capital markets in the early months of the year. The interlude however turned out to be just a pause
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Huawei has endured a tenuous relationship with the United States for a decade, reaching a boiling point last week when the Trump administration banned American corporations from doing business with the Chinese company. Although the United States has long suspected Huawei of engaging in illegal activity, it’s not clear
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Newspapers in the country on Wednesday, May 22, reported that the government has dispelled claims Zika Virus is present in the country, stating that a study with the findings was just a proactive approach to enhance preparedness. The dailies also reported that Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has made
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- Koech proposed that Credit Reference Bureau Regulations be repealed to stop lenders from sharing information of borrowers - The MP suggested the lenders should resort to the conventional means of recovering their loans without sharing borrowers' information with non-parties - He argued the practice of sharing borrowers'
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- Wainaina passed on at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi at around 10pm on Tuesday - Besides being a vocal LGBT activist, he was also a renowned and award winning African author - The writer was the 2002 Caine Prize winner for African Writing - The deceased had in
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By CHARLES MWANIKI More by this Author The US’s blacklisting of Chinese tech giant Huawei could potentially filter through to the Kenyan market due to the high exposure by government and leading telcos to the firm’s equipment, a local investment bank has said. Standard Investment Bank says in
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By CHARLES MWANIKI More by this Author The US’s blacklisting of Chinese tech giant Huawei could potentially filter through to the Kenyan market due to the high exposure by government and leading telcos to the firm’s equipment, a local investment bank has said. Standard Investment Bank says in
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By XINHUA More by this Author The government has announced plans to design a curriculum for beekeeping and management. Mr Harry Kimtai, the Principal Secretary for Livestock in the Ministry of Agriculture, said the curriculum will be used by both public and private training institutions. "We are reviewing the
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The High Court in Meru has stopped Isiolo County from expelling a matatu sacco based in Laikipia County. In a trade dispute between the two counties, Isiolo had written to Nanyuki Express Cab Sacco on March 18, 2019 informing it that a licence to pick and drop passengers at its