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By VICTOR JUMA More by this Author Standard Chartered Bank (Kenya) reported a 31.1 percent net profit jump in the first quarter ended March, helped by lower costs. The lender’s net earnings in the review period stood at Sh2.4 billion compared to Sh1.8 billion a year
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By ANNIE NJANJA More by this Author South Africa-based integrator of advanced network and cloud computing services Echotel International Proprietary Limited has received the green light from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to acquire 80 percent of iWayAfrica Kenya. Echotel, through its subsidiaries, provides wireless connectivity services while the
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By CONSTANT MUNDA More by this Author The UK Tuesday rocked Kenya’s tourism with a warning to its citizens against the risk of kidnapping in the country following an updated travel advisory that could hit recent gains in the travel sector after years of recovery. The Foreign and Commonwealth
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A win against relegation-bound Vihiga United FC at the Machakos County stadium on Wednesday will see champions Gor Mahia retain the Kenya Premier League title for the 2nd consecutive season. K’Ogallo currently lead the KPL standings on 69 points, 8 ahead of 2nd placed Bandari FC, who will be
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- Through bee keeping there is an opportunity for one to generate good money year round hence change in lifestyle - The country’s flora leaks every flowering season with over 80% untapped nectar - Due to poor bee keeping practice, Kenya lacks a healthy and good honey hence importing
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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday met a high-level European Union (EU) delegation led by Ms Federica Mogherini, the Vice President of the European Commission who also doubles up as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy. The talks between the President and Ms Mogherini centred on trade relations and
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- Uhuru said the donation was an encouragement to the little girls to take their studies seriously - They also got a lifetime opportunity to mingle with the president - The students and their teachers traveled from Murang'a and were hosted at the State House - Uhuru reminded
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Art An African queen comes to Nairobi Tuesday, May 21, 2019 15:30 By MARGARETTA WA GACHERU Where does one find an authentic African Queen? Whoever knew that one existed apart from the award-winning Hollywood film that starred Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn entitled ‘The African Queen’? If you live
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A matron at Mumbi Girls High School in Murang’a County was on Tuesday morning found dead in her house within the school compound. The body of Joyce Mwinzi 56, was found dangling in the sitting room in what is suspected to be suicide. The school’s principal Esther Wambugu
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The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Irrigation, Prof Fred Sigor was Tuesday morning at pains to explain to Senators what informed the scaling down of Galana Kulalu irrigation project. The project was scaled down from Ksh14.5billion to 7billion. Sigor, who appeared before the Senate committee on agriculture said
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Mount Kenya University has set aside Ksh 300million harness the power of ICT in a bid to make the institution an ICT hub locally and across the continent. MKU Council chairman, Vincent Gichuru Gaitho has said. Dr. Gaitho made the disclosure during the signing ceremony of ICT education transformation agreement
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The assets of Kenya’s ARM Cement have been sold to the National Cement Company for Ksh.5billion ($50million), its administrator said on Tuesday. ARM Cement was put under administration last August by some of its creditors over a $190 million debt and its shares were suspended from the Nairobi