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News Workers in Nairobi say health cover is the best motivator Monday, May 20, 2019 12:07 By CONSTANT MUNDA Nairobi-based employees value employer-funded medical cover schemes more than any other perks, a survey by global consulting firm Mercer has found. The Mercer study found that 89 percent of highly-skilled
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Kenya’s dependence on commodities has worsened, a new United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report has shown, pointing to increased exposure to price shocks. Kenya’s commodity exports as a share of total value of merchandise exports rose to 72 percent in 2017, from an average of
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By The EastAfrican More by this Author South African financial services group Alexander Forbes has announced plans to exit the Ugandan market as the firm reviews its operations in emerging markets. The firm, one of the largest administrators of retirement benefit funds in Uganda, is leaving the country after years
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Lionel Messi scored two goals in two minutes but champions Barcelona had to settle for a draw against an impressive Eibar side in the final La Liga match of the season. Marc Cucurella, on loan from Barcelona, grabbed the home side’s opener when his low shot beat Jasper Cillessen.
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City lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has come to the defence of Opposition leader Raila Odinga over accusations he was one of the masterminds of the fake gold scam which saw investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lose more than KSh 250 million. The Grand Mullar as he is sometimes called
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TUKO.co.ke is Kenya’s leading digital news and media website. In under 2 years we have become the number 1 digital portal in the country, ranked alongside Google and YouTube as the most popular platforms visited by Kenyans. With over 4 million site visitors in a month, the
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You have an emergency, no cash at hand; so frustrating. You wish you could find a financial institution that would just process and disburse your loan request in real time. Sounds familiar? You can rely on the Okolea loan app for such emergencies. Image: twitter.com, @okoleaint Source: UGC Okolea
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News 27 global hotels announce entry plans over four years Monday, May 20, 2019 10:26 By DOREEN WAINAINAH Twenty-seven global hotel brands have announced plans to open new or additional hospitality facilities in Kenya over the next four years, cementing the country’s position as East Africa’s business
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News Jobs at stake as Kebs bans import of used car parts Monday, May 20, 2019 9:54 By EDWIN OKOTH Thousands of second-hand motor vehicle spare parts dealers are staring at a bleak future after the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) moved to enforce a tough restriction on the
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A war of words has erupted between MPs allied to the ODM party and those from Jubilee party's Tanga Tanga faction after Deputy President William Ruto called Raila Odinga a conman. What started with a scathing press statement from Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga on Sunday, May
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World Google suspends some business with Huawei after US blacklist Monday, May 20, 2019 9:13 By REUTERS Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, a source familiar with the
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- The royal family in Dubai reportedly wrote a letter to the Kenyan government demanding KSh 4 billion in compensation - The family has connections with businessman Ali Zandi who owns a gold trading company, Zlivia, in Dubai - Zandi had entered into a business deal with Kenyan businessman Zaheer