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Equity Bank Sees KSh15.4 Billion Profit, Despite Dip from Last Year

NAIROBI — Equity Group has reported a KSh15.4 billion profit after tax for the first quarter of 2025 — a slight drop from KSh16 billion posted during...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

KRA Sets Sights on Bigger Tax Net to Hit Ksh.4 Trillion Revenue Target

Nairobi — The Kenya Revenue Authority is on a bold mission: collect over Ksh.4 trillion in the coming financial year. That’s the target set out in the...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

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Police officers trained for life after service in new retirement push

NAIROBI— In a quiet classroom tucked inside Nairobi’s College of Insurance, dozens of police officers took notes not on tactics or law, but on pension...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Radio tax law sparks uproar among Zimbabwe’s motorists amid economic strain

HARARE, Zimbabwe —A new law in Zimbabwe has triggered widespread public anger after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed off on legislation forcing mot...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Governors demand simultaneous passage of budget bills amid standoff

Naivasha – Kenya’s governors are calling on the national government to fast-track the passage of crucial money bills, warning that delays are choking...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Africa’s Disability Tech Summit to spotlight inclusive AI breakthroughs

Nairobi -As Africa races deeper into the digital age, a growing movement is making sure no one is left behind especially those too often forgotten in...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Qatar charity launches lifeline projects across 10 Kenyan counties

NAIROBI - Qatar Charity has launched a fresh round of humanitarian and development projects in Kenya, focusing on drought-hit and underserved communit...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

Kenya targets lower budget deficit at 4.5pc of GDP

NAIROBI - Kenya is setting its sights on a tighter budget next year, aiming to shrink its fiscal deficit to 4.5 percent of GDP a notable drop from thi...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Agriculture

Kenya’s Coffee Union urges delay in farmer payment overhaul

Nairobi - Kenya’s largest coffee farmers’ union is urging the government to delay a key reform aimed at streamlining payments to growers, citing slow...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

Kenyan Lawmakers Push for Urgent Overhaul of Climate Law Amid Global Pressure

A group of Kenyan lawmakers is calling for an urgent review of the country's main climate change law, warning that the current legislation is outdated...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

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Harambee Sacco courts retirees with custom services to stem withdrawals

KISUMU — Harambee Sacco is making a fresh push to hold on to one of its most valuable assets retirees. The co-operative, one of Kenya’s largest, is of...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

China eases hospital bills nationwide with new payment system

BEIJING — China is changing how its people pay for healthcare and it’s starting to make a difference. More than three-quarters of the country’s major...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari