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Safaricom to Pause Fuliza Services During Scheduled M-PESA Upgrade

Safaricom will temporarily suspend its Fuliza overdraft service on Monday morning as engineers carry out a planned upgrade to the system. The pause, s...

11 months ago · By Antony Achayo

Health

Government Pushes for Breastfeeding Centres in Schools as KEWOTA Marks Six Years

Kenya’s schools should provide clean and safe breastfeeding spaces for lactating teachers, the government has said, calling it both a humane and neces...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

Kenya’s National Ambulance Response System to Launch on 1st December

Kenya’s new National Ambulance Response System will officially launch on December 1, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced. The system is...

1 year ago · By Jared Emillio

Business

Kenya Moves to Regulate Crypto Market with New Virtual Asset Law

Kenya is on the verge of formally entering the world of regulated cryptocurrency trading after Parliament passed a landmark bill to govern digital ass...

1 year ago · By Stephen Awino

Business

Kenya Trapped in Debt Cycle as Ksh.7 of Every Ksh.10 Goes to Repayment

Kenya is spending nearly three-quarters of its revenue on debt repayment, leaving the government with little to run the country. A new report by Okoa...

1 year ago · By Stephen Awino

Business

UBA Kenya Sets Aside Ksh. 38 Billion to Boost Small Businesses

NAIROBI — United Bank for Africa (UBA) Kenya has committed KSh38 billion ($285 million) in fresh lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, a move...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Business

Kenya’s Inflation Rose to 4.6% in September as the Economy Expanded By 5% in Second Quarter

NAIROBI — Kenya’s inflation increased in September even as the economy registered solid growth in the second quarter of the year, official data show....

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Business

CBK Proposes Slashing Mobile Money Transfer Fees to Ease Costs for Kenyans

NAIROBI — Kenya’s Central Bank has proposed sweeping cuts to mobile money transfer fees, in a move that could ease costs for millions but unsettle the...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

News

Trump’s Washington Faces Fresh Shutdown as Democrats and Republicans Clash

WASHINGTON — The United States government has entered a shutdown after Congress failed to strike a deal on funding before the September 30 deadline. T...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Business

Fuliza Service Hit by Temporary Disruption, Customers Report Delays

NAIROBI — Safaricom’s Fuliza overdraft service, a lifeline for millions of Kenyans, was disrupted on Tuesday, leaving many unable to clear their repay...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

Ruto Defends Uhuru, Says New Health Plan Builds on Linda Mama

NAIROBI — President William Ruto has defended his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, against criticism over one of his signature health schemes, insisting t...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Education

Beyond Learning,Universities should create safe space for dialogue, healing and growth .

Kenyan universities are more than academic institutions.They are formative spaces where young minds shape their values, identities and future.Yet, ben...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo