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MPs push for a leaner KSh4.2 trillion budget to curb soaring debt

Nairobi — Kenya’s Parliament is pushing back against the country’s growing appetite for debt, proposing a leaner KSh 4.2 trillion budget for the next...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

Treasury shelves PAYE Tax Cut Plan after revenue miss Mbadi says

NAIROBI —Hopes of a tax break for salaried Kenyans have been dashed after the Treasury announced it was shelving plans to ease income tax. The decisio...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Murkomen seeks stronger UN ties on refugees and disaster preparedness

GENEVA — Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Interior, Kipchumba Murkomen, has called for closer cooperation with the United Nations to tackle the country’s...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

Aid centres shut as Gaza roads declared combat zones

GAZA — The gates of Gaza’s new aid distribution centres stayed shut Wednesday, as Israel’s military declared the roads leading to them “combat zones”...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Entertainment

Why Minneapolis is one of the world’s happiest city

From snowstorms to summer trails, this Midwestern hub finds joy in community, nature, and Nordic roots. MINNEAPOLIS — On paper, it shouldn’t work. Lon...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

Growing risks for pregnancy and childbirth in Gaza under Israeli blockade and bombardment

Jerusalem -In a dusty tent on the southern edge of Khan Younis, 24-year-old Malak Brees rests her hand on her swollen belly. Seven months pregnant, sh...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

Inside Ukraine’s daring drone strike on Russian bombers a year in the shadows

KYIV — Ukraine’s intelligence chief stood over a satellite map dotted with airfields stretching thousands of miles across Russia. Just hours earlier,...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Business

Women entrepreneurs poised to tap export opportunities amid growing diplomacy

NAIROBI — Kenya’s government is calling on women entrepreneurs to seize new export opportunities emerging alongside the country’s expanding diplomatic...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Uncategorized

Kenya cracks down on Tobacco with bold new reforms

Nairobi -The Kenyan government has renewed its fight against tobacco use, warning that the industry’s tactics are becoming more deceptive and more dan...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Health

Aga Khan University Hospital inks deal to offer surgeries up to Sh700,000 under SHA

NAIROBI — In a deal hailed as a step forward for Kenya’s healthcare system, Aga Khan University Hospital has signed an agreement with the Social Healt...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Kenya’s dark echoes Ruto’s tactics mirroring Moi’s Reign

It begins with a knock at the door, often in the dead of night. No arrest warrant. No explanation. Just plainclothes men and a car with no number plat...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Sports

What’s Next for Garnacho After Amorim’s Cold Warning at Man United?

The mood at Manchester United has grown tense this week, following reported comments made by head coach Ruben Amorim towards young forward Alejandro G...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were