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The President of Kenya wants to build a new church. Why are Chrsitians opposing it?
Premier Christianity Magazine
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Proposals by Kenya’s President William Ruto to construct a lavish church at the presidential residence in Nairobi have come under heavy criticism. The 8,000 person capacity building is set to cost 1.2 billion Kenya Shillings (£7 million). The...
Kenya’s KCB retains key NBK clients following acquisition by Access Bank
Nairametrics
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August 18, 2025
Kenya’s largest lender by assets, KCB Group, has retained a portion of National Bank of Kenya’s (NBK) customers, assets, and liabilities following the bank’s full acquisition by Nigeria’s Access Bank. The acquisition, announced on June 2,...
Kenya Ranked 8th in Africa, 93rd Globally in AI Readiness
Techweez
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August 18, 2025
Kenya has been ranked 8th in Africa and 93rd globally in its readiness to adopt and leverage artificial intelligence (AI), in the 2024 Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index. The report went to note that Sub-Saharan Africa’s general...
Murkomen Moves to Shut Down Dozens of Nairobi & Kiambu Businesses
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 18, 2025
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said that the government will revoke licenses of all alcohol businesses and factories in Kiambu and Nairobi counties that engage in the sale and manufacturing of illicit alcohol. Speaking in Kiambu...
China-Built Mombasa-Nairobi railway is hitting new success
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Kenya’s Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), constructed with Chinese support, has achieved 3,000 days of safe operation as of Saturday, according to reports. Since opening on May 31, 2017, the railway has carried nearly 15.93...
Imperatives of strategic reforms in Nigeria’s quest for sustainable economic development (5)
New National Star
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August 18, 2025
PROF MIKE OZEKHOME introduction The last part of this treatise recommended a range of measures for resettling the agenda of our economic transformation such as project financing, diversification and public-private partnership. This week’s episode...
Nairobi spends US$2 million on Trump-linked lobbyists
Africa Confidential
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18 Aug 2025 PREVIEW Kenya has signalled its intentions to kickstart talks with United States President Donald Trump’s administration on a trade deal by signing a US$2.1 million contract with Washington DC-based lobbyists Continental Strategy....
Kenya turns to India for rice imports as farmers decry unsold harvests
Down to Earth
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Kenya has announced plans to import half a million tonnes of rice duty-free, mostly from India and Pakistan, to address what it calls an imminent shortage. But the decision has sparked outrage among local farmers, who insist they are already...
Kenya’s market momentum: Policy, privatisation and performance
CNBC Africa
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August 18, 2025
Recent developments in Kenya's financial landscape are generating significant interest among investors and market-watchers alike. With the Central Bank of Kenya's recent decision to lower interest rates to 9.5%, and the government's zeal for...
Kindiki praises Kenya Kwanza-ODM partnership for stability, economic transformation
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 18, 2025
The DP stated that the bipartisanship shown by the two major parties since striking a deal to work together has steadied the nation enabling it to focus on service delivery and national development. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has praised the...
Kenya defends role in $152mln loan payment cash
Zawya
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Eight banks shared the Ksh19.7 billion ($152.54 million) that the National Treasury tapped from the emergency kitty to pay a Kenya Airways (KQ) loan in January, new details from Parliament show. The loan payment, however, has attracted criticism...
OPINION: It’s time to awaken the sleeping East African giant on trade
Capital FM Kenya
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August 18, 2025
By Tobias Alando One November afternoon in 1999, three presidents—Daniel arap Moi of Kenya, Ali Hassan Mwinyi of Tanzania, and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda—met in Arusha to sign the Treaty establishing the East African Community (EAC), reviving a...
Govt Kicks Off Plan for Dualing of Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 18, 2025
The government has officially begun stakeholder consultations ahead of the construction works of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway expansion project. Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir announced on Monday, August 18, that stakeholder...
African agribusiness market expected to reach $1tr by 2030
Daily News Egypt
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August 18, 2025
The African agribusiness market reached approximately $280bn in 2023, according to estimates by the African Development Bank (AfDB), with $35bn representing the Egyptian market alone. It is expected to grow to $1tr by 2030, at an annual growth...
GTCO sets the pace: First Nigerian bank stock to hit N100, up 76% this year
Business Hallmark
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August 18, 2025
Nigeria’s financial markets witnessed a historic milestone as Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) became the first banking stock to cross the psychological N100 barrier on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), cementing its position as the standout...
Why Kenya Spent Ksh271 Million on Trump-Linked Lobbyists
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 18, 2025
A delegation from the Ministry of Trade and Investment is expected to sign a Ksh271 million contract with Washington D.C.-based lobbyists Continental Strategy as Kenya seeks to reinforce trade and investment relationships between the two...
Government response to the BBC Exposé on Child Sex Trade in Kenya troubling
Media Observer
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August 18, 2025
The BBC recently aired a disturbing exposé uncovering child sex trade in Kenya, particularly in Maai Mahiu, Naivasha. The investigative team used hidden cameras and undercover reporters who posed as aspiring “madams”, i.e. women hoping to learn...
China and Kenya mark 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression, fascism
China Daily Global
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By SHARON NAKOLA in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-08-18 17:06 Representatives from China and Kenya on Friday commemorated the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese...
ODM, Kenya Kwanza MPs commit to unity at joint parliamentary group meeting
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 18, 2025
President William Ruto (C), his deputy, Kithure Kindiki (L), and ODM leader Raila Odinga (2-L) with Kenya Kwanza and ODM lawmakers at a joint parliamentary group meeting in Karen, Nairobi, on August 18, 2025. | PHOTO: PCS Kenya Kwanza and Orange...
Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations
Dove Medical Press
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August 18, 2025
Hamid Talebianpour,1 Seyyed-Javad Hosseini-Shokouh,2 Mohammad Amiri-Ara,3 Mehdi Raei,4,5 Sayyed-Morteza Hosseini-Shokouh3,5 1Student Research Committee, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Iranian Research Center for...