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Safaricom Foundation launches Sh120m agribusiness project to empower youth

Safaricom Foundation has launched the Wezesha Agri-Eco Hub Project, which targets to empower more than 5,000 youth in Busia county through agriculture, enterprise development, and ecopreneurship.

By Linda Akwabi 2024-12-10 12:12:44

Safaricom Foundation launches Sh120m agribusiness project to empower youth

Tea firms earn Sh1.5b at Mombasa auction

By Boniface Gikandi 2024-12-09 17:26:25

KRA collects Sh1tr in five months as it races to meet Sh2.7tr target

KRA must collect about Sh242 billion every month for the next seven months to hit the National Treasury’s Sh2.7 trillion target.

By Brian Ngugi 2024-12-09 17:13:51

Project managers push for law on certification to tackle quacks

Project Managers Institute (PMI) Kenyan Chapter is advocating for a Bill that will make certification mandatory for all project managers in the country.

By Sofia Ali 2024-12-09 15:37:41

Project managers push for law on certification to tackle quacks

Tea growers receive Sh103m from EU buyers

Tea factories received more than Sh103 million this year from buyers of the beverage leaves in Europe through the Fair Trade concept.

By Boniface Gikandi 2024-12-09 15:33:10

Tea growers receive Sh103m from EU buyers

KenGen to pump another 42MW from solar to the national grid

The push for green energy has received a major boost after KenGen announced plans to tap into the national grid an extra 42 megawatts (MW) in the next one year.

By Antony Gitonga 2024-12-09 15:12:49

KenGen to pump another 42MW from solar to the national grid

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Kenya braces for IMF talks amid debt crisis

IMF Deputy MD Nigel Clarke is in the country for talks that start today. Sources say that IMF officials are poised to impose stringent conditions on any new programme.

By Brian Ngugi 2024-12-09 08:10:00

Kenya braces for IMF talks amid debt crisis

COYA Awards: Jubilee Health's Njeri Jomo feted as CEO of the year

The award recognised Ms Njomo for her transformative and exceptional leadership in driving strategic growth, inspiring teamwork, and fostering innovation.

By Patrick Vidija 2024-12-08 07:01:23

COYA Awards: Jubilee Health's Njeri Jomo feted as CEO of the year

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New headache for CBK as banks freeze loans and resist lower rates

Lenders are wary of lending amid mounting defaults in a struggling economy despite the regulator lowering the benchmark rate for the third time this year to 11.25pc.

By Brian Ngugi 2024-12-07 20:40:00

New headache for CBK as banks freeze loans and resist lower rates

Saccos challenged to work on risk management to safeguard wealth

Stakeholders admit many cooperatives lack effective risk mitigation strategies. Players attribute the lack of strategies to ineptitude among directors and top managers.

By Nanjinia Wamuswa 2024-12-07 07:00:00

Saccos challenged to work on risk management to safeguard wealth

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Kenya Power system losses rise as MPs call for low energy costs

The cost that comes with system losses is passed on to consumers as report says the firm can save consumers upwards of Sh6 billion annually if it cysts system losses to 14.5 per cent.

By Macharia Kamau 2024-12-06 20:00:00

Kenya Power system losses rise as MPs call for low energy costs

Phone financiers hit big as borrowers bypass security locks to evade payment

Kenya’s asset financing market has significantly reshaped access to essential tools like smartphones, offering millions of low-income earners a lifeline to the digital economy.

By Nanjinia Wamuswa 2024-12-06 20:00:00