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        <title>Why apologies matter as much as fixes in digital business</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[For leaders running digital businesses, the lesson is clear: fixing a technical problem does not automatically restore customer confidence]]></description>
       
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        <title>How Uganda outfoxed Ruto into ceding control of Kenya Pipeline</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Uganda has secured a key stake in Kenya Pipeline Company through its Initial Public Offer, raising concerns over foreign control of Kenya's strategic assets.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Revealed: Why more local companies are shutting down</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Manufacturers are appealing to the Ruto administration to turn back the tide before it's too late.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Saccos up push to develop new digital loan products</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Saccos are aggressively fighting for their space in the digital credit market, having introduced almost 100 products in their services between 2023 and 2024.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Africa roots for strong data systems to spur development</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:20:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Kenya is considered a space-faring nation after successfully launching two satellites and developing capabilities to use space-derived services for national development.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Farmer's Choice targets women, youth in plans to grow smokie vendor base</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:44:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The planned expansion will be driven through the initiative designed to economically empower aspiring entrepreneurs by providing fully kitted smokie vending trolleys.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Inside William Ruto-IMF fallout</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:10:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[President Ruto's government is resisting IMF demands for a painful debt restructuring, setting the stage for a high-stakes confrontation with the global lender.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Hits and misses in Kenya Pipeline IPO as State eyes more listing deals</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The government's IPO of Kenya Pipeline Company has breathed some life into Kenya's equity market, with the share sale setting the stage for a new wave of State-backed listings at the NSE.]]></description>
       
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        <title>RBA, bourse tussle over Sh2.3tr pension assets investments</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A proposal by the NSE to have the Retirement Benefits Authority revise the allocation formula of assets under management in favour of equities has been termed impractical.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Central Bank warns Middle East conflict could reignite inflation</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:45:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Central Bank of Kenya has warned that rising tensions in the Middle East could push inflation up again and make it harder to maintain stable prices ahead of the next interest rate decision.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Ruto assents to Infrastructure Fund Bill as KPC debuts at bourse</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:10:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The National Infrastructure Fund has finally come to pass, with the government saying the nation's journey towards first world status has firmly been placed on course.]]></description>
       
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        <title>What to know about impact of US-Israel-Iran conflict on regional energy supply</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is creating increasingly widespread ripple effects across the Middle East.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Ruto man Ndii rules out new negotiations with IMF team</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:50:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[A standoff between Kenya and the IMF over a new multi-billion-dollar loan programme deepened last week after David Ndii, declared that the country was "not negotiating" with the lender.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Sacco gross loans surpass Sh900b mark</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The amount of loans disbursed by Saccos across the country exceeded Sh900 billion in December 2025, according to the latest quarterly industry statistical analysis update from Sasra.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Summit calls for stronger partnerships to tackle youth unemployment</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:22:59 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Private sector players were urged to take a more active role in shaping training programmes.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Foreign capital surges as tourism boom drives Sh258 billion</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Kenya is seeing a surge in foreign capital, with a tourism boom helping drive investments to Sh258 billion as investors target East Africa's key economic hub.]]></description>
       
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        <title>New push to promote dignity in Kenya's coffee trade</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Since its introduction in 1893, coffee has remained a key Kenyan export, supporting around 1.5 million households, mostly smallholder farmers across 33 counties.]]></description>
       
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        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Kenya's oil sector faces potential disruption and rising fuel prices as the US-Israel war on Iran threatens global supply chains.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Loan talks stall as IMF tells Kenya to brace for Iran war fallout</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:20:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The IMF has warned Kenya to prepare for economic fallout from the Middle East conflict as talks for a new financing programme remain stalled.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Police ink Sh1.9 billion deal with Co-op Bank to boost mobility</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:19:45 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The National Police Service has launched a new Sh1.9 billion vehicle fleet financed through a deal with Co-op Bank to strengthen mobility and improve crime-fighting operations across the country.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Going nuts: How Kilifi coconut farmers are cracking poverty's shell for wealth</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:24:25 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[For many smallholder farmers, especially in rural villages such as Junju, Magarini, and Ganze, coconut is the primary cash crop. It offers reliable income even in drought-prone areas,]]></description>
       
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The Treasury has unveiled a Sh287.4 billion supplementary budget that appears to contradict IMF demands for fiscal consolidation and wage restraint, setting the stage for tense negotiations.]]></description>
       
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        <title>MPs demand names of defaulters as Hustler Fund unpaid loans hit Sh12.5b</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Inclusion Fund Chief Executive Officer Henry Tanui on Thursday revealed that Sh83 billion had been issued out as of Wednesday this week, and Sh71 billion had already been repaid.]]></description>
       
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        <description><![CDATA[Kenya is banking on the controversial G-to-G oil deal it signed with Gulf oil firms to ensure an uninterrupted supply of petroleum products despite the Middle East crisis.]]></description>
       
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        <title>GCR affirms Afreximbank ratings, removes rating watch on reduced sovereign risk</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The rating agency also affirmed the international scale long-term programme rating on the bank's $5 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme at A.]]></description>
       
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