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        <title>Kenya's financial landscape shows resilience amid global economic woes</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Kenya's financial sector is demonstrating resilience despite ongoing global economic uncertainty, with steady recovery trends driven by digital innovation, and increased financial inclusion.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Ruto plots land rent reforms to boost revenue</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[President Ruto's administration expects ordinary revenue to shrink as a share of the economy in the next financial year and plans to reform land rent collection to offset the budget shortfall.]]></description>
       
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        <title>House committee slashes Executive budget</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[MPs have revised the Ruto government's Sh4.82 trillion budget, reallocating funds away from the presidency to insulate vulnerable sectors and fund grassroots programmes.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Jitume Digital Hub transforms youths livelihoods in Bungoma</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:43:20 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Digital literacy experts believe more young people can embrace and access digital literacy and online work opportunities through the established Jitume Digital Hubs in many parts of the country.]]></description>
       
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        <title>New incubation platform offers guaranteed funding for African ideas</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:52:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[African entrepreneurs with only an idea may soon access guaranteed funding, opening doors for innovators long locked out of capital markets that traditionally demanded proof of concept first.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Kenya bets Sh598bn on Galana Kulalu revival to end food imports</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:41:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Kenya is staking Sh598 billion on a 10-year irrigation overhaul anchored on the revival of the Galana Kulalu Food Security Project, a scheme long written off as a costly failure.]]></description>
       
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        <title>How young graduate turned maggot farming into a lucrative venture</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:29:22 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The communications graduate has built a maggot farming venture that feeds fish, trains farmers, supplies feed across multiple counties.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Embrace data for sustainable growth, policymakers urged</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:13:37 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Improved data collection has strengthened support programmes for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.]]></description>
       
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        <title>ITC, Equity partner to unlock trade finance for coffee, leather and creative industries</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:04:47 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The partnership will initially be implemented in Kenya through a pilot phase running until December 2026, with plans to expand into other East African markets from 2027.]]></description>
       
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        <title>How I navigated turbulence to build a Sh1b fashion brand</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This month, Vivo Fashion Group will be 15 years in business. And last year, the business surpassed the Sh1 billion revenue mark. ]]></description>
       
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        <title>Why most Kenyans prefer self employment to looking for jobs</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[More Kenyans prefer self employment over employment]]></description>
       
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        <title>Experts: Cut corporate tax to spur Kenya's economic growth</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:40:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Cutting the rate to at least 25 per cent from the current 30 per cent, they argue, would stimulate foreign direct investments.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Right policy will make AI real tool for development in Africa</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:20:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In the world of business, AI does not scale in isolation but inside the guardrails, incentives, and direction set by policy.]]></description>
       
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        <title>State: The master collector but accountability rookie</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Taxpayers finance the entire machinery of the State, yet they do not enjoy anything close to equivalent information rights.]]></description>
       
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        <title>How to collaborate without losing control of your business</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Small businesses can collaborate in sourcing and purchasing, logistics and delivery, supplying large contracts, and accessing new markets.]]></description>
       
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        <title>State: The master tax collector but accountability rookie</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[State has mastered the art of taking revenue quickly, predictably, and almost unavoidably but does not account for it .]]></description>
       
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        <title>How corporate self-sabotage cripples customer experience</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[When policies become more important than people, companies unintentionally create "bound feet" in their customer journey.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Kenyan platform workers demand protection against exploitation</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:40:01 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Kenyans working for digital platforms have called on the government to treat all workers with dignity, saying is a basic human right.]]></description>
       
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:31:42 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Bia Tosha Distributors Limited has suffered a major setback after the court dismissed its second attempt to stop the sale of Sh300 billion EABL shares to Asahi Group Holdings.]]></description>
       
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:04:12 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[China will deepen its cooperation with Kenya, its ambassador said on Monday, highlighting major infrastructure projects and educational exchanges as pillars of a relationship]]></description>
       
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        <description><![CDATA[Cambodia initiated a UN-backed dispute resolution process on Tuesday with neighbour Thailand over overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand.]]></description>
       
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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Rising fuel prices linked to the Iran conflict have pushed Kenya's inflation to a 16-month high.]]></description>
       
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        <description><![CDATA[Commercial banks are preparing a sweeping crackdown on defaulters as non-performing loans (NPLs) climb to 15.6 per cent of gross loans in the first quarter.]]></description>
       
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        <description><![CDATA[Importers and exporters have opposed the proposed 16 per cent VAT on aircraft spare parts in the 2026 Financial Bill, saying it would increase the cost of freight.]]></description>
       
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        <title>How weak project execution threatens Kenya's Sh4.8 trillion budget</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Project management experts warn weak execution could undermine Kenya's record Sh4.8 trillion 2026/27 budget as concerns grow over stalled projects and budget absorption challenges.]]></description>
       
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        <title>Cloud push to keep patient data local reaches thousands of health facilities</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Cloud rollout by a global development and management consulting firm enables thousands of Kenyan health facilities to access patient records faster and keep sensitive data within the country.]]></description>
       
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