07 February 2024
- BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — The Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2024, under the patronage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was held on Monday and Tuesday, addressing crucial…
07 February 2024
- 200,000 beneficiaries of the Inua Jamii programme will start receiving their monthly stipend after the government releases Sh2.1 billion for January disbursements.
07 February 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 7 – The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has said that it will work closely with Safaricom to address the recent spate of M-Pesa outages that disrupt the country’s economy. CBK Governor Kamau Thugge said the intermittent blackouts of…
07 February 2024
- The delivery at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) decreased to 17,468 bags from the previous trading where the marketing agents had 20,821 bags.
07 February 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 7 – The stabilisation of the Kenyan shilling has gained momentum, driven by the inflows of foreign currencies into the country. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor, Kamau Thugge, said on Wednesday that recent steadiness in…
07 February 2024
- Aspects such as low penetration of smartphones among farmers contribute to the difficulties they face in accessing financing, a new survey shows.
07 February 2024
- Businessman Anthony Kefa Odiero has accused the Colonel Alice Mate-led agency of failing to investigate who he is and what kind of businesses he operates.
07 February 2024
- Kenya will be able to repay a $2 billion international bond set to mature in June, according to the country's central bank governor, Kamau Thugge.
07 February 2024
- Two companies within the Dangote Industries Group are set to be listed on the exchange shortly, according to Umaru Kwairanga, Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group.
07 February 2024
- In an effort to bolster Tanzania’s digital data pool and e-related services, the government is looking to integrate artificial intelligence into its e-government platforms. The country has been making a push to adopt digital solutions across…
07 February 2024
- The Nairobi Securities Exchange Plc (NSE) is set to operationalize a hybrid fixed income market following approval of amendments to its Fixed Income Trading Rules by the Capital Markets Authority.
07 February 2024
- TOPLINE ESPN, Fox Corporation and Warner Bros. are coming together to create a new sports streaming service, multiple outlets reported Tuesday—in a move that will add another platform in the already-crowded streaming wars. KEY FACTS ESPN, Fox Corp…
07 February 2024
- Zimbabwe's cabinet has decided to eliminate the death penalty for murder offences, marking the end of a practice that had not been implemented for almost two decades.
07 February 2024
- Exports from China to Kenya saw a decline in 2023. This rare occurrence given the fact that China is Kenya’s leading source of goods, came amidst the Kenya’s rising cost of living, and a growing cap in the value of commodities. This level of…
07 February 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 7 — The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a technical assistance grant to the National Treasury in a bid to strengthen Kenya’s public infrastructure procurement process and increase its transparency and…
07 February 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 7 — Kenya Airways, has entered a code of shared agreement with Air Europa which will enable it to extend its reach to more parts of Europe and the United States of America. The agreement will allow Air Europa passengers to fly…
07 February 2024
- Peter Murima, chairman MAK, said: "We know that this public roads in nature cannot be privatized. You cannot privatize existing public roads anywhere in the world."
07 February 2024
- TOKYO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — The costs for operating the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japanese city of Osaka are projected to inflate 1.4-fold from an earlier estimate to 116 billion yen (781 million U.S. dollars) amid rising labor costs,…
07 February 2024
- TOKYO, Japan, Feb 7 – Kenya and Toyota Tsusho Corporation of Japan have signed an agreement that will see the company set up a vehicle manufacturing plant in the country. President William Ruto said Kenya is enhancing its partnership with Toyota…
07 February 2024
- In a bid to boost the country's labor governance and practices, Kenya's National Labour Board, led by Mr. Shadrack Mwadime, the Principal Secretary for Labour & Skills Development, embarked on a comprehensive comparative learning mission in…
07 February 2024
- The beginning of a new year is an opportune time for reflection on the past and the setting of goals for the year ahead. Many of us have enthusiastically embarked on this journey, formulating both personal and potentially corporate/departmental…
07 February 2024
- Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday it was recalling 750,000 vehicles in the United States over a defect involving air bags which could deploy unintentionally during a crash.
07 February 2024
- Branch MFB and Solv Kenya, a full-stack B2B marketplace for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), have entered into a strategic partnership to extend loans, business development support and market linkages to Kenyan MSMEs. The partnership…
07 February 2024
- Finding a secondary income has proved to be a hedge against reducing disposable income and lower net pay as inflation and increased salary deductions take a toll on workers.Nearly half of Kenyans...
07 February 2024
- A buyback describes the process by which the repurchase of issued securities from holders or investors before the set maturity debt is done by the issuer.