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27 June 2024 - President William Ruto last night presented a memorandum to Parliament formally withdrawing the controversial Finance Bill, 2024.

27 June 2024 - The unemployment rate for those aged between 20-24 increased to 15.6 percent in 2022 from 14.6 percent in 2022.

27 June 2024 - When TikTok was launched in Kenya, not many knew that it would one day be a gold mine for entrepreneurs.

27 June 2024 - International investors have raised their risk rating on Kenya’s Eurobonds in response to the widespread anti-tax protests.

27 June 2024 - When the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests began,Kevin Otieno, like other small traders facing tougher times under a raft of punitive tax proposals, was elated.

27 June 2024 - The uptake of satellite Internet in Kenya grew 64 percent in the first three months of this year.

27 June 2024 - In the digital era, a country's or organisation's value is based more on its data assets than its ability to produce physical goods.

27 June 2024 - Access to Parliament has been heavily restricted following Tuesday’s deadly clashes.

27 June 2024 - The Finance Bill 2024 rejected by President William Ruto had numerous potential benefits to the taxpayer.

27 June 2024 - CBK Governor Kamau Thugge has blamed soft financial penalties for breaches of the banking sector laws by commercial lenders.

27 June 2024 - A top government official has alleged that an Internet outage that hit Kenya may have been sabotage.

27 June 2024 - I watched an interesting movie where one of the characters had their business sabotaged by their assistant.

27 June 2024 - The value of domestic exports has remained low compared to domestic imports.

27 June 2024 - The integration of people and nature is as old as time.

27 June 2024 - Now is the time to push the pause button.

27 June 2024 - There is an almost equal allocation of resources in getting medical care for both men and women in Kenya.

26 June 2024 - Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is alerting customers in Kiambu, Nairobi, Nyeri, and Samburu counties of a planned power interruption scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, June 27. In all four counties, the power outage is expected to last from 9:…

26 June 2024 - The government is pushing for the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) beyond 2025 to increase access to the US market for the products processed at EPZ.

26 June 2024 - Kenya’s President William Ruto has withdrawn the controversial Finance Bill 2024 in response to public outrage and mass demonstrations in the East African nation. In a statement this afternoon, President Ruto acknowledged the people’s concerns and…

26 June 2024 - Gunmen killed 20 Nigerien soldiers and one civilian in a morning raid on the outskirts of the village of Tassia in the Tillaberi region, western Niger, in the tri-border area. While announcing three days of national mourning starting on Wednesday, the…

26 June 2024 - The CEO dismissed claims that the company shared private data with authorities, asserting that Safaricom strictly adheres to data privacy laws.

26 June 2024 - I got a feeling Kakamega would welcome me as one of their sons. My name rhymes with Ingo. My Kakamega name is Matendechere.

26 June 2024 - Huawei has hosted the launch of the 5G-A Pioneers Program aimed at amplifying 5G's success in the 5G-A era and how to tap into the potential of operator revenue growth.

26 June 2024 - The plan focuses on building an ecosystem of RAN Intelligent Agent to increase network productivity with its first phase targeting 1,000 site engineers and 10,000 sites

26 June 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, June 26 – Three tech giants—Safaricom, Microsoft, and Lenovo—have committed to educating youths in the country on the rapidly growing tech advancements in the East African region, particularly the adaptation and integration of…

26 June 2024 - Kenya’s president, William Ruto, has refused to sign into law the controversial Finance Bill 2024 that imposes high taxes on various goods and services, requesting that it be returned to parliament for reconsideration. Citing extra pressure from…

26 June 2024 - The procedure for the next course of action.

26 June 2024 - Rigathi bombshell: NIS has failed us

26 June 2024 - This would allow employees to have immediate liquidity through cash out without going through the securities exchange.

26 June 2024 - DP Gachagua goes in on NIS and demads resignation of its boss Noordin Haji.

26 June 2024 - A fire broke out at a section of the Lagos-based Dangote Refinery on Wednesday afternoon, causing alarm in its environs

26 June 2024 - Rigathi speaks: NIS has failed us

26 June 2024 - I send condolences to the families of those who lost their loved ones in this unfortunate manner. Consequently, having reflected on the continuing conversation around the content of the finance bill of 2024, I will decline to assent to the bill. I…

26 June 2024 - The protest in Kenya against a highly unpopular finance bill has in the space of a few days gotten out of hand. The bill which proposes an increase in tax has been pushed back by Kenyans, particularly the youths who noted that the bill has the…

26 June 2024 - Kenya's President William Ruto has refused to sign a highly controversial finance bill that has spurred deadly protests across the country.

26 June 2024 - From her vantage point in San Francisco, she says, US tech firms are increasingly recognising Africa's potential.

26 June 2024 - Shareholders approve creation of Equity Group Employee Share Ownership Programme.

26 June 2024 - The move follows deadly protests that saw demonstrators breach Parliament.

26 June 2024 - The move follows deadly protests that saw demonstrators breach Parliament premises for the first time in Kenya's history.

26 June 2024 - The move follows deadly protests that saw demonstrators breach Parliament.

26 June 2024 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 26 – Stakeholders in the real estate sector have reinforced the calls for President William Ruto to halt signing the Finance Bill into law calling for dialogue on the matter. The realtors criticized the bill as oppressive and…

26 June 2024 - The new revenue-raising measures in the Finance Bill led to the countrywide protests that turned deadly on Tuesday.

26 June 2024 - They confirmed the payment of a dividend record of Sh14.3 per share

26 June 2024 - The biodiesel-powered system is affordable, environmentally friendly and will make clean cooking the norm in Africa.

26 June 2024 - The protest in Kenya against the new tax bill has spiraled out of control. What was intended to be a peaceful protest in Nairobi has turned violent with chaos erupting in the streets. So far reports have gone out, revealing that the protest has begun…

26 June 2024 - Radio Africa Group founder and CEO, Patrick Quarcoo, has proceeded into retirement after twenty-four years of steering the media conglomerate.

26 June 2024 - Africa will need about 1,180 new aircraft by 2043.

26 June 2024 - Sixteen coffee buyers bought Kenyan coffee for Sh343.3 million from the sale of 10,737 bags at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), in the weekly auction.

26 June 2024 - The reduced bandwidth on key internet traffic cables also affected the entire region.

26 June 2024 - Transport Ministry has proposed a Sh7 rise from Sh18 to Sh25 per litre of petrol and diesel.