- LONDON, United Kingdom, Aug 22 – Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson will miss the rest of the 2024 athletics season because of injury. The 22-year-old had been set to compete in the Diamond League finals in Brussels in September. Britain’s Hodgkinson won all nine of her 800m races in 2024,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 22 – American satellite internet provider Starlink has launched a rental option, allowing Kenyans to acquire internet hardwares in installments. The company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, said that customers can now access its internet service by paying a one-time activation…
- SACRAMENTO, United States, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — A new study raised significant concerns about the nutritional quality of infant and toddler foods currently sold in the United States with misleading marketing claims. A staggering 60 percent of these products failed to meet international nutrition…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 22 – The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has posted a net profit of Sh839 million in the half year ended June 30, 2024, an improvement from a pre-tax loss of Sh3.8 billion recorded during a similar period last year. NBK attributes the performance to a 20 percent increase in the…
- Wandayi and Managing Director said they are exploring ways to expand markets in the region as the company plans to diversify into LPG business and establish fibre-optic cables countrywide.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, August 22 – The Aga Khan University Hospital has performed the first noninvasive procedure in the region that provides access to treatment of gynaecological conditions. Aga Khan conducted the Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) on Wednesday, with the…
- CHICAGO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Federal Reserve will likely cut interest rates at its September meeting if economic data continues to come in as expected, according to minutes of the Fed’s July 30-31 meeting released Wednesday. “Almost all participants remarked that while the incoming data…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, August 22 – Absa Bank Kenya has announced plans to increase its agency network by 2,400 to supplement the accessibility of financial services across the country. In a statement, the lender said that it will expand the number from 600 to 3,000. According to the Bank’s Managing…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 22 — The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has defended its decision to award a Sh14.2 billion tender for the printing on new banknotes citing stockout fears. CBK told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that projections in mid 2023 indicated a potential stockout hence the move to…
