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Majority of Kenyans especially the middle class have embarked on cost-cutting measures as they brace for the tough economic times ahead. The implementation of the 16% vat on petroleum products has what many describe as an immediate effect on the cost of living
Kenyans embark on several cost-cutting measures
- 11 Aug 2025 - Police in Kilifi County say they have discovered seven shallow graves with human bones and skulls at Kwa Binzaro village.
- 11 Aug 2025 - The Nairobi Hospital on Monday announced it had suspended the implementation of its recently announced price adjustments following a meeting with medical insurance providers.
- 11 Aug 2025 - Mobile phone ownership in Kenya has risen from 47.3% in 2019 to 53.7% in 2024 as internet usage also increased nationally from 22.7 per cent in 2019 to 35.0 per cent in 2024.
- 11 Aug 2025 - The Judiciary is now looking to make a closer and safer step into the future of technology with the latest unveiling of a framework that will guide the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in enhancing operations at the Judiciary.
- 11 Aug 2025 - The High Court has temporarily stopped the government from implementing a Cabinet decision allowing the duty-free importation of 500,000 metric tonnes of rice.
- 11 Aug 2025 - Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has reiterated that Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua must honor the order to record a statement over his remarks on terrorism while in the United States.
- 11 Aug 2025 - The Kenyan was part of a group which had other East African nationals.
- 11 Aug 2025 - Murkomen dismissed Gachagua’s claims as sensationalist and dangerous.
- 11 Aug 2025 - Twice a week -- on Mondays and Fridays -- a dedicated team of 10 youth patrol a three-km stretch of Coco Beach, collecting up to 400 kg of waste.
- 11 Aug 2025 - The 39-year-old was hit by three bullets - two of them in the head and one in the leg - at a campaign rally on June 7.