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Kakuzi sued in UK over human rights abuses

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Agricultural firm Kakuzi has been sued in the United Kingdom for alleged human rights abuses, exposing the company to the risk of hefty fines...

Equity profit drops 24pc as Covid-19 hurts loan payments

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Equity Group’s half year net profit has tumbled by 24.3 percent to Sh9.02 billion after the lender increased provisioning for loan defaults nearly nine...

Kenya hits grim milestone of 500 Covid-19 deaths

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Kenya Wednesday reported 19 coronavirus-related deaths registered within 24 hours, raising the country’s death toll to 506. A total of 379 Covid-19 infections were recorded...

Two Kenyans among 19 honoured by UN for humanitarian work

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Two Kenyans, Ms Umar Omar from Lamu and Mr Isaac Otieno, are among the 19 from 16 countries who are being honoured today (August...

Money in circulation surges to a new high

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The amount of cash circulating outside the banking system and in people’s pockets hit a 13-month high in June, defying Covid-19 economic hardships. Central Bank...

Crown Paints records 765% jump in half-year profit

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Crown Paints reported a net profit of Ksh 252.8 million for the first half of the year, up from KSh 29 million from a...

Taskforce says Isiolo County well prepared to handle coronavirus

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Isiolo County is well prepared to handle the coronavirus pandemic, a report by a taskforce formed by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe shows. The taskforce...

Kenya reveals Sh540bn nuclear power plant in Tana River

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Kenya is set to build a $5 billion (Sh540 billion) nuclear power plant on a site in Tana River County over the next seven...