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Kenya nominates Amina Mohamed for WTO top job

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Kenya’s Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has submitted her candidature for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Ms Mohamed will contest...
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SGR passenger train to resume, but with only half capacity

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Madaraka Express operator Afristar has okayed the resumption of the passenger train with the first locomotive set to leave Nairobi Monday, July 13 at...

Corona dims Kenya Power’s Sh5bn in four-month sales

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Kenya Power lost Sh5.6 billion in electricity sales, equivalent to about 5.5 per cent of its full year in the four months to June,...

Macadamia factories upbeat after export markets start easing

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Macadamia processors have expressed optimism that the sub-sector is slowly recovering from the coronavirus slump following the partial reopening of economies in Europe, China...

Scrap hardship pay for civil servants, says the World Bank

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The World Bank wants Kenya to scrap hardship allowance to save Sh3 billion as part of cost-cutting measures to return the country on track...

Fares rise up to 67 percent as bus services resume

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Commuter fares on key long-distance routes have risen by up to 67 percent as public service vehicles (PSVs) resume operations under the tight social...

Kenyans uncertain of return to work as Covid-19 bites

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Three in every five employed Kenyans were absent from work in May, a survey by the National Treasury shows on the back of restrictions...

Most small businesses need Sh250,000 for virus recovery

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The majority of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) require Sh250,000 in capital support to get back in shape with only eight percent needing...