September 11
Kenya: Flight Disruptions As Airport Staff Protest Adani Quest to Run JKIA
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Thousands of passengers were left stranded on Wednesday after aviation workers at three major airports downed tools over a constroversial airport lease deal. Read more »
Kenya: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for Optimized ETF Portfolio Management in Kenya
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SEP 11 - Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) have emerged as a popular investment vehicle globally, and Kenya is no exception. With a growing number of Kenyan investors turning to ETFs,… Read more »
Kenya: EACC Recovers Stolen Public Assets Worth Sh28bn
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President William Ruto on Wednesday witnessed the handover of public assets worth Sh28 billion recovered by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over the past five years. Read more »
Kenya: Nyong'o Appointed Interim ODM Party Leader Amid Raila's Focus On AUC Campaign
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Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o has been appointed interim leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party, tasked with chairing the Central Management Committee, one of the… Read more »
Kenya: Supreme Court Concludes Hearing Finance Act Appeal
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The supreme Court has concluded the hearing of a government appeal against a Court of Appeal-endorsed High Court decision that declared the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. Read more »
Kenya: Passaris Endorses Adani Plan to Run JKIA Citing 'Five Star' Projects
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Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has voiced support for the government's bid to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to India's Adani Group. Read more »
Kenya: Govt Inspecting All Public, Private Schools to Ensure Compliance With Safety Standards
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The Education Ministry has rolled out a multiagency inspection exercise of all public and private schools to ensure compliance with safety standards after recent school fire… Read more »
Kenya: KRA Cuts Good Clearance Time to Two Days From Four
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Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has cut good clearance by 61.17 hours to 51.43 hours (around two days) over the last three years. Read more »
Kenya: High Stakes for the South Sudan Talks in Kenya
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As South Sudan contends with a prolonged political and economic crisis, Kenyan mediators are attempting to broker an agreement between the country's government and exiled… Read more »
Kenya: 'I Am Not Okay' - Penniless Firat Bemoans Unfair Criticism of Harambee Stars
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Harambee Stars head coach Engin Firat has lamented the consistent unfair criticism of the side, amidst him going for nine months without pay. Read more »
Kenya: Nakuru MCAs Oust 'Incompetent' Majority Leader in Unanimous Vote
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The Majority Party in Nakuru County Assembly has ousted its leader in a unanimous vote. Read more »
Kenya: African Youth Commit to Food System Transformation Ahead of COP29
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Youth from across Africa have pledged to take a leading role in transforming the continent's food systems in the lead-up to COP29, scheduled for November in Baku, Azerbaijan. Read more »
Kenya: Booksmart Unveils Nationwide Young Readers Campaign in Kenya
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BookSmart, a free children's reading app, has launched its nationwide Mashujaa Wa Kusoma campaign across Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu, and Mombasa, aiming to inspire a reading culture… Read more »
Rwanda: RwandAir Cancels Flights to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Amid Strike
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RwandAir has cancelled flights bound for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on September 11, due to a strike at the Kenyan airport, the national carrier announced on the… Read more »
Kenya: KAA in Talks With Aviation Union to Resume Normal Operations At JKIA
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Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) now says it is engaging the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) in a bid to ensure resumption of normalcy at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport… Read more »
Kenya: RBA Directs Pension Funds to Submit Retirement Levy
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The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has directed pension funds to submit retirement levies for the financial year ended on June 30, 2024. Read more »
East Africa: Kenya Bans Sugar Imports From Outside COMESA, EAC As Local Production Improves
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Kenya on Tuesday, September 10, imposed a ban on sugar imports from outside the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the East African Community (EAC), two… Read more »
Kenya: Jambojet Suspends Flights At JKIA Due to Ongoing KAWU Strike
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Jambojet has suspended all its flights landing or taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) due to the ongoing strike by aviation workers against the deal signed… Read more »
Kenya: Passengers Left Stranded At JKIA As Aviation Workers Strike Begins
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Passengers have been left stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after workers began their strike amid unmet demands over the Adani deal. Read more »
Kenya: Absa Bank Kenya Keeps Businesses Going in Tough Times
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Absa Bank Kenya has extended support to struggling businesses, renegotiating payment lines to help businesses manage rising finance costs. Read more »
East Africa: MPs Furious As CS Joho Reveals Sh1.6bn Spent Counting Fish in Indian Ocean Last Year
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Lawmakers are irked following disclosures that the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime affairs revealed that it had spent Sh1.6 billion for fish stock assessment in the… Read more »
Kenya: Atwoli Backs Striking Airport Workers Amid Controversial Adani Group Deal
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Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has expressed full support for striking airport workers, criticizing the government for failure to… Read more »
Kenya: Househelp Charged Over the Abduction of a 2-Year-Old Boy
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A househelp accused of abducting a child under her care at the Department of Defense (DoD) staff quarters in Nairobi's Kilimani has been charged in court. Read more »
East Africa: Kenya Launches Clinical Guidelines On Management of Mental Disorders
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Kenya on Tuesday, September 10, published the first clinical guidelines for managing mental disorders that have spiked in the country, Xinhua reports. Read more »
Rwanda: Kenya Vow Ferocious Fightback After Losses to Rwanda At Bilateral T20 Series
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National women's cricket team captain Charity Muthoni says the team will come back guns blazing in their next two matches of the Bilateral T20 Series against Rwanda after two… Read more »