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Cheaper loans at Co-op as bank cuts its base lending rate to 14.5 percent

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has announced a cut in its base lending rate. The bank has announced that effective immediately, its base lending rate has been slashed from 16.5 per cent to 14.5 per cent. The bank becomes the...

DTB to repossess 20 Ashok trucks from contractor over Sh. 101mn debt

The Diamond Trust Bank is repossessing 20 Ashok trucks from a contractor who defaulted a Sh. 58 million loan that has ballooned to Sh. 101 million. This is after the High Court made a ruling in favour of the...

Trucks to face mandatory use of Nairobi–Mombasa Usahihi Expressway

Heavy commercial vehicles will be compelled to only use the Nairobi–Mombasa Usahihi Expressway. This has been established following revelations that the tolls expressway whose construction is expected to kick off in late 2025 shall rely on heavy commercial vehicles for...

Trump hits South Africa over new land law, case against Israel

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order freezing financial aid to South Africa over a new controversial land law and the country's case against Israel. Trump, in the order, claimed that the new law that was signed by...

Puzzling details on how patient was slaughtered in KNH hospital bed

Detectives are scrambling to solve the gruesome murder of a patient who was slaughtered inside the Kenyatta National Hospital. The patient who has been identified as Gilbert Kinyua was found dead in his KNH hospital bed inside Ward 7B at...

Trucks and buses body builder LSHS collapses over Sh. 1.1bn KCB debt

Trucks and buses body builder LSHS has been placed under administration over a Sh. 1.1 billion loan it owes the KCB Group. Bus and trucks body building firm whose full label is Labh Singh Harnam Singh Limited (LSHS) was...

KRA to block bank accounts, PINs of jua kali workers over housing tax

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is now planning to start blocking the bank accounts and pin numbers of workers in the informal jua kali sector over the government's controversial housing tax. The KRA claims that jua kali workers have not...

Safaricom Ethiopia marks milestone with over 10 million M-Pesa customers

Safaricom Ethiopia has marked a fresh milestone with over ten million customers. In the twelve months to December 2024, Safaricom Ethiopia's M-Pesa customers increased from 3.1 million to 10.8 million. The telecommunications firm says that this growth in its customer...

I’m jobless with 3 kids and baby daddy is married; Can I put him on child support?

My name is Lisa. I am a 40-year-old mother of three boys, all of whom I had with my estranged lover. One of the boys, the second born, is mentally challenged and needs special care. The first born is in...

CBK to slap banks keeping cost of loans high with daily fines

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced that it will start penalizing commercial banks keeping cost of loans high despite the CBK cutting down its lending benchmark rate. This has been revealed by the CBK Governor Kamau Thugge who...

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