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Boys lead in scoring Es as number of poorest grade rises 65%

The number of students scoring Es increased by 65 per cent n the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. An analysis of the exam shows that this was the first time that such a huge number of students were scoring...

Should Safaricom employ and pay people working in M-Pesa agents?

Recently, a debate erupted on whether Safaricom should consider all Kenyans working in M-Pesa agents as its employees and therefore put them on a salary. This debate attracted two lines of thoughts from lawyer Donald Kipkorir and Ombo Malumbe. Mr....

Weak shilling forces increase of Nairobi Expressway toll fees by Sh. 350

Nairobi Expressway toll fees have increased by as high as Sh. 350 following the unabated weakening of the Kenya shilling. According to the revised fees, motorists using the road that links Mlolongo to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway via Jomo Kenyatta International...

CBK orders banks to ration dollars as shortage crisis deepens

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has ordered commercial banks in the country to ration dollars following a shortage of the US currency. This comes weeks after revelations that Kenya was facing a US dollar crisis. For weeks now, businessmen...

KCSE Results: 1,138 score A Plain, 145,000 C+

KCSE results for the 2021 national examinations have been released. The results were released by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha at Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) offices. 1,138 candidates scored overall grade of A Plain. The number of students who...

Uhuru to take Sh. 106 billion new loan in fifth Eurobond

President Uhuru Kenyatta's government is targeting to get Sh. 106 billion in a fresh eurobond. The fifth eurobond comes a year after Kenya got Sh. 112 billion from the fourth eurobond which was issued in June 2020. So far, President...

Former President Mwai Kibaki is dead

Former President Mwai Kibaki is dead. He was 90 years old. His death was announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, April 22 at midday during a press briefing at State House Nairobi. Uhuru announced that Kibaki died on the...

Why you need Chapa Pay if your business is on social media

"I got into the graphic design business right after graduating from Zetech University," begins Robert Kimani. He had studied theatre arts and film technology at a college in Nairobi. After graduating in 2019, he found himself spending much time...

Loise Marangu: I became a millionaire through dairy and watermelon farming

Loise Marangu ditched three promising opportunities, which angered her colleagues in favour of dairy and watermelon farming. First, she spent two years at Kagumo Teachers Training College in Nyeri County and proceeded to graduate with a diploma, but instead of...

Standing for office? Get your posters branded on our vehicles affordably

In Kenya's modern day politics, marketing and branding have become an integral part of a successful campaign. Unlike years ago when politics solely relied on posters, politicians are now going out of their way to integrate their political messages on...

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NCBA marks World Environment Day with tree planting at Kamwaki Estate

NCBA Bank joined the world in marking World Environment Day with a renewed call for collective action on ecosystem...