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NCBA Group plants 10,000 trees in Nakuru in fight against climate change

The NCBA Group marked this year's World Environment Day by planting 10,000 trees in Nakuru County. Led by the chief executive officer John Gachora, the bank planted the trees in collaboration with the Baboon Project Kenya. "Through the planting of...

Etihad Airways suspends return of Abu Dhabi-Nairobi direct flights indefinitely

Etihad Airways has indefinitely postponed the return of its Abu Dhabi-Nairobi direct flights. This comes days after the airline failed to launch the flights on June 1, 2024 as it had announced earlier on. "Etihad Airways has delayed the launch...

Uber and Bolt warn they will quit Kenya if proposed tax is passed

Taxi-ride hailing platforms Uber and Bolt have warned that they will quit the Kenyan market if a tax proposal that is part of the highly controversial Finance Bill 2024 is passed. The two platforms have warned that the tax known...

Stanchart launches SC Juza mobile lending app with Sh. 100,000 loan limit

The Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) has entered the mobile lending market with a new mobile lending app. StanChart has launched the SC Juza mobile lending app. According to the bank's managing director and chief executive officer Kariuki Ngare, the SC...

Government burns Sh. 18.18 billion on local and foreign travel in 9 months

The government has been on a traveling spree! Within just nine months, the government burnt Sh. 18.18 billion on local and foreign travel. This has been exposed by a report from the Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o. According to the...

Low-income earners to invest in treasury bonds with as little as Sh. 650

Low-income earners in the country will soon start to invest in treasury bonds with as little as Sh. 600. This is according to a plan by the National Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya that will allow minimum...

Aliko Dangote: I need 35 visas to travel in Africa, way more than European visitors

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has lamented the difficulties that Africans face when moving within the continent as opposed to travelers from Europe and the Americas who are shown an open door. He lamented that he faces these hurdles even...

Coffee farmers prepare for the return of the Coffee Board of Kenya

Coffee farmers in Kenya are preparing for the return of the Coffee Board of Kenya (CBK). The return of this board has already been confirmed by President William Ruto. According to Dr. Ruto, the Coffee Board of Kenya will make...

United States: We aren’t the ones who paid Ruto’s Sh. 200 million chartered flight

The United States government has come out to clear speculation that it footed the bill for President William Ruto's chartered flight from Kenya to the US. The chartered flight has created an air of shock and anger in Kenya after...

Passengers’ shock as Etihad postpones Nairobi-Abu Dhabi flights resumption

Etihad Airways canceled the resumption of its Nairobi-Abu Dhabi flights at the eleventh hour, leaving some customers confused and stranded. Under the new plan, flights will resume on June 1 2024. According to a local newspaper that cited sources, the...

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US introduces sweeping changes to student visas, caps stay at four years

The United States has overhauled its student visa framework, ending a long-standing policy that allowed international students to remain...