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Death traps in schools as insurers raise alarm

Nairobi, May 28 -- The death of at least 16 students after a fire ripped through a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls Senior School has renewed concern about fire safety in Kenyan schools, with insurers ... Read More


CA to fine telcos over voice, data quality

Nairobi, May 27 -- Mobile phone operators will for the first time face financial penalties and business sanctions for dropped calls and poor internet connection, putting pressure on telecoms firms to ... Read More


TVETA opens CEO search after breaching 6-month acting limit

Nairobi, May 26 -- The Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) has opened search for a substantive director-general more than a year after appointing Timothy Nyongesa on acti... Read More


CEOs race into AI as Kenya's digital economy redraws corporate strategy

Nairobi, May 24 -- Kenyan chief executives are aggressively shifting capital into artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and digital infrastructure as technology rapidly emerges as the country'... Read More


The taxman building digital bridge into informal economy

Nairobi, May 14 -- It is said there is nothing new under the sun. Not even the electronic tax invoice management system (eTIMS), which has been a thorn in the backside of many Kenyans. To George Omon... Read More


Kakuzi targets 202 acres of blueberries by 2029 in commercial expansion plan

Nairobi, May 10 -- Listed agricultural firm Kakuzi is planning a major commercial expansion of blueberry farming that will see acreage rise more than eightfold to 82 hectares by 2029 as the company de... Read More


Taxpayers' Sh448m annual burden in running Uhuru, Awori, Kalonzo offices

Nairobi, May 7 -- Aides of former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former vice-presidents Moody Awori and Kalonzo Musyoka are paid in excess of Sh100 million at taxpayers' expense, underlining the burden ... Read More


Private sector activity contracts for second month

Nairobi, May 6 -- Kenya's private sector activity contracted for the second month in a row in April on costly fuel following the Iran war that hit consumer demand, forcing firms to tap more casual wor... Read More


Demand for faster speeds reshapes Kenya's internet market

Nairobi, May 5 -- Kenyan households and businesses are rapidly upgrading to faster internet speeds, new data shows, signalling a decisive shift in digital consumption as demand for streaming, remote w... Read More


StanChart staff count falls below 1,000 as job cuts enter 11th year

Nairobi, May 3 -- Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has cut its workforce to below 1,000, extending a long-running downsizing cycle that reflects its deepening shift to digital banking. The lender's late... Read More