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The ghosts of untaken macroeconomic reforms haunting Kenya

Nairobi, June 2 -- As critics punch holes in Kenya's Finance Bill 2026, they only scratch the surface of a severely flawed fiscus, predatory and extractive and biased against impoverished low-income K... Read More


Why MSMEs matter to Africa's industrial future

Nairobi, June 2 -- The Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted in Kenya by President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron last month, highlighted a growing recognition among African leaders, inv... Read More


Company-sponsored medical covers in pain

Nairobi, June 2 -- Patients on company-sponsored insurance covers are bearing a higher cost of their hospital bills through co-payment after medical bills jumped 13 percent last year, surpassing the g... Read More


Public debt surges Sh533bn in first quarter of 2026

Nairobi, June 2 -- Kenya's public debt rose by Sh533 billion in the three months to March, underscoring the mounting financing needs facing the Treasury amid loan buybacks and refinancing deals. Late... Read More


Kenya Railways defends Sh12bn city rail project

Nairobi, June 2 -- Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has defended the Sh12 billion Riruta-Ngong commuter metre gauge railway project, arguing that it complied with all legal and procedural requirements... Read More


TRA reminds Tanzania's taxpayers to submit tax returns before June 20, 2026

DAR ES SALAAM, June 2 -- THE Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has reminded taxpayers to submit their tax returns on time as the 2025/2026 financial year approaches its end. Speaking in Dar es Salaam ... Read More


39th Arantalawa commemoration marked with alms giving for 500 monks

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- The 39th anniversary commemoration ceremony and religious observance marking the killing of 31 monks, including Ven. Hegoda Sri Indrasara Thero, by LTTE terrorists on June 2, 1987... Read More


Political unity in J&K has always been our vision

Srinagar, June 2 -- Apni Party Chief Spokesperson and State Secretary Muntazir Mohiuddin on Tuesday said that the idea of political unity in the larger interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir was ... Read More


Commissioner SMC Reviews Progress of AMRUT 2.0 Water Infrastructure Projects

Srinagar, June 2 -- Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Mr. Faz Lul Haseeb, IAS, tuesday conducted a comprehensive inspection of key water supply infrastructure projects being executed... Read More


Community Bunkers, E-Buses Among Key Demands Raised During DG Rural Sanitation's Visit to Border Village Makwal

JAMMU, June 2 -- Director General, Rural Sanitation, Jammu & Kashmir, Anoo Malhotra on tuesday visited Vibrant Village Makwal under the Vibrant Village Programme-II and reviewed the developmental requ... Read More