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Digital finance must move beyond access to deliver resilience

Nairobi, May 7 -- Kenya's digital finance story is often celebrated as a global benchmark for inclusion, and rightly so. Over the past decade, mobile money and digital financial services have brought ... Read More


Poor housing fuels severe malaria among Ugandan children - study

Uganda, May 7 -- Severe malaria remains a major threat to children under five in Uganda's poorest households, with delayed healthcare seeking, poor housing conditions and low caregiver education drivi... Read More


Kampala mayor Balimwezo calls for entrepreneurship training before PDM funding

Uganda, May 7 -- The Lord Mayor-elect for Uganda's capital, Kampala, Mr Ronald Balimwezo, has urged the government to make entrepreneurship training mandatory before beneficiaries can access funds und... Read More


Sh290m West Pokot bursary corruption case stalls again after third adjournment

Nairobi, May 7 -- The hearing of a high-stakes corruption case involving four senior West Pokot County government officials has once again failed to commence at the Eldoret Law Courts, marking the thi... Read More


Kenya receives Sh5.4 bn grant to cut livestock methane emissions

Nairobi, May 7 -- Kenya has received a $42 million grant, equivalent to approximately Sh5.4 billion, from the Green Climate Fund to reduce methane emissions from its dairy sector across 12 counties. ... Read More


CS Ruku finds empty government offices, locked doors in surprise Garissa visit

Nairobi, May 7 -- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku was on Thursday shocked after witnessing poor service delivery at government offices in Garissa, the North Eastern regional headquarter... Read More


Safaricom first Kenyan firm to cross Sh100bn profit mark

Nairobi, May 7 -- A smaller loss in Ethiopia and M-Pesa's double-digit growth helped Safaricom report a 36.9 percent jump in profits, making the Kenyan unit the first to cross the Sh100 billion mark i... Read More


Stanbic Bank posts 5.5pc profit rise to Sh3.5bn in first quarter

Nairobi, May 7 -- Stanbic Bank Kenya has reported a 5.5 percent growth in net profit for the first quarter ended March when the benefits of lower costs and provisions for bad debts were eroded by a he... Read More


Korean startup Medit establishes global orthodontic business division

Singapore, May 7 -- Medit Corp., a global leader in digital dentistry solutions, has announced the establishment of its Global Orthodontic Business Division and the acquisition of Progressive Orthodon... Read More


Tribunal freezes ODM process outcome in Sifuna dispute

Nairobi, May 7 -- The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal has blocked the implementation of any outcome from ODM's internal disciplinary process seeking to remove Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as secre... Read More