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Absa Group offers Sh31bn for extra 16.5pc stake in Kenya unit

Nairobi, June 18 -- South Africa's Absa Group Limited is set to spend Sh30.9 billion to raise its ownership in Absa Bank Kenya to 85 percent from the current 68.5 percent, marking the latest mega deal... Read More


Court rejects bid to use old rows to stop sale of EABL stake

Nairobi, June 18 -- The High Court has dismissed a third legal suit that sought to block the final sale of British multinational Diageo's entire 65percent stake in East African Breweries Limited (EABL... Read More


'In This Valley of Dying Stars': Jess Atieno's meditation on memory and modernity

Nairobi, June 18 -- Jess Atieno's work at the African Arts Gallery, where she is holding an exhibition titled In This Valley of Dying Stars, sticks out not just because of how immersed in the black cu... Read More


The one question driving KCB Foundation's boss Mendi Njonjo

Nairobi, June 18 -- Who cares about legacy? Legacy, Mendi Njonjo suspects, is one of humanity's more flattering delusions - a hubristic little belief that we will be remembered, that history keeps car... Read More


How Treasury officials stole Sh1.5 billion from UN project

Nairobi, June 18 -- Some senior officials of the National Treasury and their cronies have been hit with asset seizures, including buildings and bank accounts, after investigations unearthed the embezz... Read More


M-Pesa, Airtel Money fees spared from 16pc VAT

Nairobi, June 18 -- Money transfer charges levied by payment service providers (PSPs) such as M-Pesa and Airtel Money will be spared from the 16 percent value added tax (VAT) as MPs propose additional... Read More


Why responsibility for tax compliance rests with boards

Nairobi, June 18 -- Benjamin Franklin, former US president, once observed, "In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes." Two and a half centuries later, tax has become more than a legal ... Read More


Spanish olive and alcohol producers seek Kenya partners as entry point to Africa

Nairobi, June 18 -- Spanish food producers are stepping up efforts to expand their presence in Kenya, betting on rising demand for imported foods and beverages among a growing middle class, expatriate... Read More


Delhi Assembly forms 32 House committees for 2026-27

India, June 18 -- Delhi Assembly Secretariat, on the directions of Speaker Vijender Gupta, has constituted 32 House committees for 2026-27. Speaker Gupta will chair five House Committees, while Deputy... Read More


गुरुग्राम-सोहना हाईवे को दोबारा धंसने से बचाने की तैयारी

गुड़गांव, जून 17 -- गुरुग्राम, दीपक आहूजा। गुरुग्राम-सोहना हाईवे को धंसने से बचाने की तैयारी भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण (एनएचएआई) ने शुरू कर दी है। इस हाईवे के नीचे से निकल रही सीवर लाइन की स... Read More