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A note to those carrying out abductions

Money is sweet and makes the world go gaga, everyone is looking for it, myself included. But being paid to abduct your fellow human beings to instil fear in them, or to silence them for good by making them disappear, just for

July 30, 2024

Economy & Politics

President Ruto hikes cost of all government services

The Move is in line with IMF and World Bank push to raise revenues over and above tax increases targeting service fees that had not been reviewed for years.

July 30, 2024

Long Read

Selling an economy for trinkets Part III

A disaster unfolding in Kenya where the government is shooting at teenagers, pushed to the streets to resist attempts by the IMF to extract rent for bondholders at the expense of healthcare, education and basic cost of food.

July 25, 2024

Long Read

Selling an economy for trinkets Part I

The IMF in a bid to direct money printed in Western capitals to Africa to compensate for the zero interest rates created a debt bubble which now threatens to destroy East Africa’s largest economy.

July 23, 2024

Finance & Markets

Absa finds sweet spot for savings and insurance for small businesses

The combination of savings with insurance is likely to draw small business deposits to Absa Bank putting the lender on a market lead to secure cheap savings at a time when deposits in the banking sector are very expensive.

July 22, 2024

Economy & Politics

Moodys downgrades Kenya on losing tax powers

Moodys said, in the context of heightened social tensions, they do not expect the government to be able to introduce significant revenue-raising measures in the foreseeable future.

July 9, 2024

Economy & Politics

President Ruto balances Gen Z, IMF in olive branch

Despite the offer Gen Z protesters turned up in huge numbers for the Saba Saba rally, marking the historical day of protests with calls for President Rutos’ resignation

July 8, 2024

Economy & Politics

Kenya commits to IGAD plan to end use of poison against locusts

Banned in Europe for its toxic effects, Chlorpyrifos, fenitrothion, and malathion—are broad-spectrum organophosphates, widely used pesticides sometimes referred to as “junior-strength nerve agents” because of their kinship to Sarin gas.

June 6, 2024

Brands

The power of Uji Pawa brand

What started off as adding a few extra ingredients like sim-sim and groundnuts to spice up porridge, evolved into claims of virility and extra health benefits

May 27, 2024

Long Read

Dead heroes, a celebration by people ageing with a forgotten pandemic

A memory, sometimes two, per candle light as the National Empowerment of People Living with HIV in Kenya- NEPHAK met last week to remember their heroes, their spouses, their children, parents and friends lost to the worlds forgotten pandemic; AIDS.

May 25, 2024

Kenya - Page 12

A note to those carrying out abductions

President Ruto hikes cost of all government services

Selling an economy for trinkets Part III

Selling an economy for trinkets Part I

Absa finds sweet spot for savings and insurance for small businesses

Moodys downgrades Kenya on losing tax powers

President Ruto balances Gen Z, IMF in olive branch

Kenya commits to IGAD plan to end use of poison against locusts

The power of Uji Pawa brand

Dead heroes, a celebration by people ageing with a forgotten pandemic

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