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Resilience in Kenya’s economy seen in sectoral shift as agriculture dips

In what he calls a sectoral shift, Mr Phumelele predicts the construction sector is making a speedy recovery fast enough to cover for agriculture with a slush of money on its tailwinds as the Central Bank of Kenya moves to make money

March 19, 2025

Economy & Politics

It is Patrice Lumumba’s 1960 all over again as Kagame dares defy the US empire

The message was crystal clear, to defy America was to choose death, and the inheritors of British empire ramped up the violence to implant this fear in the psyche of a continent.

March 18, 2025

3 Little Birds·Book Review

Surviving ‘In between jobs’

This book took me back to my own experiences of job loss, which like any one who has spent their career time in the NGO sector is more than once. I reflected about the three key times I lost my job and

March 13, 2025

Long Read

IWD: Absa Women executives write the story of the future of female finance

In the tone of a friendly elementary teacher, Ms Vuyo took us through her bag of trick words, Total Return Swaps, Repos, Buy and Sale Backs were her favourites for their exposure to foreign currency and openness to Kenyan investors who can

March 11, 2025

Finance & Markets

Standard agreements could unlock Dhow CSD to African, Global markets

The Central Bank of Kenya has done the legwork, now we need to go out and tell the world about it, and the world wants to know about the enforceability of the arrangements and that is where standard contracts will be key

March 5, 2025

3 Little Birds·Brands

Learning to listen loudly

My parents tell me that I cried incessantly for three days in protest of the name they initially gave me. the frantic attempts by all the adults in the house to soothe me failed, Hard. On the 3rd day, my father tired

February 27, 2025

Events & Travel

The Olympus at Kaptagat

His humility is infectious, he sat down on the grass to receive Absa’s wisdom on money management skills, budgeting, and retirement planning, along with nutrition training aimed at enhancing the athletes' growth and performance.

February 24, 2025

Events & Travel

Cruise ship, conferences attract a record 2.4 million tourists into Kenya

Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) category accounted for a significant 27 percent (643,595) of the total international tourism arrivals during the period under review, representing a 12.5 percent increase compared to 2023

February 20, 2025

Health & Lifestyle

Kenya Govt returns to the drawing board as SHA contributions collpase

An advisory body is expected to review health benefits and to come up with a more inclusive and comprehensive health care package which will enable speedy and reliable treatment to all Kenyans across different parts of the country.

February 19, 2025

Long Read

Senior citizens denied Kes2000 Govt stipend by Safaricom’s demand for Fuliza, Hustler Fund

When they came to have their lines registered some were told the money had been sent to old lines, which had either been transferred to new users or their lines had debt liabilities that needed to be paid first.

February 18, 2025

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