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Banks Write Off SME Loans Worth Sh8.8 Billion as Kenya’s Small Businesses Collapse Under High Interest Rates
TechTrendsKE
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July 3, 2025
By the time 2024 closed, over 95,000 loan accounts held by Kenya’s small businesses had disappeared—wiped clean from the books of banks and micro-financiers. It wasn’t a clerical error. It was a write-off. According to new data from the Central...
Kenya Cup gives Barasa chance to save poor season
The Standard
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Kenya Prisons coach Josp Barasa reacts against KCB Bank during their Kenya Volleyball Federation KVF Finals and Playoffs at Kasarani Gymnasium in Nairobi on June 08, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] After a dull 2024-2025 that saw them finish...
Birth registrations drop sharply as Kenya’s fertility rate falls
TV47
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July 3, 2025
Kenya is witnessing a dramatic decline in birth registrations and fertility rates. Official data shows a sharp drop in the number of birth certificates issued over the past two years—a trend that experts say could signal long-term demographic and...
5th India-Africa Entrepreneurship and Investment Summit set for Nairobi this month
Disrupt Africa
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July 3, 2025
The fifth edition of the India-Africa Entrepreneurship and Investment Summit will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 17-18. Hosted by the India Africa Business Network (IABN) in collaboration with Kenya Investment Authority, India Kenya Business...
Jobs, skills, trade: how the B20 could change everything
BusinessLIVE
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What does a global business forum have to do with your daily life? Co-chair of B20 SA, Mxolisi Mgojo, breaks it down, and explains why every South African should care. What is B20, and why is it important? The B20 is a global business engagement...
Video: Kenyan-Indian man breaches William Ruto's security for selfie in London
TUKO
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July 3, 2025
President William Ruto engaged Kenyans in the UK during a lively and candid public forum, where he addressed key development issues The visit sparked a moment that drew widespread attention and online buzz after a video captured an unexpected...
Counterfeit goods in Kenya costs KSh800B in lost revenue
Switch TV
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July 3, 2025
Counterfeits goods and products Cost Kenya KSh800 Billion Annually, Survey Reveals NAIROBI — Kenya is losing more than KSh800 billion every year to counterfeit goods, with fake medicines, agricultural inputs, and personal care items flooding the...
Govt Begins Mobile Money Payouts for a Section of Kenyans
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 3, 2025
The government has released over Ksh60 million in compensation for losses related to human-wildlife conflict in Kilifi County. According to a statement released by the Kenya Wildlife Service on Wednesday, this compensation will significantly...
Mass Job Losses Loom as Ruto Closes 1,000 Businesses
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 3, 2025
President William Ruto has claimed that the government has closed over 1,000 health facilities in the country in an ongoing crackdown. In a statement after engaging with Kenyans living in the United Kingdom on Thursday, July 3, President Ruto said...
Zimbabwe warns citizens over Kenyan Facebook page promising fake job...
TUKO
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July 3, 2025
Zimbabweans were warned after a Facebook page posed as the Kenyan embassy offering fake job offers Victims were asked to pay a huge amount of money for a bogus labour certificate as part of the scam The alert came amid broader concerns over online...
Starlink Resumes Sign-ups in Nairobi After 7 Months
TechTrendsKE
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July 3, 2025
Elon Musk-owned satellite internet provider Starlink has resumed new subscriptions in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and surrounding counties. The seven-month freeze began in November 2024 and affected areas such as Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado, and...
Evans Kibiwott: Sorrow as Kenyan man in US is found dead in his apartment
TUKO
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July 2, 2025
Evans Kibiwott's family in Kipkalwa Village, Kapkoi-Chebior Sub-Location, Elgeyo Marakwet county, is mourning his death The young man was sadly found dead in his house, which raised many questions for people both at home and abroad Kibiwott was...
I&M Foundation Five-Year Impact Shows How Quiet Partnerships Can Drive Real Change in Kenya
TechTrendsKE
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July 3, 2025
Not every organization marks its five-year anniversary with fanfare. Some let their work speak for itself. I&M Foundation falls squarely in that second group. Since 2020, the Foundation has quietly supported projects that don’t chase headlines—but...
Bowls club planning tour to Africa after hosting Kenyan visitors
Barry and District News
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It will be a follow-up to a visit by a touring team from the African country which played several matches in Wales recently, their first in Barry. More than a dozen members have expressed an interest in making the trip, which will include playing...
Tech, transparency driving brokers out of property market
The Standard
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Kenya’s real estate sector is undergoing a major transformation as unlicensed brokers, long seen as the gatekeepers between landowners, tenants and buyers face rapid obsolescence. The combination of technology, digitised land records, professional...
Logistics firm Express Kenya unveils Sh13b real estate project
The Standard
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Express Kenya is diversifying into real estate with a Sh13 billion mixed use development as it seeks to increase revenue stream and reduce reliance on logistics that has been its mainstay over the years. The development, dubbed Project Nexus, is...
Experts call for increased climate finance to power locally led adaptation initiatives
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
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Dr Éliane Ubalijoro, CEO of CIFOR-ICRAF. Photo by CIFOR-ICRAF Despite its minimal contribution to global emissions, Africa faces some of the most severe consequences of climate change. They include rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, intense...
ADFD, Kenya strategic partnership supports sustainable development
Zawya
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ABU DHABI: Aligned with its support for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) continues to support projects that enhance infrastructure, strengthen vital services, and improve quality of life for...
Kenya plans to privatise state assets to cut debt, attract capital
Business Insider Africa
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July 2, 2025
Kenya plans to privatise several state-owned enterprises through initial public offerings (IPOs) in a bid to attract more private sector investment, President William Ruto said on Wednesday during a speech at the London Stock Exchange. The...
Gachagua dares Ruto to arrest him, vows to lead Mt Kenya from 'prison': "I'll...
TUKO
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July 2, 2025
Former DP Rigathi Gachagua dared President William Ruto to arrest him, claiming a plan was underway to detain him Gachagua said imprisonment wouldn’t silence him and vowed to lead Mt Kenya’s politics even from prison He further alleged the...