NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDETN | The Kenya Shilling has steadily been declining against most currencies, including global leaders like the US Dollar and regional currencies, mainly the Uganda and Tanzania Shilling. For so long, the Uganda Shilling traded at an average of 30 to the Kenya Shilling and one …
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According to a recent digital news report, Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria continue to have high levels of trust for the news, despite younger audiences increasingly turning to Tiktok for updates. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | According to the recently released Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023, Kenya has …
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Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Kenya and the Republic of the Congo signed on Saturday 18 cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding during Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit to Congo-Brazzaville. The 18 agreements and memoranda of understanding, signed at the People’s Palace in Brazzaville, the capital of the Congo Republic, …
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EAC remains the biggest market for Kenya’s value-added products such as Cement, Palm oil, Coated Flat-rolled Iron, Soap, Machinery Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Kenya’s decision to conclude negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union has sparked verbal fights with civil society organisations saying the deal …
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In both cases, improved connectivity failed to catalyse industrialization and instead encouraged land speculation as it opened up new spaces to real estate investment Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | The African Union’s flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises large-scale infrastructure development and promises to “link the continent by rail, road, sea and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Britam Holdings has signed a partnership agreement with the Commercial Bank of Kenya (KCB) and the National Bank of Kenya (NBK). Through this agreement, KCB Bancassurance Intermediary and National Bank of Kenya Bancassurance Intermediary will distribute two new health insurance products provided by Britam to …
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Kenya has constantly banned Ugandan dairy products on its market claiming to protect local producers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered into a new partnership with the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) to boost exports of Ugandan milk and dairy …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Thursday launched a digital loan facility for groups and Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) as the country commemorated 60 years of internal self-rule. President William Ruto, who launched the digital scheme, said the product dubbed Hustler Group Loans, would give members economic freedom …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya plans to roll out the first consignment of one million locally-assembled smartphones in two months at a unit price of Kshs 5,484 ($40), in a bid to foster digital access and inclusion. ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo said the affordability of smart devices has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security team in the Karamoja sub region has recovered 503 live rounds of ammunition at Kokochaya check point, off Karita-Lokales road along Uganda-Kenya borderline. It is alleged that since yesterday the suspects, one identified as Kevo and another yet to be identified both …
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