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  1. McCauley Wycliff

    Joshua Oigara vs James Mwangi: See who earns more as CEO

    Oigara vs Mwangi Salary: Joshua Oigara and James Mwangi lead two of Kenya’s biggest banks. Oigara is the top man at KCB while Dr. Mwangi is the top executive at Equity Bank. Their salaries mirror their top roles. But who earns more than the other? Currently, the law requires all public-listed...
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    Kenya approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

    Kenya has approved China’s Sinopharm vaccine as the country intensifies the fight against COVID-19 targeting high-risk groups, an official confirmed to Xinhua Thursday. Willis Akhwale, head of COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce in Ministry of Health, said that Pharmacy and Poisons Board, Kenya’s...
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    Most controversial billionaires and former billionaires in Kenya today

    Controversial billionaires in Kenya: Julius Nyerere described Kenya as a country of 10 millionaires and 10 million paupers to signify the high level of inequality in the Kenyan society – It was in the early 70s but even now, the figures could have only changed but Kenya remains a largely unequal...
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    Larry Madowo anchors news on CNN for the first time in Atlanta, US

    Larry Madowo CNN Anchor: Kenya’s Larry Madowo has added yet another feather in his illustrious media cap. The media personality on Thursday evening anchored news on CNN for the first time since he joined the global media giant a few months ago. Madowo announced that he would be hosting the news...
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    Three Kenyans evacuated from Kabul, nine others wait in line

    Three Kenyans, who have been working in Afghanistan for different international organisations, have been evacuated from Kabul following the takeover of the city by the Taliban. One of the three arrived in the country on Wednesday while the other two will be jetting into the country later...
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    Kenyan Fintech Startup Kwara Selected for Mastercard Start Path Program

    Kenyan fintech startup Kwara has been selected for the Mastercard Start Path program. Mastercard announced that Kwara is one of the 11 global startups selected to join the award-winning Start Path Program. The program is a springboard to help the best and brightest startups maximize their...
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    Kenya’s 6 billionaires who all come from one village

    Muranga Billionaires: Most of the central Kenya billionaires come from the same Rwathia village of Kangema, in Murang’a, succeeding in taking their businesses beyond Nairobi, into other capitals of African countries. John Kibunga Kimani John Kibunga Kimani is one of the most elusive...
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    Tourism blow as UK tour firm cancels Kenya flights

    The United Kingdom’s largest tour operator has axed holiday flights to Kenya after Britain retained the country on its travel ban list amid rising Covid-19 cases. Holiday company Tui Group said it had cancelled all holiday bookings to Kenya—a popular destination for British travellers --until...
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    Saccos up IT budget as cyber attacks increase in Covid era

    The number of Saccos spending up to Sh1 million on cybersecurity grew by 13 per cent in 2020, illustrating the growing danger of technological risks to micro finance institutions. A new report by cybersecurity consulting firm Serianu shows the number of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Saccos)...
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    Embu Family Demands Justice for Kin Fatally Shot During Kianjokoma Protests

    Another family in Embu is seeking justice following the killing of their kin on August 4. On the fateful day, protests broke out in at the Kianjokoma shopping centre where two brothers; Benson Njiru and Emmanuel Mutura, had allegedly been killed by the police. Speaking to KTN News, the...
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    AFRICA Charged Kenyan Activist Leaves Qatar: Rights Group

    Doha, Qatar, Aug 17 – A Kenyan security guard charged by Qatar with receiving money from a “foreign agent” to spread disinformation has left the Gulf state after paying a fine, a rights group said Tuesday. Malcolm Bidali, under his pen name Noah, published articles on the plight of migrant...
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    Uhuru Extends Curfew for 60 more days

    President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended Covid-19 containment measures for another 60 days following advice from the National Emergency Recommendation Committee (NERC) on Wednesday, August 18. Uhuru stated that the curfew hours in the territory of Kenya will continue to be observed from 10.00 pm...
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    UK-Based Kenyan Faith Healer Charged with Selling Fake COVID-19 Cure for £91

    A UK-based Kenyan preacher accused of selling "plague protection kits" as a bogus cure for COVID-19 was on Monday arraigned in a London court. Appearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court, Bishop Climate Irungu Wiseman was charged with fraud and unfair trading offenses. The 46-year-old...
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    Govt says Kenyans in Afghanistan to be evacuated by their employers

    Afghanistan Evacuations: Kenyans who are stuck in Afghanistan are literally on their own. This is after the government said that Kenyans who are in Afghanistan will be evacuated by the employers who took them there. The government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that it is not...
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    List of Luxurious Hotels Owned by The Kenyatta Family (Photos)

    The Kenyatta Family is one of the wealthiest families in Kenya as well as the African continent. The family’s wealth originates from the revered political influence and investments accrued over decades. The family holds wealth cutting across various sectors of the economy including agriculture...
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    Prime Suspect Behind The ****** Of Kitengela Four Arrested

    The prime suspect behind last week’s gruesome ****** of four men in Kitengela has been arrested by detectives. Benson Melonyie ole Mungai, 40, was arrested from his hideout in Kitengela town on Monday night, where he has been hiding since he allegedly masterminded the killings. His arrest...
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    Violence erupts at Kabul Airport as Afghans try to flee Taliban

    At least three people were killed by gunfire Monday morning in chaotic scenes at the passenger terminal of Kabul’s international airport, where thousands of Afghans who fear for their lives after the Taliban takeover of the country converged in hopes of getting on an evacuation flight as the...
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    Kenyan Possessed US Firm Hits Coordinated effort Manage University Of Alabama

    Recently, Appstec America, an IT and Instruction counseling organization situated in Tampa, FL hit a cooperation manage College Of Alabama In Huntsville. The association, the just of its sort in Africa will see understudies under The Kenya Transport Program go to the chief tech college to do MS...
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    UK-Based Kenyan Mother Demands Justice for Death of Her Two Sons

    A UK-based Kenyan woman has demanded speedy investigations and arrest of those behind the killing of her two sons. Lucy Wanjiru’s sons Fredrick Mureithi (30) and Victor Mwangi (25) were lynched by villagers in Kitengela on August 8th alongside their friends Mike George (29) and Nicholas Musa...
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    From Milking Cows In To CEO, Inspiring Story Of Kenyan Who Is In Charge Of A Global Company

    Meet Elias Thuku, a Chief Executive Officer minus higher learning who only graduated from milking cows and irrigating farms. Elias Thuku spent his childhood in Muramati, a village in Laikipia County. That is where he went to school and in the year 1988, he joined Form One in Muramati secondary...
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