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National Assembly begins two-day retreat in Mombasa from Thursday, August 21. [File, Standard] MPs will begin a two-day retreat in Mombasa on Thursday, August 21, to review Parliament’s mandate and later hold joint talks with the Judiciary. Speaker Moses Wetang’ula,…

Kenya Pipeline Company depot in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Parliament has ring-fenced privatisation of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) by imposing strict conditions to prevent a select group of wealthy investors from…

Kenya’s banking sector has embraced digital transformation at an impressive pace, especially in transactional services. The Banking Sector Innovation Survey 2024 by the Central Bank of Kenya shows that 98…

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Hawkers display their wares at the backstreets on Nairobi’s Central Business District.They are complaining of slow business because there is no purchasing power among the population attributed to high taxes.[Benard Orwongo,Standard In Nairobi, from Gikomba market to…

Kenbright ,Director,Operations Wendy Gondi during an interview at their offices in Nairobi. [FILE/Standard] A screenshot circulating online recently caught my attention. The conversation is between two women: One encouraging the other to find something gainful to do…

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Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi wins men’s 800m during the Diamond League Athletics meeting in Stockholm. [AFP] “Winners make it happen,” basketball legend Michael Jordan once said, and it seems reigning Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi perfectly espouses this belief. The 800m star…

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Purity Wamuyu, a female ranger, inside the rhino observation centre at Lewa Conservancy. [George Kaimenyi, Standard]  When Purity Wamuyu joined Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in 2012 as a radio operator, her dream of becoming a conservationist was slowly unfolding into reality. “It’s…

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