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President William Ruto has said that 7 million Kenyans who were listed on CRB and denied access to credit services have been removed from the platform. Speaking during the one-year anniversary of the popular Hustler Fund initiative at the Green Park Terminus in Nairobi, Ruto said Kenyans who were condemned…

As President William Ruto’s Hustler Fund credit facility turns a year old today, November 30, the government has announced various incentives for Kenyans using the platform, including increased loan limits. Speaking during the Pensions Conference and Expo at the KICC, the Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Simon Chelugui said,…

America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened an office in Nairobi  located in Westlands to support the development of the sport in the country. The renowned organization has announced plans to implement grassroots programmes to nurture talent in Kenya and will partner with the ministry of sports, the ministry of…

Nairobi, Kenya-Bolt has discontinued the services of more than 5,000 drivers from its platform in the past six months following non-compliance and safety-related matters. As a leading demand mobility platform on the African content, Bolt has taken serious measures to ensure safety on its platform while also setting aside over…

Nairobi, Kenya- As Nairobi residents continue to deal with limited water supply, the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company has come out to explain the situation despite the ongoing heavy rains in the country. In a press release, the company explained, “We have to first treat the water from the…

The government has announced plans to privatise 11 parastatals, a move that saw Kenyans express their displeasure with the decision, especially the sale of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). Kenyans took to social media, showing their discontent with selling a landmark like the KICC. However, when the government is…

SasaPay has launched a new cash-back model designed to empower business owners to reduce costs and bolster profitability. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will receive compensation for collecting payments from customers via the flagship Lipa-Na-Sasapay platform, making transactions seamless. Free money transaction charges with SasaPay The platform allows SMEs to…

Nairobi, Kenya As employers laid off 70,000 workers in the past one year, Kenyan employers project a further 40% job cuts. This has been attributed to the rising cost of doing business in the country. The layoffs occurred between October 2022 and November 2023 according to the Federation of Kenya…

Gospel singer Christina Shusho plans to have a concert in Kenya this December after trending on X platform (formerly Twitter), with some users on the platform accusing her of plagiarism. Shusho broke her silence through her X account saying, “Due to increasing demands for a concert in Kenya, my team…

Nairobi, Kenya-President William Ruto has launched the Presidential Innovation Award to recognize the most promising innovations in the country, saying that the provision of incentives and scaling up funding in innovation will expand opportunities for the youth. “We have no choice except to recognise innovation as a promising instrument for…