CMC Motors Group is shutting down its operations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, ending its four decades of business in the region thanks to sharp economic pressures. The company, acquired by Dubai-based Al-Futtaim Group in 2014, attributes the decision to exit the East African market to sustained market challenges, including tough economy, currency depreciation, and […]
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Family lawyer and human rights activist Judy Thongori has passed away after a short illness. Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Faith Odhiambo described her as a monument of legal prowess. “This morning, the legal fraternity mourns the loss of a distinguished member and beacon of excellence. Judy Thongori SC has been a monument of […]
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Over the past decade, as the Cambridge curriculum and CBC curriculum continued to gain popularity, the number of schools and institutions offering these locally and internationally recognized education pathway mushroomed across the country. However, as many parents who wanted to ensure their child received the best possible education came to realize, not all schools are […]
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More than half of Greenland’s residents are for joining the US, according to a poll conducted on January 6-11 by the Patriot Polling NGO. The majority of respondents (57.3%) approved the idea of joining the US, while 37.4% spoke out against it. Out of those surveyed, 5.3% remained undecided. “During the time that this poll […]
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Humankind has provided artificial intelligence (AI) models with all the knowledge at its disposal, and the technology will now enter an era where it will have to teach itself to develop further, US businessman Elon Musk said in an interview with Mark Penn, the chief executive of the Stagwell marketing group. “We’ve now exhausted; accumulative […]
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Facing a looming ban in the United States, TikTok’s fate will be in the hands of the Supreme Court in a case being argued on Friday that pits free speech rights against national security concerns over the widely used short-video app owned by Chinese company ByteDance. TikTok and ByteDance, as well as some users who post content on the […]
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By Shamim Hussein As the new year unfolds, parents and guardians face the ongoing challenge of balancing their children’s academic needs with financial responsibilities. The back-to-school season often brings feelings of overwhelm as families navigate rising expenses and the necessity of purchasing school supplies and paying fees. To ease this burden, financial institutions have responded […]
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The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres is “shocked” by the wildfires in Los Angeles, California, and the international organization is ready to provide aid to help in the fight against the natural disaster, if necessary. “The Secretary-General is shocked and saddened by the widespread devastation caused by the fast-moving wildfires in the Los […]
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Kenya’s economic growth slowed to 4 per cent in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 6 per cent growth recorded in the same quarter a year before. According to the quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) — Third Quarter 2024 report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the slowdown was largely due to a general […]
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The government has successfully stabilised the country’s economy and will now turn its focus to the implementation of key development projects, President William Ruto has said. In the past two years, the President noted, key development programmes had stalled due to economic challenges. He, however, pledged that this year, Kenyans will witness the implementation of […]
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