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TikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest

Nairobi, April 27 -- A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is sold within a year, is about national security, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in Nairobi on Th... Read More


South Sudan auditor flags spending of IMF funds

Nairobi, April 27 -- South Sudan's National Audit Chamber wants the Ministry of Finance and Planning to account for the use of $114.4 million received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for bu... Read More


SpaceX offers Starlink kit at half price for first-time Kenyan clients

Nairobi, April 27 -- Billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet firm, Starlink, has announced a 55.6 percent reduction in the price of the installation hardware kit in the Kenyan market in a promotion... Read More


TPS in record profit, no dividend payout

Nairobi, April 27 -- TPS Eastern Africa, the operator of Serena Hotels, has posted a Sh870.87 million net profit for the financial year ended December 2023, marking a 2.3 times jump from the previous ... Read More


Why African countries seek UN tax convention

Nairobi, April 27 -- African countries are pushing for a platform at the United Nations that would provide them an opportunity to discuss global tax rules on an equal footing. The tax rules would ena... Read More


Rwanda records 39pc rise in new bank borrowers

Nairobi, April 27 -- Rwanda recorded a 39 percent growth in the number of customers taking up loans with commercial banks in 12 months to June 30, 2023, supported by fresh measures by the central bank... Read More


Kenya Airways protests detention of its staff in Kinshasa

Nairobi, April 27 -- Two employees of Kenya Airways (KQ) were arrested at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa by officers from the military intelligence unit. According to Allan Kilavuka, KQ CE... Read More


This Sudan war is too senseless; time we ended it

Nairobi, April 27 -- Why are the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RPF) engaged in a vicious struggle? It is not that they have ideological, religious or cultural ... Read More


Floods leave trail of death and destruction as experts warn of looming food shortage

Nairobi, April 27 -- The past two weeks have been disastrous in East Africa as heavy rains caused floods leading to the loss of hundreds of lives, displacement of thousands and damage to property. A s... Read More


US says looming Tiktok ban won't change relations with China as Kenya weighs in

Nairobi, April 26 -- A decision by the US government to ban the Chinese-owned Tiktok unless it is sold within a year, would not change the US relations with China, the US Secretary for Commerce Gina R... Read More