Kenya’s economy to grow 5% on increased investments – World Bank
World Bank has projected Kenya’s economy to grow by five per cent this year, driven…
World Bank has projected Kenya’s economy to grow by five per cent this year, driven mainly by increased investment based on restored access to international capital markets. This, it says, will spur investor confidence and capital inflows, as well as more credit to the private sector through reduced domestic government borrowing. Other growth drivers include…
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has faulted the government over its methods of managing crises that he says have not borne fruit. Speaking on Citizen TV’s Daybreak show, Senator Onyonka said that the now-alarming accident cases in the nation could be easily dealt with if there were appropriate structures in place. He blamed Roads and Transport…
South Africa’s Caster Semenya has been elevated to gold with Kenya’s Pamela Jelimo set for silver after doping reshuffle in 2012 Olympics 800m. Former Olympic 800 champion, Pamela Jelimo, is poised to be awarded the 2012 London Olympic 800m silver, marking a significant shift in the event’s final standings due to doping violations. This development…
It was pomp and colour at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in midtown Manhattan, New York, as former CNN anchor Don Lemon and his boyfriend Tim Malone walked down the aisle. Who is Don Lemon’s boyfriend? The couple first met at Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton, New York and got engaged in 2019. “#fbf to April…
Argentines eyeing a financial boost are lining up by the thousands to have their irises scanned in exchange for a few crypto tokens as part of an online biometrics project under scrutiny in several countries. Some three million people worldwide have so far provided their iris data to Worldcoin, an initiative of OpenAI chief Sam…
John Matu, a sales representative with a local media house in Nairobi is ready to take a 30 per cent pay cut for a similar role in his native Meru County. The 43 year old told the Star that his Sh90,000 monthly salary is not sustainable in the city where rent, transport and food gobbles…
Kenyan tycoon Narendra Raval says William Ruto should serve as Kenya’s president for over 25 years. The industrialist and philanthropist of Indian Gujarati origin, who serves as the executive chairman of Devki Group, on Monday labelled Ruto a passionate leader who loves Kenya and whom he cannot find the right words to thank. “He loves…
The funeral date for Kareh B’s son Joseph Mwadulo has finally been announced. The Chavakali Boy’s student died in an accident involving an Easy Coach bus. He died on the spot after their bus got in an accident in Mamboleo-Kisumu on April 1, 2024, around 10 pm. Joseph Mwadulo Mwaghogho will be buried on April…
Kenyan runners Titus Kipruto, Elisha Rotich and Vivian Cheruiyot will cash in big after their podium finishes at the Paris Marathon on Sunday. Kenyan runners Titus Kipruto, Elisha Rotich and Vivian Cheruiyot boosted their bank balances significantly following their top three finishes at the Paris Marathon on Sunday April 7. Kipruto managed second place after…
Once I read, “a man who has a good handshake can do any goddamned thing he wants. I’m not saying he will; I’m saying he can. People remember him; they listen to him. Men like this are followed.” Grip, shake, release. The art of the handshake. This is not how Phyllis Wakiaga has built her…