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Mobile deals up by Sh307 billion in nine months

Mobile deals up by Sh307 billion in nine months

The value of cash transacted through mobile phones rose by Sh307.16 billion over nine months ended September, largely driven by growth in e-commerce.Mobile payments increased the hi…...

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Online shopping addiction 'is a mental health condition', psychotherapists claim

Online shopping addiction 'is a mental health condition', psychotherapists claim

Whether it’s ASOS or Amazon, when it comes to shopping these days, many of us will turn to the internet.But while some people only occasionally shop online, it seems that for other…...

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Kenya year book out with focus on technology and reforms

Kenya year book out with focus on technology and reforms

This year’s Kenya Year Book has been released.The edition features the government’s milestones towards achieving the Big 4 agenda.The Year Book details the growing influence of te…...

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Building of Sh6.9b Naivasha Dry Port begins

Building of Sh6.9b Naivasha Dry Port begins

The government projects that the port, which was launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta last month, will be ready by the end of December.Families that were living on the 1,000-acre Ke…...

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Raise quality of goods for market entry, China urges

Raise quality of goods for market entry, China urges

Kenyan enterprises eying the over 1 billion-people Chinese market should produce high quality goods and services to match products from other parts of the world, officials have said…...

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Tech firm Koko sells bio-stoves to eateries

Venture-backed technology firm Koko Networks has started selling bio-ethanol cooking solutions to high and low-end food outlets via its partnership with a companies-supported employ…...

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Fish-farming techniques on dry land net big profits for communities

Fish-farming techniques on dry land net big profits for communities

It is half past six in the morning. But activities at one of the Lake Victoria beaches in Homa Bay County have reached fever point.Women wait eagerly with basins, looking forward to…...

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Lesotho considers buying Kenyan tea

Lesotho is considering direct trade with Kenya for the tea commodity.Speaking at the Ngorogo Tea Factory, in Kiambu, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security in Lesotho Simon Lits…...

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State plans a food safety agency as alerts increase

State plans a food safety agency as alerts increase

Kenya has announced plans to establish a specialised agency to ensure safety of farm produce on sale in the local market, amid rising cases of food contamination.The agency will par…...

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China funds to set up 40MW solar power park

China funds to set up 40MW solar power park

China-backed investment management company Enara Capital plans to set up a 40-megawatt (MW) solar power park in Kenya with estimated investment running into billions, a top executiv…...

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