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AI moves from assistant to co-worker in latest shift

Nairobi, May 10 -- As artificial intelligence (AI) shifts from a productivity tool into a co-worker capable of handling complex workflows, a new class of companies, built around deep integration of th... Read More


What it takes to conquer a HYROX competition

Nairobi, May 10 -- Last month, hundreds of athletes converged on the Cape Town International Convention Centre for HYROX Cape Town 2026. Reggie Mboya, a Kenyan trainer, was among the 717 men who lined... Read More


Court backs micro-lenders in high interest loan disputes

Nairobi, May 10 -- The High Court in Eldoret has ruled that consumer protection laws cannot be used to avoid valid loan obligations after default, in a judgment that strengthens the hand of micro-lend... Read More


Dimmed hopes as Mbadi backtracks on promise to reduce workers' PAYE

Nairobi, May 10 -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has backpedalled from an earlier promise to include income tax cuts for salaried workers earning below Sh50,000 in the Finance Bill, dealing a ... Read More


Kenya Re paid suspended MD, HR manager full salaries in rule breach

Nairobi, May 9 -- Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re) has been flagged for continuing to pay managing director Hillary Wachinga his full salary during a suspension period, in what the Auditor-Gen... Read More


He quit a Sh20m job, shed 65kg and now fighting pays the bills

Nairobi, May 9 -- Kimani Macharia weighed 150 kilos the day he walked away from his second well-paying job in less than a year. He doesn't look like that man anymore. He sports an impressive, lean an... Read More


Innovator awarded Sh1.4bn over M-Pesa child wallet

Nairobi, May 8 -- Safaricom has been ordered to pay innovator Peter Nthei Muoki Sh1.4 billion in compensation after the High Court found the telco liable for copyright infringement over an M-Pesa chil... Read More


Uganda holds sway in next KPC chief executive

Nairobi, May 7 -- Uganda has been handed a chance to determine the next occupant of Kenya Pipeline Company's corner office after the board opened recruitment for the newly listed firm's managing direc... Read More


MTN Uganda declares first quarter dividend of Sh6.5bn

Nairobi, May 7 -- MTN Uganda has declared its first quarterly dividend of 8.5 Ugandan shillings (Sh0.2927) per share amounting to a total of Sh6.5 billion. The new dividend will be paid on June 19 to... Read More


Safaricom CFO Dilip Pal on sustaining Kenya growth and Ethiopia profit push

Nairobi, May 7 -- Telecoms operator Safaricom Plc on Thursday reported a 67 percent increase in full-year net profit, supported by momentum in its Kenya business, and significant loss reduction in Eth... Read More