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Jackfruit's unlikely rise as Kenya's next wonder crop

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- Jackfruit production in Kenya jumped nearly 95-fold between 2023 and 2025, driven by expanding cultivation and growing interest in a fruit with multiple food uses and value-additio... Read More


Enjoying that sunroof view? It could cost you, driver hefty fines, jail term or both, says law

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- Standing through a sunroof or leaning out of a car window looks like harmless fun to many Kenyans. It happens often during wedding convoys, on game drives, and in slow-moving traff... Read More


The founder's furnace

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- This week, stories from inside our workplaces moved through the headlines. I do not know which details are true or noise, and this column will not judge a case it cannot verify. Bu... Read More


Sameer Africa six-month profit up 20pc to Sh103m

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- Sameer Africa net profit for the six months ended June 2026 grew 19.8 percent to Sh103.88 million, up from Sh86.67 million on reduced operating expenses. The profit growth was des... Read More


Why organisations cannot communicate their way out of a credibility problem

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- Kenya is one year away from the next General Election, and the political conversation is already taking shape. New political formations are being launched, alliances are being test... Read More


Competition Tribunal paralysis stalls Carrefour, Koko and GTB appeals

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- Ten high-profile disputes involving firms and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) have been thrown into limbo after the Competition Tribunal lost the quorum required to hear a... Read More


Govt relaxes key sugar import norm amid rising retail prices

NEW DELHI, Aug. 26 -- The government has relaxed a key condition on duty-free imports of 1 million tonnes of raw sugar, giving refiners up to two months from the date of filing the bill of entry to pr... Read More


Lifelong free bus rides for elderly women

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved the 'Lokmata Ahilyabai Matrushakti Yojana', providing lifetime free travel across all public buses operated by the Uttar Pradesh State... Read More


Upsets continue to galore in AITA U-16 Championship Series

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- The AITA Championship Series Under-16 at the SDS Tennis Academy on Tuesday produced a day of dominant displays and surprising upsets as Uttar Pradesh talent stamped its authority a... Read More


I'm just obsessed with my nieces: Akansha Ranjan

India, Aug. 26 -- Just two days after actor-couple Anushka Ranjan and Aditya Seal welcomed twin daughters Vira and Mahi on Sunday, Akansha Ranjan is already smitten with her nieces. "I don't think I'm... Read More