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Health bodies urge urgent end to nurses’ impasse over service disruption

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Professional health associations have called on the national and county governments, unions and other stakeholders to urgently resolve the ongoing impasse affecting nurses, warning that prolonged disruption could undermine healthcare delivery and patient safety. The associations said coordinated healthcare teams remain particularly critical in maternal, newborn and child health, where uninterrupted services are essential to…

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Ogamba extends university, TVET funding application deadline to September 21

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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has extended the deadline for first-time university students and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainees to apply for government funding. Ogamba announced that the Universities Fund and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) had…

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Kenya Airways flights delayed at JKIA as air traffic control challenges persist

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Kenya Airways has warned passengers of continued flight delays at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) following ongoing air traffic control challenges affecting flights into and out of the country’s main aviation hub. In an update issued on Sunday, the national carrier said only 30 per cent of its scheduled flights had departed by 2pm, with…

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EABL posts 49pc profit growth to Ksh18.2 billion as revenue hits Ksh146 billion

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EABL-Financial-Results-Announcement-2026. East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has reported a strong financial performance for the year ended June 30, 2026, with profit after tax rising 49 per cent to Ksh18.2 billion on the back of higher revenues, improved productivity and reduced financing costs. The brewer’s net revenue grew by 13 per cent year-on-year to Ksh146 billion,…

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Absa Bank Kenya partners with Google Hustle Academy to Train 3,000 SMEs over the next 12 months

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Absa Bank Kenya Business Banking Director Renato D’Souza (right) and Google Product Marketing Manager, Brand and Reputation, Sub-Saharan Africa, Monica Kang’uru, during the signing of a strategic partnership that will provide Kenyan SMEs with access to business training, digital skills development and financial support through the Google Hustle Academy programme NAIROBI, KENYA – 24th June…

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ITC and Equity Group Join Forces to Expand Trade Finance Across East Africa

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From L-R: International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton and Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr James Mwangi during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between ITC and Equity Group Holdings PLC to advance inclusive and commercially sustainable economic development across East Africa, beginning with Kenya. The partnership will focus on strengthening…

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