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Stark Inequality Findings Spark Heated Debate Among Top Kenyan Leaders

Speakers pose with copies of Oxfam’s latest inequality report, which highlights the growing economic divide in Kenya, during the launch event in Nairobi on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. The release of Oxfam’s new report, Kenya’s Inequality Crisis: The Great Economic Divide, triggered an intense exchange among senior leaders with concerns that widening disparities now threaten…

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Kenya rolls out Credit-Led Manufacturing Boost to Power MSME Expansion

President William Ruto speaking to exhibitors during the launch of the 25th East African Community (EAC) MSME Trade Fair and Symposium in Nairobi on 11th November, 2025 Kenya has intensified its efforts to accelerate the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through expanded credit access, county aggregation and increased manufacturing investments, positioning the…

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Government Begins Nationwide Validation for Youth Empowerment Under NYOTA Project

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Development, Hon. FCPA Dr. Wycliffe Oparanya speaking to the the press in  Nairobi on Thursday, October 23, 2025 he is accompanied by Principal Secretary Susan Mang’eni. The government will tomorrow, Friday, October 24, 2025, begin a nationwide physical validation exercise for youth applicants under the National Youth Opportunities Towards…

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