NCBA Bank will offer up to 100pc financing for customers purchasing vehicles from CFAO Motors for private and commercial use. The asset financing deal by the two firms will see customers access the loan to buy new and pre-owned vehicles. NCBA Group Director, Asset Finance and Business Solutions Lennox Mugambi said the agreement reaffirms the […]
Machakos County Government has announced contingency measures it has put in place to prevent the outbreak and spread of cholera. Deputy Governor, Francis Mwangangi Wednesday afternoon unveiled a multi-sectoral team comprising key departments of the county Government that has been put on a high alert to combat cholera, should the pandemic find its way into […]
The Deputy President Rigathi has ordered national administration officers in Mt Kenya to deal firmly with illegal groups and re-emerging criminal sects threatening peace in the region. The DP said that such groups will not be tolerated in the region at any point in time. Mr Gachagua spoke on Wednesday during the burial of Mama […]
The maker of Lucky Strike and Pall Mall cigarettes says its smoking business in the US is dying out. British American Tobacco (BAT) wrote off £25bn ($31.5bn) in value due to the changed outlook for brands such as Newport and Camel. The move cut the brands’ worth by more than a third, and sent the […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has made an urgent appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. He invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, which allows him to bring to the attention of the Security Council “any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security”. He added this was the […]
Health experts are calling for greater attention to long term health challenges faced by women and girls. According to a new study dubbed beyond pregnancy and published in the Lancet Global Health, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused by childbirth each year. Part of a special Series […]
Police in the coastal town of Mombasa are holding two suspects in connection with a consignment of bhang recovered on Wednesday. Officers drawn from the Directorate of criminal investigations intercepted the two within swallows area in Kilifi South. Police say 37-year-old George Nitti and his 37-year-old accomplice Raphael Mbithi were in possession of bhang weighing […]
Police are interrogating two suspected criminals following their arrest during an operation at Theta area in Kiambu County. Police believe 45-year-old Elijah Mwangi Muthoni and David Mitamo aged 21 are part of a syndicate that has been terrorizing members of the public within the city and its environs. Their arrest came as police cast their […]
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has commended the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) for its work in the protection of consumers in the country. However, the Deputy President told the government agency that it needed to do more particularly in raising public awareness to ensure the consumer is protected from unsafe practises. The DP singled out […]
Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi has urged engineers to take centre stage and steer the ship of Africa’s Agenda 2063. Mudavadi said Africa’s agenda 2063 master plan identifies strategic incentives key to accelerating Africa’s economic growth and development as well as reclaiming and promoting common identity by celebrating its history and vibrant cultures. This, he […]
Over 38,000 candidates across the country are undergoing a National Trade Test Series to ensure that the workforce is well trained, skilled and capable of meeting the dynamic demands of the economy. The candidates are sitting for their exams in 800 selected centers and in other rehabilitation centers across the country. Speaking during the launch […]
National Assembly lawmakers are set to receive their second tranche of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF) monies by 20th of this month. Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula on Wednesday allayed members’ fears on the delay saying National Treasury has committed to disburse not less than Ksh 9 billion to the various […]
