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American Cancer Society Helps Kenya Secure Cheap Cancer Drugs

The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have helped Kenya enter into a deal with two global drug manufacturers, Pfizer and Cipla. The deal will see Kenya purchase up to 16 cancer…

Jun 23, 2017
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Kenya Denies Presence of Plastic Rice in the Country

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has dismissed claims of the existence of plastic rice in the country. KEBS Managing Director Evans Ongwae says their market surveillance team embarked on efforts to ascertain wheth…

Jun 20, 2017
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US Warns Kenya, African Countries

The United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has asked Kenya and African countries to fulfill their obligations under the terms of Agoa, a special trade program of considerable benefit to Kenya. The Agoa progra…

Jun 16, 2017
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Kenyan Diaspora-backed FEP Group Returns to Profits

A Kenyan local investment group which is partly backed by the Kenyan diaspora community has bounced back to profit on lower costs and a tax credit. Fountain Enterprise Program (FEP) Group announced that it has made a…

Jun 15, 2017
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Kenya Airways Gets First Licence for US Direct Flights

Kenya Airways has moved an inch closer to flying direct flights to the United States, after the Department of Transportation (DOT) granted it the first set of licenses. The Airline has received “exemption authority” l…

Jun 14, 2017
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Trump-Connected US Lobby Firm to Help Kenya from Losing 66,000 Jobs

The Government of Kenya has explained the reason why it decided to hire Trump-connected US lobbying firm, SPG. The Kenyan Embassy in Washington, DC said that the firm was hired by Kenya to help block a threat to the s…

Jun 13, 2017
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Peter Kenneth's Company Gets High International Ratings

Mayfair Insurance, a company related with former Gatanga Member of Parliament and Nairobi gubernatorial contestant, Peter Kenneth, has been rated highly by South African Global Credit Rating (GCR) firm. The positive r…

Jun 12, 2017
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US-Based Engineering Firm Opens Africa Office in Nairobi

United States-based engineering and construction firm Bechtel has opened an office in Nairobi that will serve as the region’s infrastructure works headquarters, as foreign investors continue to show their confidence i…

Jun 11, 2017
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US Officials to Inspect JKIA Ahead of Kenya-US Direct Flights

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials will be in Kenya in October to carry out final audit on Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, setting the stage for Kenya Airways to start direct flights to…

Jun 10, 2017
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Kenya Hires US Lobby Firm Tied to Donald Trump

In a bid to cement ties with the United States, The Government of Kenya has entered in a one-year agreement worth $1.2 million (Sh123 million) with a Washington lobby firm which has close ties to US president Donald T…

Jun 10, 2017
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Kenya to Export Crude Oil Three Times a Year

Kenya has announced that it will be shipping out crude oil drilled from Turkana oilfields three times per year. This month, the country anticipates ferrying about 2,000 barrels per day from Turkana via road to storage…

Jun 6, 2017
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Kenya Airways Resumes Flights to Cairo

Kenya Airways has announced a resumption of its flights to the Egyptian capital Cairo after signing a code-share agreement with Egypt Air (MS), on the Nairobi-Cairo route. According to the national airline, the new mo…

Jun 6, 2017
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Kenya to Issue Four-Day Transit Visas

Travelers using Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) have received a major boost after the airline announced that it will be rolling out four-day transit visas allowing foreign passengers on Kenya Airways' awai…

Jun 5, 2017
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Fake China, India Drugs Put Kenyans at Risk

A recent study by United Nations (UN) has ranked Mombasa as one of the major hubs for trafficking of fake pharmaceutical and veterinary drugs, putting millions of lives in danger. The study commissioned by the World C…

Jun 5, 2017
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Toyota Kenya in Trouble Over Faulty Buses

Toyota Kenya is in trouble after a lawsuit was filed against the company by its customers who have moved to court seeking to halt the sale of products locally on claims that the buses are faulty. The suit was jointly…

Jun 2, 2017
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China Insists SGR Trains are Brand New

Top officials from the Chinese government have rubbished claims circulating on social media that the locomotives used to propel the new Standard Gauge Railway trains are refurbishments of old models. China’s vice-mini…

Jun 2, 2017
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President Uhuru Reduces SGR Fares to Sh700 for Economy Class

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the reduction of fares for passengers using the new Standard Gauge Railway passenger train. Speaking during the launch of the passenger train in Mombasa on Wednesday, the head of…

Jun 1, 2017
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Outrage Over Jubilee's China-Made T-Shirts

Photos of Jubilee campaign materials printed in China have sparked outrage among Kenyans on social media, with Kenyans questioning why they Jubilee to contract a Chinese firm with the printing instead of offering the…

May 30, 2017
Jambojet Gets Nod to Fly Cheap Flights in 11 Countries
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Jambojet Gets Nod to Fly Cheap Flights in 11 Countries

Kenya’s budget carrier Jambojet has received a not to fly regionally, potentially creating competition on some routes with its parent company Kenya Airways. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority published the approval fo…

May 29, 2017
Google Selects Kenyan Tech Firm for Mentorship
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Google Selects Kenyan Tech Firm for Mentorship

Google has selected Kenya Database Management System (DMS) as one of the six Sub-Saharan Africa IT startups for mentorship of the firm’s Launchpad Accelerator program. DMS seeks to distribute tech enabled platform to…

May 26, 2017
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