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Former CBK governor proposes new benefit for mobile money customers
The proposal is contained in his comments on the Draft National Payment System Policy, which seeks to reshape the rules governing Kenya’s payments sector.
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Dangote eyes plastics, power industries around Lamu refinery
ong the products expected from the facility is polypropylene, which he said could help meet the needs of Kenya’s plastics manufacturers.
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Counties’ bank accounts hit 6,503 as treasury faces cash control challenge
County governments are required to maintain their main bank accounts at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Commercial accounts are allowed for specific purposes, but the County Treasury must first issue written a...
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EPRA: 22 killed, 188 injured in petroleum and LPG accidents
Petroleum tankers were involved in 77 accidents, making up 63.6 per cent of all the cases reported. The incidents resulted in 17 deaths and 135 injuries.
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Power blackouts hit five-year high as outages last longer
May 2026 was the worst month for the average length of individual outages, with interruptions lasting 5.49 hours. September 2025 recorded the shortest average outage at 2.11 hours.
Technology
WhatsApp users can now create smaller groups without adding members again
The new option is among several group-chat changes announced by WhatsApp, which also include new controls for polls and an @all mention that can be used to alert everyone in a group.
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Kenya power demand hits five-year high as peak load tops 2,500MW
The rise in demand came as Kenya continued to widen access to electricity while increasing investment in renewable power. According to the International Energy Agency, electricity access in Kenya grew from 37 p...
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Milk deliveries fall by 8m litres as dairy farmers count rising feed costs
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that processors received 594.6 million litres between January and July 2026, compared with 602.7 million litres during the same period in 2025.
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Miano: AI key to Kenya’s tourism promotion
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano says travellers are increasingly using smartphones, social media and online platforms to discover destinations, compare experiences and make travel decisions...
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Lamu Port receives heavy machinery for Dangote refinery project
MV Da Yang docked at the port on Saturday carrying 2,930 metric tonnes of heavy construction machinery to be used in the development of the Sh2.2 trillion refinery.
Technology
OpenAI investigates AI agents’ access to US government sites
The company disclosed Friday that its AI models accessed publicly available information on two websites operated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Kenya records 11.1 billion cyber threats in one year, Communications Authority of Kenya says
The Communications Authority of Kenya recorded 72,164,664 DDoS attacks, up 114.3 per cent from the 33,680,462 incidents reported in the 2024/2025 financial year.