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You must pay taxes, Kisumu boda boda riders told
Nobody will be exempted from paying tax, Kisumu county government has said as the standoff with boda boda riders escalated. The county government, which is embroiled in a dispute with the riders…
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City Hall freezes licensing of new matatu saccos in the CBD
Nairobi County government has frozen approval of new matatu saccos to operate in the city centre in a move aimed at decongesting the capital city. The county government wrote to the National…
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Kenya roots for harmonized quality standards for enhanced intra-Africa trade
NAIROBI: Kenya on Wednesday called for harmonized quality product standards across African countries in order to enhance intra-Africa trade. Peter Munya, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, called on…
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Six cooperatives supported by Nema-Chosso generate D11M
In an exclusive interview on Tuesday, 18 June, 2019, with the National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development Project (Nema), Mr. Momodou L. Gassama, the project director, gave the latest updates on…
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This is why SACCO loans are more preferable than bank loans
If you’re keen enough you must have noticed that today more and more banks are pledging to lend cheaply to borrowers. This has seen Kenyans turn to SACCOs, with the proportion of…
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Farm Animal Welfare Driving Global Food Business to Action
KAMPALA, Uganda: Animal Welfare is not a priority for some of the world’s largest food and restaurant brands, reveals a new report released at Hotel Africana, Kampala by World Animal Protection. The…
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Rwanda’s Cooperative Bank For 2020
The long awaited Cooperative Bank which is expected to alleviate the burden of interest rate among the small and medium enterprises and boost investment is officially scheduled for the next fiscal year;…
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Government releases UGX 1.3b for teachers SACCO
KAMPALA, Uganda: As the 2019/2020 budget gets read amidst the meagre income of the teachers, the government put a smile on the faces of the teachers with another release of Ugs1.3 billion…
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Africa can feed not only itself, but the world
Much of the continent’s food perishes before it gets to the market, because its farmers are starved of knowledge and of resources. That can change, says Usman Ali Lawan In the village…
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Kisumu boda-boda riders in standoff with county over Ksh20 daily levy
Kisumu boda-boda riders are at loggerhead with the county government over taxation. Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o’s administration wants them to pay Ksh20 daily. Finance executive Nerry Achar made the announcement last week. This…
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