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Kenya: Banks Avoid Lending to Counties in Debt Fallout

[Nation] Peter Gatimu (not his real name) is a dejected man.

Source: allAfrica.com

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[Nation] Doctors in Nyamira are planning to down their tools next week if the county government does not fulfil their demand for promotions.

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Kenya: Ministries Explain Sh8.1 Billion Suspect Allocations

The government has come out to explain suspect allocations of Sh8.1 billion in small amounts to infrastructure projects in the new budget that were flagged by the Parliamentary Budget Office

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Agency opens talks on paying Kajiado road land owners

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Kenya: Treasury Completes Final Interest Payout to M-Akiba Bond Investors

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Central Depository and Settlement Corporation (CDSC) as the issuing and paying agent for The National Treasury (TNT), has today paid out the principal amount and final interest of Sh935 million to 13,592M-Akiba 2Retail Infrastructure Bond investors.

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AMBOKO: Exploring the trade-off in Kenya’s mining sector

Exploring the trade-off in Kenya’s mining sector

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Kenya: Proposal to Dissolve Food Reserve Fund Sparks Disquiet

A proposal to dissolve the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund (SFRTF) and have its functions transferred to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has sparked disquiet with a section of leaders from the Western region now alleging the hand of cartels in the

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Lake Victoria water levels exceed record mark

The downpours in the Lake Victoria basin have officially exceeded the historic mark as the water level is at 13.42 metres, with more than 200 deaths reported in

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Business confidence in South Africa drops to record low

South African business confidence plunged to the lowest level in 45 years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with companies even more pessimistic now than when disinvestment from the country over its apartheid policies started gaining momentum more than three decades

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Kenya: Manage COVID-19 Funds Transparently

Early this month, the International Monetary Fund approved disbursement of $739 to Kenya to address the impact of the Covid-19

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Good morning, California. It’s Friday, September 11. Six of the 20 largest fires in state history A scorched car in a clearing following the Bear Fire in Butte County on Sept. 9, 2020. Photo by Noah Berger, AP Photo California’s 2020 wildfire season is rewriting the record books. Wildfires have

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Kenya: City MCAs Say Allocating Sh26.4bn to Nms Without Their Input Illegal

Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Mbatia said that the allocation to NMS by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani has left the county assembly in total confusion, rendering its future

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Will calls for change improve diversity in sport front offices?

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Plan to enable SMEs gain more from housing project

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Combat Vet Killed By Texas Deputy Buried in Alabama on 9/11

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KIMOTHO: Rethink the nuts and bolts of tax changes

As a result, the implementation of the tax changes in some cases posed significant administrative challenges culminating to disputes between the taxpayers and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and at times ending up in the corridors of

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Magoha accused of sidelining teachers

Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion accused the ministry of having a habit of sidelining the union from major task forces on education

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Bill ties economic blocs to trade, use of local resources

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South Africa: Up in Smoke - Roughly R35m in Tobacco Tax Revenues Lost Daily During South Africa's Lockdown

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Kenya: Activists Petition Treasury to Institute Accountability Measures for Covid-19 Funds

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A consortium of rights organizations has petitioned Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani to institute measures that will ensure transparency and accountability in how COVID-19 funds are utilized.

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Uganda: Our Manifesto Plan Now At 77 Percent - NRM

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Kenyan MPS urge Treasury to renegotiate SGR loan terms

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South Africa's recession deepened in the first quarter of 2020, with official data on Tuesday showing that GDP contracted 2% from the previous three months.

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Gweru chokes under $250m debt

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