The Lower Eastern Times

Stanbic Bank issues Sh500m solar loans as it targets net-zero emissions

Stanbic Bank facilitated trade deals worth Sh76 billion and disbursed over Sh500 million in solar loans in 2024, reinforcing its drive toward sustainability and positioning itself as the region’s most environmentally conscious lender. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In its 2024 Sustainability Report titled “Deepening Impact while Building …

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Family Bank Dividend Rises 53pc to Sh1.1bn on Higher Profits

Family Bank shareholders are set to pocket Sh1.1 billion in dividends, following board approvals. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The payout translates to Sh0.85 per share for the 2024 financial year, according to the lender’s announcement. This marks a 53 percent increase compared to 2023, when shareholders received …

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KTN Taken Off-Air After CA Protest Ban

KTN has gone off-air following a directive from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) halting all live broadcasts of the ongoing Gen Z-led demonstrations. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Standard Group, which owns KTN, confirmed the signal disruption on Wednesday, calling the directive unconstitutional and a violation of …

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Two Protesters Shot Dead in Matuu During Anniversary Demos

Two protesters were shot dead and at least eight others injured in Matuu, Machakos County, on Wednesday during demonstrations marking one year since Kenya’s mass anti-government protests, according to a local hospital official speaking to AFP. “One victim had sustained abdominal gunshot wounds and died due to severe bleeding. We …

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Gen Z Protesters Occupy State House Road in Defiant March

A huge crowd has gathered along State House Road in Nairobi as Gen Z-led protests reached a fever pitch following a tense day of clashes with police. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Thousands of demonstrators, who had earlier been blocked from approaching State House, managed to breach security …

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Nation Media Group Condemns NTV Signal Shutdown

Nation Media Group (NMG) has raised objections following the shutdown of NTV’s broadcast signal, terming the move unconstitutional. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel NTV, one of the major platforms under NMG, was reportedly taken off air by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), following its directive that all …

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Ruto Attends Kilifi Funeral Amid Protests

While Kenyans across the country marked the first anniversary of the deadly June 25, 2024 protests, President William Ruto was in Kilifi County attending the burial of Mzee Gideon Mung’aro, father to Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The funeral drew several high-profile leaders, including …

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‘What is Ruto Hiding?’ Kalonzo Criticizes Ban on Live Protest Coverage

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa have strongly opposed the Communications Authority of Kenya’s (CA) directive that all TV and radio stations stop live broadcasting of the June 25 protests, which mark the first anniversary of last year’s anti-Finance Bill demonstrations. Click here to join our WhatsApp …

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Communications Authority Bans Live Broadcast of June 25 Protests

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has ordered all TV and radio stations to halt live coverage of the ongoing June 25, 2025, demonstrations. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In an official circular dated June 25, addressed to all broadcasters, the Authority stated that airing the protests live …

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Katiba Institute Moves to Court Over Blocked Roads

Katiba Institute has filed a constitutional case at the High Court in Nairobi, accusing the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney-General of infringing on Kenyans’ rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of movement. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The legal action challenges the police decision to erect …

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