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I&M Group has reported a 34 percent jump in pre-tax profit for the first half of 2025, rising to Sh11.7 billion from Sh8.7 billion a year earlier. The lender credited the growth to robust performance across its regional subsidiaries in Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Mauritius, which jointly contributed 24 percent …

Former Siaya County Assembly clerk Felix Isaac Olwero, 50, was on Monday morning shot dead by police in Kombewa, Kisumu County, in what authorities later admitted was a case of mistaken identity. Olwero was gunned down near his White House Resort after officers, responding to an attempted burglary, mistook him …

Nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda has dismissed allegations that she pocketed Ksh10 million to support the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Speaking during Citizen TV’s DayBreak show, Mutinda came under pressure from Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu, who claimed every senator was offered the money to vote for Gachagua’s removal. …

Moi University lecturers are set to go on strike from Wednesday to protest unpaid salaries. The industrial action comes after the lapse of a seven-day strike notice issued by the University Academic Staff Union (Uasu) on August 12. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Uasu’s chapter organising secretary, Nyabuta …

Labh Singh Harnam Singh Limited, one of Kenya’s longest-serving bus body manufacturers, has been placed under administration after the High Court appointed joint administrators to take control of the company’s operations. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a gazette notice issued on August 13, 2025, Ponangipalli Venkata Ramana …

Former Trade Cabinet Secretary and ex-presidential advisor Moses Kuria has urged Kenya Kwanza leaders to avoid inflaming ethnic tensions, warning that divisive rhetoric could undermine national unity. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a pointed statement shared on social media, the former Gatundu South MP condemned what he …

Arsenal began their Premier League campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, thanks to Riccardo Calafiori’s early goal. The Gunners, who have finished runners-up three seasons in a row, are under pressure to finally deliver the league title, last won in 2003/04. They …

Kenya’s Harambee Stars sealed top spot in Group A with a narrow 1-0 win over Zambia at Kasarani Stadium on Sunday, August 17. The victory, courtesy of a 75th-minute strike by Tusker forward Ryan Ogam, ensured Kenya finished the group stage with 10 points, one ahead of Morocco. The result …

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has announced that its county delegates elections will be conducted on Monday, August 25, 2025. According to the National Elections Coordinating Committee (NECC), the polls will take place at designated centres across the country, with the exception of Migori, Nairobi, Homa Bay, and Kisumu counties, …

Police in Nyamira County have begun investigations into the killing of a Form Three student whose body was discovered over the weekend. The victim, a student at Ikonge Secondary School, was found dead on Saturday, August 16, in Maitunya village, Sengera. His body was lying by the roadside near a …