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  The National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning has initiated efforts to regulate the Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) credit sector through new legislation. This follows public consultations on three key Bills designed to amend existing laws governing digital lending in Kenya. The proposed amendments are outlined in the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Tax Procedures (Amendment) Bill 2024, and the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024. These changes are a response to a petition from boda boda operators, who have raised concerns about exploitation by BNPL firms. The proposed legislation includes essential consumer protections to shield borrowers from predatory lending practices.
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  President William Ruto has issued a strong warning to Ministers and public servants, urging them to meet the expectations of Kenyans in service delivery. He emphasized that his administration will not tolerate excuses or delays in achieving results. Ruto made it clear that Cabinet Secretaries must take full responsibility for achieving the targets outlined in their ministry contracts, stating, “There is no room for excuses or delayed failure. Accountability must cascade through all levels of ministries, departments, and agencies to individual officers.” The President announced that at the end of each financial year, Cabinet Secretaries will receive a performance report
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  A dramatic incident unfolded at the Hilton Hotel barrier in Nairobi when a licensed gun holder accidentally shot and injured himself following an argument with a security guard. Around 8 p.m. on Sunday, November 17, the man approached the barrier outside the Hilton Hotel along City Hall Way and demanded to use it to enter the premises. The security guard informed him that the area was for exit only and directed him to the correct entrance on Mama Ngina Street. According to police, who confirmed the man holds a valid firearm license, the motorist then demanded that the exit barrier
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  President Ruto’s senior economic advisor, Moses Kuria has sided with the Catholic church following its…
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  The General-Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist – Kenya (CPM) Booker Omole has delved into his first international foray as General Secretary, just a day after being elected to the coveted position. Omole, who is in Niamey, Niger, for the convention dubbed “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel”, addressed his first international […]
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  Whitman, who served as the US Ambassador to Kenya for two years, revealed in a statement to newsrooms that she had submitted her resignation to President Joe Biden. Read More

  Laikipia Senator John Kinyua has resigned as Parliamentary Service Commission commissioner as the apparent purge…
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  The Atheists Society of Kenya has lauded the Catholic Church for declining a donation of KSh2.6 million from President William Ruto and KSh200,000 from Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja during their visit to Soweto Catholic Church on Sunday, November 17. The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), in a statement on Monday, November 18 evening said
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