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[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

Kenya Met Lists Areas to Experience Very Cold Weather of Up to 4°C for Next 5 Days
https://t.co/W5EVQMEjMw

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

Gachagua lands at Kisumu airport ahead of the United Alternative Western tour

[ASTUTE @ASTUTE0S]

@its_Karthi26 He looks like a chimp

[Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid]

Gotta love it.

Capitalism works.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Office of the Deputy President spent a total of Sh298 million on travel in 9 months of FY2025/26, according to CoB.

This includes Sh76 million on foreign travel and Sh222 million on domestic travel.

[Dr Chris Kiptoo, CBS @DrChrisKiptoo]

Final preparations for the Financial Year 2026/27 Budget Statement, which will be delivered to the Nation on Thursday, 11th June 2026, by the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. John Mbadi.

#BETA #DeliveringThePlan

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Kenya’s vehicle assemblers will get up to Sh7.5 billion in soft loans from a Japan-backed fund to boost local car production and reduce imports.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Japan Meteorological Agency says there is a new El Niño forming in the Pacific, expected to strengthen in the coming months.

It is the first since 2023 and could intensify further, with potential to become a very strong event.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

NSSF is set to build twin towers in Nairobi CBD at a cost of Sh39 billion, with Tower A set to become the tallest building in East and Central Africa.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Kenya Power will close all its physical payment counters by June 2027 as more customers shift to digital services.

Nyeri, Thika & Kisii counters will shut first in June 2026, followed by others, with Nairobi & Mombasa last in 2027.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Amazon will build its first African satellite ground station in Kenya under Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited.

It will support internet speeds of up to 1,280 Mbps by linking satellites to global networks, competing with Starlink which offers speeds of about 50–250 Mbps.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Kenya's government plans to sell at least 1,000 datasets from platforms like eCitizen over five years to raise revenue.

The Sh396 million project will include anonymised datasets such as:
— Land transactions
— Passport applications
— Vehicle registrations
— Birth and death records
— Business registrations

[Bloomberg @business]

Airbus is closing in on a widebody order from SAS AB as the Scandinavian carrier seeks to lock in delivery slots and expand its long-distance network https://t.co/SHTJGyiobT

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Uganda’s central bank is set to limit cash withdrawals from January 2027 to push digital payments.

An individual will now withdraw up to UGX50 million per day (Sh1.8 million).

Businesses will only withdraw up to UGX250 million per day (Sh8.6 million).

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Coca-Cola warns that the proposed Finance Bill 2025 plan to impose Sh20 per litre excise duty on fruit juice could raise prices by about Sh6 per litre, a 42% increase.

It says this could increase production costs, cut profits, and reduce tax revenue as demand for juice drops.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Kenya still plans to diversify its reserves beyond the US dollar and store its gold with the Bank of England in a bid to strengthen and secure its foreign reserves

[USForeignAssist @USForeignAssist]

We are aware of the court action filed in Kenya against the Ebola isolation facility. We are in touch with Kenyan authorities and are optimistic we can resolve objections.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Kenya Airways plans to expand its fleet to more than 50 aircraft by 2035 as it pushes for growth across Africa and beyond.

The airline currently operates 34 aircraft and says the expansion will depend on securing strategic investors.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Borrowing interest rates could go up after inflation increased to 6.7% in May, with banks expecting the CBK to raise its benchmark rate in June.

[Bloomberg @business]

A London arbitration tribunal ordered Zambia’s majority state-owned investment company, ZCCM, to pay Trafigura about $92 million in a long-running dispute https://t.co/FQ8SwNXXsF