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1. Kenyan Shillings vs Dollars : Ksh 129.4 = 1 USD
2. Julisha Jobs: Insurance vacancies in Nairobi, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda
3. Kenya Airways’ net loss widens 32.3% to KSh16.08 billion in the first half of 2026
4. National government operating costs rose by a record Sh199 billion to Sh1.3 trillion in the 2025/26 financial year
5. Gov't reduces the price of subsidised fertiliser to Sh2,000 and cuts Maize seed prices to Sh150 per Kg
6. WPP-Scangroup’s net loss widened 21.9% to KSh254 million in the six months ended June 2026 from KSh208.3 million a year earlier, marking its fifth consecutive first-half loss
7. National Bank of Kenya’s net profit rose 60.5% to Sh1.72 billion in the first half of 2026 from Sh1.07 billion a year earlier
8. Nine Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed companies have increased or maintained dividends despite falling profits, while another nine raised payouts faster than earnings growth
9. Mobile money was the most common payment channel in online fraud cases reported between February and July 2026
10. Moi University academic staff have threatened industrial action after the university issued redundancy notices affecting 75 employees
11. Kenya's diaspora remittances fell by Ksh9 billion to Ksh368.75 billion in the first seven months of 2026, raising the possibility of the first annual decline in 17 years
12. Tanzania’s Vice President Dr Emmanuel John Nchimbi resigns from office and active politics
13. MTN’s service revenue grew 17.5% in constant-currency terms to R115.3 billion ($7.21 billion) in the first half of 2026, led by markets including Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon, while South Africa recorded 1.5% growth
14. Nigeria’s electronic payment transactions across six channels increased 2.85% year on year in value to N1.053 quadrillion in Q1 2026
15. African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)’s net income rose 30% to $534.7 million in the first half of 2026
16. Nvidia plans to increase prices for some of its AI servers by more than 15 percent due to rising memory chip costs
17. Samsung shares plunge nearly 9% to $186 amid uncertainty over $80 billion shareholder payout
18. Trump administration has proposed a $103,265 fee for employers hiring foreign professionals through the H-1B visa programme, which allows US companies to recruit skilled workers in fields such as technology, engineering, medicine and science
19. XRP spot ETF saw inflows exceeding $1.56 billion, with prices surging 70%
20. US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.92 billion in fresh capital last week, reversing the previous week’s nearly $390 million in outflows
21. Trump accuses Canada of 400%+ tariffs on U.S. farmers and jet certification bias, says it will no longer receive preferential treatment.
22. President Trump says the US Navy has cleared all mines in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran warns against use of Strait
@WaruiJohn2 Warui how will you rate Manchester United's transfer window this summer out of 10..if they add donarruma and baleba to the current signings??
@WaruiJohn2 Actually the second goal we conceded game ya Everton it was his fault....Bruno tend to take risks where there are very unnecessary....like just play simple ball buana ...he rushes into decisions..kitu a midfielder in a pivot hafai kufanya so arguably he's a better player as a 10
@WaruiJohn2 Mzae Wangu alishika x trail second hand ...hata mwaka haikuisha ...ilibidi ameuza 😂😂😂...Gari tulikua tunatoka Nairobi tunaenda Eldoret...usiku tu Na inazima katikati ya msitu 😂😂....aliuza hiyo mkebe ikabidi ashike tu Harrier