Entrance to US embassy in Gigiri, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG The US Embassy in Nairobi has suspended appointments for visa interviews until June 2024 owing to high demand and Covid-linked backlogs. In a statement released on Monday, the embassy acknowledged the frustrations that Kenyans travelling to the US
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Experts have cautioned Uganda and other East African countries to go slow on the implementation of taxation of digital services. This comes as the countries prepare to join 133 others around the world to implement the Digital Services Tax (DTS) in line with the taxation plan developed by the
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Azovstal steel plant was under Russian siege for three months The head of Ukraine's largest steel company has accused Russia of looting more than $600m worth of the metal from ports and factories. Yuriy Ryzhenkov, the chief executive of Metinvest, said Ukrainian- produced steel was now being sold
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Consumers have been protesting over rising food costs The Kenyan government says it will arrest, prosecute and charge anyone found selling a 2kg (70 oz) packet of maize flour at more than 100 shillings ( $0.84; £0.70). In a televised address on Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered that the
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President Museveni walks through a military parade on his arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport to attend a High Level Retreat for the Summit on the EAC Common Market in Arusha. July 21, 2022. PPU Photo The Summit of EAC Heads of State has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the
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A Kenyan passport The Kenyan passport has maintained its strength this year to remain ninth in Africa and 76th globally, with the number of countries a Kenyan with passport can travel to without a Visa, or be required to obtain one on arrival staying at 72. This is according
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The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24, fast-track programs to help Africa mitigate rising food prices and inflation caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. The first round of approvals is part of the Bank’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing of $150 million (UShs570.1bn) to Kenya to support a major highway development project under the government’s First Mover Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programme. The project will see the development of the A8 and A8 South highways. The existing 175km A8 road
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved $73.5 million (UShs279.3bn) to finance a program that will boost Tanzania’s food production by a million tonnes in three years. The Tanzania Agricultural Inputs Support Project, spanning September 2022-June 2025, was designed under the Bank Group’s
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US President Joe Biden (R) meets with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2021. PHOTO | AFP The Biden administration on Thursday launched a fresh strategic trade and investment partnership with Kenya, replacing an agreement ex-President Donald
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