Today’s latest news headlines

NEWS HEADLINES

1. Kenyans celebrate Marathon Champion, Kelvin Kiptum, on his final journey, as some question Eliud Kipchoge’s absence

2. Kenya Power, KPLC, made Kshs 319 Million in profit for the half year ended Dec 2023

3. Nairobi man whose mom took cash to Pastor Ezekiel arraigned in court for allegedly stealing from a Chinese who forgot cash in his taxi

4. High Court lifts injunction preventing the GOK from printing the Maisha Namba digital ID, which is set to replace Huduma namba

5. Kenya pays Ksh 6.9 billion for Kenya Airways loans, the country has now paid off Ksh 53 billion of Ksh 69 billion debt KQ owes EXIM bank

6. Dp Rigathi Gachagua’a Office on the spotlight for using Ksh 10 million to procure curtains

7. Interior Cs, Kithure Kindiki, initiates a crackdown at Nyayo House to eliminate corrupt officials who continue to undermine passport issuance

8. Kenya owed World Bank Ksh 1.73 trillion, as of June last year, but keeps taking loans from IMF and World Bank at 14.5% average interest rate

9. Velji Jayaben Jayeshikumar, the wife of slain Indian businessman Jayesh Kumar confesses her involvement in the d3ath of her husband

10. Stock market today: Tech rally set to continue after Nvidia’s value surges

11. Uganda beats the world’s largest market; Europe in bilateral trade

12. Nigeria orders telecommunications companies and internet service providers to block cryptocurrency trading platforms. The government’s move is an effort to regain control over the currency valuation of the naira

13. Egypt plans to halt daily power cuts during the Holy Month of Ramadan

14. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) places Kenya on the grey list for international Anti-Money Laundering

15. Tunisia has the strongest currency in Africa in 2024 with libyan dinar coming second and Zambia’s kwach the best performing