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Transporters hit as port's empty containers backlog crisis worsens

Mombasa port users are bracing for higher operational costs as severe delays in the handling of empty containers continue to paralyse logistical operations.

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How smuggling is threatening local macadamia value chain

Illegal cross-border exports of raw macadamia nuts undermine Kenya’s macadamia value chain despite stricter harvesting regulations, rising production, and efforts to improve processing and quality.

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Why Oburu Oginga is facing a turbulent start at ODM helm

Three factions have emerged on the party’s relationship with President Ruto following Raila’s death.

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How Mombasa- Juba corridor is grappling with rising costs, security fears

The Mombasa–Juba trade corridor, a vital artery for South Sudan’s cargo, is facing logistical challenges despite recent diplomatic approaches to solve the issues.

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Transporters hit as port's empty containers backlog crisis worsens

Mombasa port users are bracing for higher operational costs as severe delays in the handling of empty containers continue to paralyse logistical operations.

By Standard Reporter 4 months ago

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How smuggling is threatening local macadamia value chain

Illegal cross-border exports of raw macadamia nuts undermine Kenya’s macadamia value chain despite stricter harvesting regulations, rising production, and efforts to improve processing and quality.

By Standard Reporter 4 months ago

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Why Oburu Oginga is facing a turbulent start at ODM helm

Three factions have emerged on the party’s relationship with President Ruto following Raila’s death.

By Standard Reporter 4 months ago

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How Mombasa- Juba corridor is grappling with rising costs, security fears

The Mombasa–Juba trade corridor, a vital artery for South Sudan’s cargo, is facing logistical challenges despite recent diplomatic approaches to solve the issues.

By Standard Reporter 5 months ago

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Transporters hit as port's empty containers backlog crisis worsens

Mombasa port users are bracing for higher operational costs as severe delays in the handling of empty containers continue to paralyse logistical operations.

By Standard Reporter 4 months ago

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How smuggling is threatening local macadamia value chain

Illegal cross-border exports of raw macadamia nuts undermine Kenya’s macadamia value chain despite stricter harvesting regulations, rising production, and efforts to improve processing and quality.

By Standard Reporter 4 months ago

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Why Oburu Oginga is facing a turbulent start at ODM helm

Three factions have emerged on the party’s relationship with President Ruto following Raila’s death.

By Standard Reporter 4 months ago

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How Mombasa- Juba corridor is grappling with rising costs, security fears

The Mombasa–Juba trade corridor, a vital artery for South Sudan’s cargo, is facing logistical challenges despite recent diplomatic approaches to solve the issues.

By Standard Reporter 5 months ago

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Diaspora Life: My fairytale marriage that ended in turmoil Ep#18

Claire Mudeitsi Elleno was thrown out of an eight-bedroom mansion and left with nothing, not even her own children.

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Security officials at ODM headquarters assault two journalists

Security officials at ODM headquarters yesterday assaulted two journalists at a function attended by party leader Raila Odinga.

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Firms to offer services on M-Pesa App

Safaricom has launched partnerships with Little and Makao that will enable M-Pesa customers access services from the two firms within the M-Pesa Super

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Standard Group shortlisted for prestigious global media awards

The Group is shortlisted in the Best Innovation in Newsroom Transformation category in the International News Media Association Global Media Awards.

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Centum appoints Risper Alaro as Group Finance Director

Centum Investment Company PLC has appointed Risper Alaro as the Group Finance Director effective March 15, 2022.

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Ruto arrives in the United States [Pictures]

Deputy President William Ruto and his campaign team are on a tour of the UK and US.

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Wajir governor Muktar decamps to Kanu, says he will defend his seat

Wajir Governor Ahmed Ali Muktar and several of his supporters have decamped to Kanu.

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Panel says media free to tally and declare constituencies’ polls data

Media houses should resist any attempt to curtail them from broadcasting the final presidential election results as announced at the constituencies

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Gideon comes to rescue of Lamu boy who fell from cashewnut tree

Shuweib has been admitted at the KNH Orthopaedic wing for over a month, doctors established his spine had been injured, partially paralysing his limbs

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ADC has secured 500,000 acres from grabbers - Salat

The Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) has secured 500,000 acres of Galana Kulalu land that was on the verge of being illegally alienated.

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Want to try an online dating app? Here’s what I learnt on Tinder

Most men on Tinder who specifically want a one-night stand, assume that the women on Tinder also want to get laid.

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A 63-year-old love story: How Beth and Nicholas Mugo met

She was 19, he was 22. “He just told me that he loved me and that I was the only girl that he had ever loved. That was enough for me,” said Beth Mugo.

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NCIC, NGO in deal to preach peace before August elections

NCIC and the Global Peace Foundation have signed a partnership deal to promote peace ahead of the August 9 elections.

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Nominated Senator Beth Mugo's family in pictures

Nicholas Mugo, the husband of Nominated Senator Beth Mugo died on Thursday morning aged 85. In 2019 they celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary.

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Esther Passaris mourns father’s death

She remembers her 79-year-old dad for his achievements throughout the years, notably being part of the team that built Kenya’s first ship.

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Trade lobby opens new office in China

The Kenya China Chamber of Commerce (KCCC) has opened an office in Beijing, China to facilitate trade between the two countries.

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Media can help educate Kenyans on hygiene – CS Kagwe

Media can help educate the public on the crucial role hygiene plays in keeping diseases at bay, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has said.

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Kamiti prisoners protest over lack of food

Inmates at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison yesterday protested over alleged mistreatment of their colleagues whom they said were confined without food.

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Firm launches French fries processing line

A local food producer, Simplifine, has commissioned a new processing line that will expand its production of frozen fresh French fries.

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Atwoli clears air on Ruto poll win

Atwoli, a fierce critic of Ruto, said Kenya is a democracy that respects the wish of the voters.

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Kenyan to head continental cancer advocacy body

Dr Miriam Mutebi, a cancer clinician and researcher, is the president-elect of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC).

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20 famous Desmond Tutu quotes

If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

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HR practitioners say departments are grossly underfunded

HR practitioners in the country have decried the underfunding of the Human Resource (HR) function despite its critical role in the economy.

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Co-processing: The way to a zero-waste industrial Kenya

The world generates around two billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, making waste management a major headache.

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Kenya Railways announces new tariffs for freight

The company said it aims to offer end-to-end rail delivery to the Ugandan ports of Jinja and Port Bell through Kisumu port vessels.

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Fact check: Ngugi wa Thiong'o not dead

"Just got off the phone with pops, and he is doing well," he said.

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India: Srinagar makes it to UNESCO’s network of creative cities, earns praise from PM Modi

The vibrant city of Srinagar was selected among 49 creative cities across the world by UNESCO.

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Kashmir: Srinagar youth strives to revive dying glazed pottery

Glazed pottery, known as Dal Gate pottery, is unique to Kashmir.

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