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Kajiado Cup launched by County Governor

THE first edition of the Kajiado County Governors Cup soccer competition was officially launched at the KCB grounds in Kajiado. The event,sponsored by Kajiado County government and Coca Cola will be...

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Beware, Gor told

Ushuru coach promises defending champions a torrid Satuday Ushuru coach Ken Kenyatta has vowed to derail Gor Mahia’s title charge in the final Kenya Premier League match of the season this weekend....

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Jeptoo wants 'B' test

Kenya marathon star demands analysis of her ‘B’ urine sample Two-time Chicago and Boston marathon winner Rita Jeptoo has demanded for a “B” sample test as she fights to clear her name following the...

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Kenya set to host Africa Senior Club Championships

KENYA will host the East and Central Africa Senior Club handball championship next month in Nairobi. The last event was staged in Arusha, Tanzania. Kenya Handball Federation secretary general Nderitu...

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BAK now target counties to sponsor sporting activities

BOXING Association of Kenya want County Governments to take up their grass-root programme and promote the game across the country. BAK president John Kameta yesterday said they are in talks with all...

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Mt. Kenya top Inter Provincial Play-offs in Kisumu

MOUNT Kenya University (MKU) Thika won the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) Inter Provincial Play-offs in Kisumu hitting 4-Christ 51-38 in the finals at the Kenyatta sports ground. By making it to the...

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KDF set to miss national league action in Eldoret this weekend

KENYA Defense Forces’ Ulinzi handball sides will once again miss league action as the fifth leg of the national league gets underway at Eldoret Sports Club over the weekend. This will be their second...

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Eye On Top 8

Sony Sugar finally host AFC Leopards in their delayed second league clash with a top eight finish heavy in both teams’ minds. The match will be held at Awendo Green Stadium and not Kisumu’s Moi Stadium...

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Gor to hold funds drive tomorrow ahead of final league match

It’s all systems go for the major funds drive for Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia ahead of the decisive final day of the league. The fund-raiser in which Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero, will...

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Newly crowned league champs KDF to retain same outfit for 2015 season

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) head coach Sammy Magima says he will retain the same boxers who won the league for the 2015 season. Magima, a former long standing Kenya champion and national team first...

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Kenya locked out as Vancouver, Paris and Singapore gets nod to host IRB...

Kenya have missed out on the opportunity to host a leg of the International Rugby Board Sevens series for the 2015/2016 season. Sources familiar with the bidding process noted that the IRB will later...

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Chess Kenya boss Hinga leads from the front at Nairobi Open tourney

Chess Kenya (CK) chairman Githinji Hinga won the FIDE rated 2nd Nairobi Open chess festival played over the weekend at the YMCA in South C. He garnered 5 points out of a possible 6, in which 39 players...

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Jeptoo's agent Rosa speaks out

RITA Jeptoo’s agent Federico Rosa has distanced himself from the current doping scam that has hit the Kenyan athletics fraternity lately. Rosa said he is very disappointed with the news of Jeptoo’s...

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Converters say paper tax to axe jobs, raise prices of goods

Paper converters have warned that thousands of jobs are at stake, owing to a tax review that will raise costs of imported paper and make the local industry uncompetitive. The manufacturing sub-sector...

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Natonal Bank to spread reach through Posta network

National Bank has partnered with the Postal Corporation of Kenya for agency banking services. '' This partnership will provide easy and convenient access to unlimited banking services to National Bank...

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Private sector job openings diminish

KENYAN corporates do not have immediate plans to hire new staff despite surging optimism in the overall economic outlook in the next three months. Instead, most of them want to focus on their...

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MPC holds key rate on declining inflation

The MPC has retained the Central Bank Rate at 8.5 per cent, citing declining inflation and a stabilising currency, and said it will further rein on lenders to spur credit uptake. The CBR will be at a...

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Pan-Africa Insurance seeking stake in Gateway

Pan-Africa Insurance Holdings announced yesterday it plans to acquire a controlling stake in unlisted Gateway Insurance, boosting its presence in the fast growing market and sending its shares up 12...

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Safaricom mints Sh433m daily, to break 2013 record

Safaricom's net profit for the six-month period ended September 30 increased by nearly a third, attributed to increased voice and non-voice earnings. The telco's after-tax profit hit Sh14.71 billion...

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Fun and music at 57th Blankets & Wine

IT was a fun-filled day for hundreds of art and music lovers as the 57th edition of the Blankets & Wine music picnic went down at the Carnivore Grounds on Sunday. The edition was an all-girl affair...

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