Author: Nairobi Business Monthly Reporter

The scale and intensity of information wars have reached an unprecedented level, including in the former Soviet space, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) First Deputy Secretary General Leonid Anfimov said during an awards ceremony for journalists covering CIS events held at the offices of the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk.

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@NairobiBusiness Businesses hurt as Safaricom backed mobile money transfer service mpesa experienced downtime Kenyans were unable to transact on Safaricom’s mobile money transfer service M-PESA thanks to a delay which began at around 11:00 am on Tuesday of January 9, 2024. Safaricom said in a statement posted on its X account (formerly twitter) that M-pesa App services disruption was due to a system glitch. “Apologies for the inconvenience. We are aware of the M-Pesa issue and working to resolve it soon,” Safaricom told its customers. The service outage, which affected the app and the Sim Toolkit, caused uproar especially on…

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The Ministry of Education introduces a new grading system for students waiting to join universities, TVET institutions and colleges. Making the announcement during the release of the 2023 KCSE results in Eldoret on Monday January 8, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said entry requirements for the students have changed, to allow more students pursue courses of their choice. “In a departure from tradition, this is the first KCSE examination results to be released under a new grading structure that was implemented in the 2023 KCSE examination. The reviewed grading system was approved by the Council as per Council Resolution No.…

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Sudan recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Kamal Gubara on Thursday, frustrated by the reception accorded to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader, Hamdan Dagalo during his Nairobi visit on Wednesday. Dagalo, who has also met regional Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti, was received by Kenyan high-ranking government and security officials on the airport tarmac. A red carpet had been rolled out at the regal JKIA Presidential pavilion, complete with a troupe of dancers and cameras. This VVIP treatment, way fancier than what Sudanese military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan got, likely stir up some drama in Sudan. The paramilitary leader was received…

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