Safaricom Launches M-PESA Ratiba: Finally Enabling Automatic Recurring Payments

Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecommunications company, has introduced a new feature called M-PESA Ratiba for its mobile money platform, M-PESA. The feature allows users to set up standing orders directly from their M-PESA wallets for recurring transactions and bill payments. M-PESA Ratiba enables automatic transfers on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis to other individuals…

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‘It did something to our belief’- Ten Hag explains how Manchester United lost the game 3 minutes after kick-off

Eri Ten Hag provided an explanation for Manchester United’s Old Trafford horror show. Manchester United pulled of a shocking display on Sunday against Tottenham and dropped further below standards after the 3-0 loss. Brendan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and new signing Dominik Solanke all got on the score sheet to earn their team 3 points. United’s…

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Health CS Urges Parents to Vaccinate Girls as Kenya Rolls Out Single-Dose Cancer-preventive Vaccine

Kenya has officially adopted a single-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as part of its intensified efforts to curb cervical cancer. Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa urged parents and caregivers to ensure that girls aged 10 to 15 receive the vaccine, which is crucial in preventing the deadly disease. According to the GLOBOCAN 2022 report, Kenya registers approximately 45,000 new cancer cases…

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‘I was naturally born with certain genetics’

Twanisha Terry lauds genetics as one of two reasons behind her success on the track. Olympic gold medalist Twanisha ‘Tee Tee’ Terry credits her blazing speed to a combination of natural talent and relentless effort. T he American sprinter, who trains under Dennis Mitchell at Florida’s Star Athletics Track Club alongside Sha’Carri Richardson and Mellisa…

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Messy divorce: Billions at centre of Gachagua-Ruto fallout

President William Ruto and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua. [File, Standard] The political marriage between President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua is irretrievably broken. At the heart of the discordant union where the partners are in a bruising battle are billions of shillings and unrealized campaign pledges. These, insiders say, have broken the friendship…

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