Apple unveils revamped map app to challenge Google

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 FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Apple on Thursday said it has finished rolling out an overhauled map app in the US in another

Raila’s rising fortunes and why Ruto is his main rival for 2022

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Deputy President William Ruto and Opposition chief Raila Odinga in a past event. Even in the absence of opinion polls, the two are the frontrunners in the 2022 elections. [File, Standard]

Two years after his controversial swearing in ceremony as “the people’s president,” Raila Odinga has

Four lessons on money you can learn from Njenga Karume estate woes

Mbatau wa Ngai  The late billionaire Njenga Karume. The estimated Sh500 billion at the core of inheritance disputes filed in courts between relatives of departed billionaires is a cautionary tale of what happens when patriarchs fail to have structured talks with stakeholders on how their empires should be run after they die. 

 The late billionaire Njenga Karume’s family dispute is only one of many that are dragging their way through the country’s lethargic court system that appears to only benefit estate administrators and the

Financial planning myths you should never believe

Jacqueline Mahugu  Some money myths are so pervasive that most people believe them, yet you may be losing money by

Inflation dips slightly on mixed food prices

Macharia Kamau  Heavy rains over the recent months were not enough to bring down the cost of living as the prices of

Aviation employees pile pressure on KQ to halt China flights

Kenya Aviation Workers Union secretary-general Moss Ndiema at a past media briefing in Nairobi. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU 

By BONFACE OTIENO
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• This follows an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, which has so far claimed 160 lives.
• The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (Kawu) Thursday threatened to lead its members in boycotting work “if KQ does not stop flying to China in the next three days”.
• The loss-making carrier said on Wednesday that it will not suspend its flights to China following the outbreak of the deadly virus.

Bid to bar Kenya from ICJ maritime case with Somalia flops

Somalia and Kenya are involved in a border dispute at the International Court of Justice in the Hague over an area in the Indian Ocean about 100,000 square kilometres, which is said to contain hydrocarbons reserves. FILE PHOTO | NMG 

By JOSEPH WANGUI
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• The 20 petitioners had argued that the Attorney-General's participation in the case amounted to ceding Kenya’s sovereignty but the court said the converse is true.
• Three judges noted on Friday that issues raised in the petition would be more effectively resolved through diplomatic, legislative, policy and other executive interventions, rather than by a constitutional decision.
• Kenya has argued, however, that the case should not be heard at the ICJ, which it says is rigid and may not resolve political issues attached to the case.