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 Consumers in Kenya are facing yet another increase on at least 31 products. This comes with the adjustment of the excise duty rate by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), a move that will force manufacturers and importers to pass costs to consumers. It will see fast-moving excisable goods such as fuel, beer, cigarettes, bottled water, energy drinks, and juice cost more from October 1, with consumers who are reeling from the effects of Covid-19, amid reduced spending power, forced to dig deeper into their pockets to access these products. In a notice issued on August 10, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General said the taxman would adjust the rate of excise duty using 4.97 per cent, as the average inflation rate covering the 2020/21 financial year. PRICE CHANGE As a result of the ...

Content creator Brenda Jons has apologised to her fans and anyone she dragged into the revelation she is gay.  Jons, famed for her ‘Plesdent Kingston’ clip, trended over the weekend after coming out on social media. She went on a live video on Instagram to explain her orientation to fans on Saturday and within hours, she said she found out that her girlfriend had cheated on her. In a series of videos on her Instagram stories, the content creator highlighted that the news of cheating allegations had hit her hard. She went on to name the ‘other woman’ in her nine-month relationship as one of her friends who is a celebrity hairstylist. Brendah also unveiled @phy_lamar as her girlfriend, adding that they had already moved in together and that they are enjoying their relationship something she ...

Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula, One driver, to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second, after starting in the last place, to limit the damage with Hamilton now two points clear. Spaniard Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari. While seven times world champion Hamilton celebrated a personal century, his Mercedes team maintained their own 100 per cent record in Sochi. The champions have won every Russian grand Prix since the first in 2014. The post Lewis Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win in Russia appeared first on Daily Chronicles. Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula, One driver, to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fini...

Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) secured a narrow win over outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in national elections with party leader Olaf Scholz claiming a “clear mandate” to form the government for the first time since 2005. Preliminary results on Monday morning showed the SPD on track for 26.0 percent of the vote, ahead of 24.1 percent for Merkel’s CDU-CSU conservatives, the worst by the CDU in 70 years. Figures on the election commission’s website showed the Green party came third with 14.8 percent. An official announcement from the Federal Returning Officer is expected shortly. With neither main group commanding a majority, and both reluctant to repeat their awkward “grand coalition” of the past four years, the most likely outcome of the vote is a three-way ...

Akon wife or at least one of them — will be filming for the upcoming season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” … but it’s still unclear how much face time she’ll get. Sources close to production tell TMZ … Tomeka Thiam‘s agreed to be part of season 14 of ‘RHOA’ and will film with the other Housewives beginning in November. According to our sources … no official decision’s been made on whether the singer’s wife will be a regular, a “friend of the show,” or just make a guest appearance. As we first told you … former ‘RHOA’ star Sheree Whitfield was also making a push to return to the show, but only if she regained full-time Housewife status. We’re told that’s still in the works … but Tomeka will definitely be in the mix, one way or another. Speaking of the mix, it should be noted that Akon’...