TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER · 10 stories

The Kenya Revenue Authority on Monday ordered large multinational groups to declare by November 30 whether they fall under the new Minimum Top-Up Tax. The tax is meant to ensure these groups pay at least 15 per cent tax on their profits in Kenya.

The tax brings Kenya into line with the OECD's global minimum tax rules. It targets multinationals that pay less than 15 per cent in Kenya because of tax breaks, such as those in Special Economic Zones and Export Processing Zones.

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Thika-bound service lanes at Kihunguro on the Thika Superhighway will close from November 15 to December 20 for bridge works, KeNHA said. Traffic will be diverted around Shell Petrol Station before rejoining the highway.

The Thika Superhighway links Nairobi to Thika. Motorists and matatu passengers leaving the city face slower trips in the run-up to the festive season.

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Athletics Kenya said the Kenyan long-distance runner died on November 6. Chelule won the 1996 World Cross Country junior title and finished fifth in the 5,000m at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

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A blast tore through the HABAS steel factory in Aliaga, near Izmir, on Monday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 13. President Erdogan has ordered an investigation, Al Jazeera reported.

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Arsenal legends led by Nwankwo Kanu will face former Harambee Stars players captained by Victor Wanyama at Nyayo Stadium on Friday. SuperSport will show the Legends Cup match live.

The Arsenal team will also run a coaching clinic for young Kenyan players. The organisers say the event aims to boost grassroots football.

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Nigeria's Lagos Polo Club drew 3-3 with hosts Nairobi Polo Club on Sunday, then won the penalty shootout 3-0. It is their fourth Simon Kuseyo Memorial Cup title, Citizen Digital reported.

The cup honours Simon Kuseyo, one of Kenya's pioneering polo players, who died in the 2000 Kenya Airways plane crash in Abidjan.

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The Bank of Uganda kept its Central Bank Rate at 12% on Monday, a month after an emergency hike from 9.75%. It expects headline inflation of 7.5-8% over the next 12 months, above its 5% target.

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Tanzania's anti-drug agency says Mombasa-based businessman Salehe Baseleman, alias Mbwiga, was arrested with Kenya's help. He is accused of sourcing drugs from Afghanistan and shipping them by sea to the Mombasa coast.

Tanzanian authorities say Mombasa served as a storage and transit point for heroin and methamphetamine moved by road into Tanzania through the Horohoro border.

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A US official said on Monday that Russia and Ukraine are privately open to a possible exchange of territory. US-mediated talks between the two sides begin in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and are set to run for two days.

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A witness named Muiruri told the murder trial of Sarah Wairimu Kamotho that her husband, Tob Cohen, wanted a divorce because he feared for his safety. Cohen allegedly told him to blame Wairimu if he was found dead, Citizen Digital reported on Monday.

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