#Kenya

The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has provisionally suspended national 400m record holder Mercy Adongo Oketch, The Eastleigh Voice reported. She is one of four Kenyan athletes named in the agency's latest register, published on Thursday. The other three are distance runners Justus Muasya, Shadrack Kenduiywo Kipkurui and Lameck Kibiwott Too. According to the register, Oketch and Muasya were suspended on October 26. The suspensions of Kenduiywo and Too took effect on Wednesday. Oketch's case involves trimetazidine and furosemide. Muasya and Kenduiywo are listed for erythropoietin (EPO). Kibiwott's case involves methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, better known as CERA. EPO and CERA boost the production of red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body. Trimetazidine is a drug used to treat some heart conditions. Furosemide is a diuretic that increases urine production. The register names the substances but does not say whether the athletes used them deliberately. It also gives no details of the circumstances of the alleged violations. Oketch is the biggest name on the list. She set the…

Equity Group sharply increased the business it gave to women-owned enterprises last year. The lender spent KSh 3.7 billion on their products and services, according to its 2025 Sustainability Report. In 2024 it spent KSh 923.5 million, KBC Digital reported. The bank's total procurement spending rose 12.2% year-on-year, from KSh 47 billion in 2024 to KSh 52.8 billion. Of that total, KSh 47.6 billion went to local suppliers. That is a 14.7% rise on the KSh 41.5 billion it spent locally in 2024. The local share of procurement grew from 88% to 90%. Youth-led enterprises also won more business. Their supplies and services to the bank rose 75% to KSh 491.1 million in the year to December 2025, up from KSh 280.7 million. The lender said it buys locally to support local economies, create jobs…