Some of the stories you are waking up to:

1. Top M-Pesa agent helps clients move millions- Business Daily

2. Ministries returned over Sh101 billion to the Treasury for the financial year ending June 30, in unused development funds which the government blames MPs for the slow-down in absorption. - Daily Nation

3.  Telecommunications company Orange has today unveiled a promotional tariff dubbed Sare through which its pre-paid customers on Orange mobile network will enjoy free 24 hour on-net calls and SMS services as well as 10 free off-net SMSs. - Pesatalk

4.  National Oil will introduce the 3kg cooking gas cylinder next month, nearly 10 months after it was announced. - Daily Nation

5.  You no longer have to queue to pay parking fees following the launch of a three year partnership between Airtel Kenya and Kenya Airport Parking Services (KAPS) that allows Airtel customers to pay for their tickets using Airtel Money. - Capital News

6.  Kenya Airways has posted a flat growth in passenger numbers for the second quarter of the year as poor performance in local and European routes reversed the gains made in African routes. - Daily Nation

7.  Waiver of decoder tax to push digital TV drive - Daily Nation

8.  Fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) last year entered the Kenyan market. Kuku Foods holds the KFC franchise in East Africa. How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi chats with Gavin Bell, a veteran restaurateur and Kuku Foods general manager, about the market reaction to KFC and why we can expect other international fast-food brands to soon open shop in the region. - How we made it in Africa