24 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 – Taxpayers applying for Tax Compliance Certificates (TCCs) on the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) iTax portal will now get the certificates on the spot. According to KRA, the automatic issuance of TCCs will however be subject to a clean tax record. This follows KRA’s recent…

24 Jan 2020 - LONDON, United Kingdom, Jan 24 – Britain is expected to announce next week whether to allow China’s Huawei to develop its 5G network, an official said on Friday, setting out reasons for agreeing despite US opposition. The official said the decision had not yet been taken but it was likely to be…

24 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 – Kenya’s construction industry is projected to grow, as a result of increasing demand for pre-engineered building solutions that reduce construction time and cost. This is according to Mabati Rolling Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Heycott who says the solutions are…

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24 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24–Pesticide manufacturers are urging the government to uphold the use of pesticides after lobby groups tabled a petition in parliament seeking to ban over 200 pesticides. Agrochemicals Association of Kenya CEO Eric Kimungunyi says the ban would push Kenya into near instant food…

24 Jan 2020 - BEIJING, China, Jan 24 – China has now shut down bridges, halted public transport and closed a major airport to restrict the movement of some 26 million people around the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak. Huangshi, with a population of 2.4 million, became the latest city in Hubei province to…

24 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 – The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Routes have signed their first formal agreement in history. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sees AFRAA, the trade Association for African airlines and Routes, the organiser of the route development events for the industry,…

23 Jan 2020 - Group Chairman Nizar Juma says the move is intended to reduce redundancy and meet the operational needs of the new companies/COURTESY NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 – Jubilee Insurance is set to lay off 52 of its 628 full-time workers ahead of the intended split of its medical and general insurance…

23 Jan 2020 - DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 – US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday advised climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has been bitterly critical of US policy at the World Economic Forum, to study economics before giving out lessons. Asked about the Swedish 17-year-old’s demand for an immediate…

23 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23–Lobbyists have called on the government to adopt new methods to control the desert locust invasion that has occurred in different parts of the country. Everlyne Samita, a member of the Entomology Society of Kenya says too much spraying is hazardous to the environment. “Our…

23 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 – Mango production in Makueni and Kitui Counties is expected to improve in quality and quantity, should the just launched pest free area campaign aimed at curbing fruit flies succeeds.   The campaign dubbed Komesha: Zuia Fruit Fly Ufaidike, will create a Pest Free Area by…

23 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 – The private sector is calling on Kenya Revenue Authority to hasten the payment of Value Added Tax refunds.    Kenya Association of Manufacturers Chief Executive Phyllis Wakiaga says the delay is crippling their businesses, adding that timely refunds would ease cash flow…

23 Jan 2020 - HONG KONG, China, Jan 23 – Investor nerves over the spread of a deadly new virus from China rattled Asian equities and oil benchmarks on Thursday, as authorities moved to contain the disease. The city at the centre of the outbreak was placed under effective quarantine, with flights and trains…

23 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) have announced plans to award a total of $400,000 – Sh40.3 million in grant funding, with support from Citi Foundation, to 42 young African social entrepreneurs who are…

22 Jan 2020 - DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 – US President Donald Trump relaunched a major trade offensive against Europe on Wednesday, threatening to hit the EU with damaging auto tariffs if Europeans failed to agree a long-delayed trade deal. With observers warning that global harmony on trade was crucial to the…

22 Jan 2020 - BLANTYRE, Malawi, Jan 22 – An invasion of crop-munching fall armyworm caterpillars has inflicted a further blow to food security in Malawi, where nearly two million people have already been hit by drought, the government said Wednesday. The invasion has hit 467,000 farmers in all 28 farming…

22 Jan 2020 - NEW YORK, United States, Jan 22 – Asian stock markets slumped Tuesday as a SARS-like virus taking hold in China spooked investors, while sentiment suffered a knock also from a credit-ratings downgrade to major financial hub Hong Kong. Most European and US markets followed Asia lower after Hong Kong…

22 Jan 2020 - PARIS, France, Jan 22 – Investment behemoth BlackRock’s decision to divest holdings in companies reliant on coal may encourage more climate-friendly finance but raises questions over how investors prioritise the future of the planet, analysts and industry insiders said Wednesday. Last week’s…

22 Jan 2020 - DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 – US President Donald Trump said his administration was preparing to add a “couple of countries” to the controversial list of states whose citizens are subject to travel bans or severe restrictions on entry to the United States. “We are adding a couple of countries to it…

22 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 22-Industrialization Principal Secretary Francis Owino says plans are underway for the launch of a loan facility targeting small business owners in the country. Owino said the new service, which will be launched by the National Treasury, is expected to allow SMEs to access more…

22 Jan 2020 - VICTORIA, Canada, Jan 22 – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan started their new life in Canada on Tuesday by launching a legal warning to media over photographs of the duchess near their seaside bolthole. Following their shock exit from life as working royals, Harry jetted out from Britain to join…

22 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 22 – Water and energy solutions provider Davis and Shirtliff has entered into a water and effluent treatment chemicals distribution deal with German based water treatment firm Kurita Europe.  In a statement, the company says the deal will see the company introduce a wide range…

22 Jan 2020 - PARIS, France, Jan 22 – Senior Greek judge Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou will join a small group of women leading European Union countries when she is confirmed as president Wednesday. Once her nomination is approved by parliament, Sakellaropoulou, 63, will be the first woman in Greece to hold the…

22 Jan 2020 - SEOUL, South Korea, Jan 22 – South Korea’s economy expanded at its slowest pace for a decade last year, hampered by prolonged trade tensions between the US and China and the sluggish semiconductor market, the central bank said Wednesday. The world’s 12th-largest economy grew 2.0 percent in 2019,…

22 Jan 2020 - SEOUL, South Korea, Jan 22 – North Korea will ban foreign tourists to protect itself against a new SARS-like virus that has claimed at least nine lives in China and sickened hundreds, a major tour operator said. Several nations including the US have stepped up checks on airport passengers to detect…

22 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 22 – President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson focused on scaling up the robust ties between Kenya and the UK. At the meeting held at the PM’s office on No.10 Downing Street in London, President Kenyatta and PM Johnson discussed a…

21 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 21 – The Directorate of Investigations (DCI) has urged the public to take precautionary measures while shopping online to avoid being conned. Through its twitter account, the investigating body drew attention to the various websites and mobile applications purporting to be…

21 Jan 2020 - LONDON, United Kingdom, Jan 21 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has said BREXIT presents an opportunity for Kenya and the UK to forge deeper trade ties as he pitched for private sector support to accelerate delivery of the Big 4 Agenda projects. Speaking in London, Tuesday, during a meeting between Kenya…

21 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 21 – Organizers of the Founder of the Year Awards (FOYA) have announced the fourth edition of the annual award themed “Have it All” and invited nominations for the 14 categories available to be competed for. The annual award seeks to award and celebrate outstanding young…

21 Jan 2020 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 21 – Pride Inn group of hotels has taken up Nairobi based Azure hotel on a revenue sharing management contract with a possibility of fully acquiring it within the course of this year. The Group’s Managing Director Hasnain Noorani says the move will see the two investors use…