- The UN Economic Commission for Africa has stated that the Group of 77 countries plus China serves as a significant platform for developing nations to ensure their collective voices are heard.
- Ruto said the Executive alone cannot achieve its ambitious plan of creating jobs through the Affordable Housing Programme, digital jobs and export of labour.
- Spiro has established an assembling plant in Mombasa and is now a leading provider of electric two-wheelers in Africa, with a presence in Kenya, Benin, Togo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
- EABL says multiple excise tax increases in Kenya and inflation have exacerbated consumer prices and have particularly impacted price-sensitive consumers.
- Kuramo Capital has applied to Comesa for approval to raise its stake to 74 per cent. Equity investor last year injected Sh3.2 billion to help firm avoid defaulting on bond.
- This follows another outage on Monday, leaving millions of users stranded. An operator found in breach risks a fine of up to 0.2 per cent of its revenues, which could run into hundreds of millions.
- Prices of goods and services continue to rise as local unit falls against dollar. Economists say government must take measures to assure investors of currency stability.
- Some of the gaps in data are how unsecured loans have crowded out mortgages and the lack of affordability classifications in loans from Saccos advanced for housing purposes.
- Putting up a home has become more expensive in the last one year as new data showed prices of metal doors and windows increased the most over the period.
- Kiritiri market is the largest in Mbeere South, and traders said the bank will make it easy for them to deposit huge sums of money from the sale of farm produce.
- Kenya has been elected to chair the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Committee on Tourism and Competitiveness, solidifying its position as a leader in the global tourism industry.
- Earlier this month, four fishermen were seriously injured at Ras Kiamboni on the Kenya Somalia border when a fishing boat christened FV Paradise caught fire after a petrol jerrycan exploded.
- The Moi International Airport (MIA) is the first airport in the country that the government has opened up to international flights in a bid to push up tourism.
- AfDB and the UK have announced that Kenya's Transmission Network Improvement Project had been selected as a beneficiary project under the Room to Run Sovereign transaction (R2RS).
- Kampala, which has in recent months threatened to shift to Dar port, had transit market share of 62.4 percent last year. South Sudan comes second commanding a market share of 16.7 percent.
- COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli asked the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to craft ways of stabilising the shilling to save Kenyans from harsh economic times.
- Chelugui said the government would ensure seamless transfer of devolved functions as enshrined in the Constitution to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
- IMF is cautioning the government on better management of the subsidies and their complete overhaul by March this year as part of its stringent conditions for release of its billions.
- The partnership seeking to bring about transformative change is in line with collaborative efforts to tackle the dual challenges of youth unemployment and digital exclusion.
- Business has been good since he started the business after starting out hawking roasted peanuts in different parts of Nairobi, where he averaged 5kg a week.
- We cannot, after all, talk about real financial inclusion if someone can access a business loan but still has to approach informal lenders to pay for their child's school uniforms and stationery.
- According to Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data, the shilling yesterday stood at 160.25 against the dollar for the official banking regulator's printed mean rate.
- Fredrick Rono, a farmer from Kiminini constituency termed the proposed tax "exploitative" and a setback to progress made towards attaining food security.
- Those who have not supplied the necessary details will miss their salaries and allowances while those who fail to comply risk being fined as much as Sh1 million or serve an year in jail.
- Government says this will be realised through construction of more county industrial parks, Economic Processing Zones (EPZ), and enhancing foreign direct investments.
- The group alleges that Starbucks' public image is misleading, as it conceals numerous cases of labour and human rights abuses involved in the production of its products including in Kenya.
- KNBS in its quarter four Producer Price Index reports that the overall producer prices in December 2023 rose by 3.97 per cent relative to September 2023 prices.
- Those who have not supplied the necessary details will miss their salaries and allowances while those who fail to comply risk being fined as much as Sh1 million or serve an year in jail.
- The high cost of fish feed coupled with the lack of certified fingerlings have been identified as the major challenges facing aquaculture farming in the East and Central Africa region.
- ANAF interim chairperson Semoli Belemane said sustainable aquaculture practices are essential to meet the rising demand for protein-rich food in Africa's burgeoning population.
- With its vast water resources, including lakes, rivers and coastal areas, Africa's capacity for aquaculture development remains a promising solution to address food security.