- The largest portion of Kenya's external restructured debt was Chinese loans. The country was unable to service external loans owing to pandemic shocks.
- Traders oppose moving cargo to Nairobi Freight Terminal over high transport charges, claim they own trucks but are now being forced to pay extra costs for transportation by rail.
- The regulator's Monetary Policy Committee increased the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 7.5 per cent at the end of May to tame inflation, which hit 6.47 per cent in April.
- Safaricom lost 438,797 subscribers in the first three months of this year on the back of a SIM card registration directive issued by the industry regulator, Communications Authority of Kenya.
- The complexities of property ownership and marriage have many facets that when partners in such a union call it quits, they themselves do not even know how to go about it.
- When Kibaki took over from the late President Moi in 2002, Kenya's debt was about Sh630 billion while Mzee Jomo Kenyatta left it at Sh1.17 billion by the time he died in 1978.
- Gender inequalities are strongly connected to limited access to opportunities. Women face a number of constraints, the immediate one being starting and expanding a business.
- As at May 2021 Kenya through Kenya Power had 8.2 million customers connected to the national grid and others supplied via 12 licensed private mini grids.
- As the tourism industry crawls back to health, it has become apparent for businesses to find ways of not only staying afloat but also guaranteeing a safe passage.
- The camp is adjacent to Crater Lake, a green soda lake at the bottom of an extinct volcano on the western side of Lake Naivasha and north of the village of Kongoni, with many trails.
- Red Bull's Max Verstappen held off Carlos Sainz's charging Ferrari to win the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday and surge 46 points clear in the Formula One world championship
- Majority of Nairobians are now spending more man-hours navigating the road. Institute of Economic Affairs estimates Kenya losses Sh50 million daily due to traffic.
- The State said it engaged various stakeholders, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, before President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the wage increase on Labour Day.
- Dynasoft Business, Grande-Afrique Consulting and Wolters Kluwer bid for the tender, review board sided with the Judiciary and dismissed Grande Afrique request for a review.
- Residents of the coastal city are famed for their relaxed and stress-free approach to life. Experts cite warm weather, laidback lifestyle, cheap cost of living and close family ties.
- Even before the ravages of Covid-19, workplace joy and justice were a reservoir of untapped people energy. Only 37 per cent of workers actually experience joy at the workplace.
- The delegation, led by Dr Penny Lukito, is responsible for protecting the Indonesian public through oversight and control of vaccines, medications, food safety, nutrition and cosmetics.
- The explosion of make-up application tutorials across every social media platform has elevated the already magical quality of make-up to an art form.
- The 28-year-old has gained a following of 28,000 on the short-video sharing app TikTok where the Nakuru-based freelance make-up artist goes by the name of ShishDavis.
- Cinnamon is also known as sweet wood and it is one of the oldest known spices. Though it can be lucrative, it is grown by a few farmers in Kenya. [iStock Photo]
- Our life clearly has more meaning beyond chasing money for its own sake. And that meaning can only be satisfying and fulfilling if it's for a higher and noble purpose.
- Azimio presidential candidate asks State to negotiate with tax defaulters, not shut down firms. Former premier promises to empower traders and expose them to 400m buyers in EAC.
- While Ruto has promised to immediately revert freight services to Mombasa, Azimio team says he is being populist, claiming he backed their transfer to Nairobi and Naivasha.
- As petrol prices continue to soar, a number of motorists in Kenya have been opting for the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in efforts to save on fuel costs.
- Established as well as budding entrepreneurs are today selling and promoting their products and services through social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and even TikTok.