03 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 3 – Officials from the Kenya Veterinary Board today cracked down on agrovets caught on tape selling controlled veterinary drugs to heroin addicts in Nairobi. The exercise was led by the body’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mary…
03 January 2024
- SANAA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — The Houthi group in Yemen launched on Wednesday missiles targeting a cargo ship in the Red Sea, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement. The Houthi forces carried out an operation targeting the ship…
03 January 2024
- NAKURU, Kenya, Jan 3 – A Nakuru doctor has filed a petition challenging sections of the Income Tax Act exempts some people and institutions from paying tax. According to Magare Gikenyi, Sections 3(2) of the Income Tax Act Cap 470 leaves out other…
03 January 2024
- BAGHDAD, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Iraq exported 108.05 million barrels of crude oil in December 2023, generating 8.31 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, the country’s Oil Ministry announced on Wednesday. The average price of Iraqi crude oil in December was…
03 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 3 – Trading of Kenya Airways (KQ) shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has been extended. NSE said that the extension will remain enforced for an additional 12 months, effective January 5, 2024. “The extension of…
03 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 3 – More than 120 passengers were rescued at the Mbita terminal in Homa Bay County after being stranded in Lake Victoria for close to five hours on Tuesday. The ramp of the ferry operated under Mbita Ferry Services developed a…
03 January 2024
- Quarterly trade deficit improved from Sh433.8bn to Sh379.3bn, as balance of trade improved.
03 January 2024
- The macadamia market took a hit after most families in the US and Europe spending power declined due to the fluctuating economy as they recovered from the effects of Covid-19 pandemic.
03 January 2024
- in 2023 the bourse opened trading with 1.73 million shares equivalent to Sh33.8 million.
03 January 2024
- Tax havens allow rich people not only to build their wealth essentially tax-free but also to exercise economic and political power.
03 January 2024
- “What is a greater opportunity to remedy impropriety than through elections..?” Human beings are an optimistic species as, despite all that we do contrary to better judgment, we believe that the future will always be better than the past. As the New…
03 January 2024
- TOPLINE Big technology stocks sank Tuesday, a potentially worrisome omen as the darlings of 2023’s explosive gains lost hundreds of billions of dollars of market value. KEY FACTS The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.6% in the opening trading…
03 January 2024
- Commodity prices in Africa are increasing, with the cost of food, in particular, looming over the livelihoods of millions across the continent.
03 January 2024
- Commodity prices in Africa are increasing, with the cost of food, in particular, looming over the livelihoods of millions across the continent.
03 January 2024
- As the lines between personal identity and professional roles continue to blur it's important to maintain an emotional balance.
03 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 3 – Opposition leader Raila Odinga has urged the government to release all monies owed to schools as well as capitation at the approved rate of Sh22, 244 per child for the financial year 2023/2024 Odinga claimed that there is a…
03 January 2024
- TOKYO, Japan, Jan 3 – Radioactive water from the fuel pools of two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan’s Niigata prefecture spilled over after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake and multiple aftershocks rocked the country on New…
03 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 3 – Uganda has taken Kenya to the East African Court of Justice after it was denied a permit to operate in the country as well as export fuel to the neighboring nation. Kenyan authorities failed to issue the license to the …
03 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 3 – Uganda has taken Kenya to the East African Court of Justice after it was denied a permit to operate in the country as well as export fuel. This comes after Kenyan authorities denied a Ugandan National Oil Corporation (UNOC)…
03 January 2024
- MANDERA, Kenya, Jan 3 – During my formative years in Kisumu town, western Kenya, the shores of Lake Victoria significantly shaped my early experiences and memories. As the world’s largest tropical and second-largest freshwater lake, it offered…
03 January 2024
- Regulator seeks powers to sanction over continued non-compliance with the disclosure rules.
03 January 2024
- Uganda has taken Kenya to the East African Court of Justice to compel Nairobi to issue the licence that Unoc needs.
03 January 2024
- The taxman says that the suspension will start tonight at 8 p.m. and end at midnight.
03 January 2024
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Jan 3 – The authorities in Venice have decided to ban loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to ease the impact of mass tourism on the popular Italian city. Thousands of visitors crowd the ancient…
03 January 2024
- Minimum trade limit on the interbank market had been put at $500,000 in a 2015 CBK circular to banks.
03 January 2024
- NEW YORK, United State, Jan 3 – Harvard University President Claudine Gay announced her resignation on Tuesday, following new accusations of plagiarism and previous criticism over her response to antisemitism on campus. “It is with a heavy heart but…
03 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 3 – Police and prison officers are set to receive a 40 percent pay raise beginning July this year. Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua said the hike will improve the living standards of uniform personnel in the country. “What…
03 January 2024
- Of the outstanding premiums, Sh41.29 billion are related to general insurers while Sh10.95 billion was owed to long-term insurers.
03 January 2024
- Uganda has taken Kenya to the East African Court of Justice to compel Nairobi to issue the licence that Unoc needs.
03 January 2024
- A signal of closing ranks between the two sides that had been at loggerheads over the country’s transition plan.
03 January 2024
- BERLIN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — German consumers will feel the impact of higher energy prices in 2024, said the CEO of German energy supplier E.ON on Tuesday. This development is fueled by government measures to stabilize the national budget, Leonhard…
03 January 2024
- JERUSALEM, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Atto 3, an electric subcompact crossover model manufactured by China’s BYD Auto, was the best-selling electric car in Israel in 2023, according to the Israel Vehicle Importers Association on Tuesday. The crossover model…
03 January 2024
- Without the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology to automate and improve football decision-making, Africa faces being left behind while the world plays a different game. Africa faces being left behind the rest of the world if the slow…
03 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced the temporary closure of the iTax portal for maintenance. The taxman says that the suspension will start tonight at 8 p.m. and end at midnight. Its closure is expected to affect…
03 January 2024
- For most enterprising individuals, the new year comes with new financial objectives that have been established to surpass the previous year's accomplishments, Africa included. As the new year begins, people aim to accomplish goals that have eluded…
03 January 2024
- Government recently increased excise duty on transaction from 12 to 15 per cent.
03 January 2024
- South Africa's Safair and Kenya Airways secured positions among the most punctual airlines in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region in 2023, as reported by Cirium in its annual assessment of the world's top global airlines for on-time performance.
03 January 2024
- Investors in the largely struggling sector said they endured a torrid operating environment in 2023.
03 January 2024
- Investors in the largely struggling sector said they endured a torrid operating environment in 2023.
03 January 2024
- Expected rate cuts in the US and an improved availability of forex in Kenya should make the stock market more attractive to foreign investors
03 January 2024
- Expected rate cuts in the US and an improved availability of forex in Kenya should make the stock market more attractive to foreign investors
03 January 2024
- It was exchanging at an average Sh157.5 to a dollar on Tuesday.
03 January 2024
- World Bank says the average growth rate of the states for the period under review stands at 3.4%, a level last witnessed in the nineties
03 January 2024
- Dr Magare Gikenyi wants any person and entity exempted from taxation to be subjected to taxation.
03 January 2024
- Vicky Green Farms Africa Limited has launched its pioneer Kisii indigenous banana wine which aims to transform value addition to bananas.
02 January 2024
- The shilling reached an unprecedented new low against the dollar last week due to a surge in demand for the greenback, traders said.
02 January 2024
- Equity Group CEO James Mwangi: "Ensure you survive and fit under an economy that will be very different."
02 January 2024
- BRICS’ expansion with five new members, set against Argentina’s decision to decline, presents a nuanced challenge to US influence, markin a complex evolution in international dynamics.BRICS, the international governmental organization focused on…
02 January 2024
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 – President William Ruto has raised concern over the abuse of the Judiciary by individuals to sabotage Government programmes. The President said some elements have taken captive some judicial officers to frustrate Government…
02 January 2024
- COLOMBO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — All Sri Lankans returning from abroad after working in the agriculture sector will be given two acres of land to develop their own agri-business, a minister said on Tuesday. Addressing a meeting in Colombo, Manusha…