03 June 2022
- Tanzania has registered 3.2 million more, mobile money subscribers, in the first quarter of 2022, indicating growth in financial inclusion.
03 June 2022
- The Angaza Awards Women to Watch in Banking & Finance program will on 8 June celebrate the 2022 list of Top 10 women who are steering and shaping Africa’s
03 June 2022
- Her comments come at a time when US big tech is significantly expanding its footprint in Kenya.
03 June 2022
- Kenya is set to receive Sh19.8 billion ($170 million) loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB) this year.
03 June 2022
- Colombo, Sri Lanka , June 3 -A Russian-operated aeroplane was seized in Sri Lanka Thursday shortly before it was due to return to Moscow with nearly 200 people on board, airport bosses said. The Aeroflot Airbus A330 — which had arrived from Moscow…
03 June 2022
- Uganda increased interest rates for the first time since October 2018 to counter accelerating inflation and support the weakening shilling.
03 June 2022
- JOHANNESBURG, June 2 (Xinhua) — Analysts have warned that the steep rise in gasoline prices in June will result in further price hikes in food and transportation, leading to higher living costs for millions of consumers that could result in social…
03 June 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 3 – Kenya’s National carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) demonstrated the future of sustainable aviation by flying an environmentally sustainable B787-800 Dreamliner flight from Nairobi to Amsterdam. The flight that took place on May 14,…
03 June 2022
- Egyptian bus-hailing service Swvl has announced plans to shut its intra city rides in the country effective Friday, June 3, citing tough economic times.
03 June 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 3- Members of Parliament have endorsed a proposal to amend the proposed amendment to Finance Bill 2022 to slash the Value Added Tax on LPG gas from 16 percent to 8 percent, a relief for many homes who rely on domestic cooking gas.…
03 June 2022
- Sri Lanka’s headline inflation surged to a record in May amid continuing food and fuel shortages as the country struggles to lift itself out of its worst
03 June 2022
- NANYUKI, Kenya June 3- Mpesa, the mobile phone based money transfer service owned by Safaricom has launched a Virtual Mpesa Visa Card that enables their users to make global payments online. This launch follows a collaboration between the two…
03 June 2022
- There will be classical celebrations throughout the weekend of June 11 and 12 when two of the country’s leading cultural institutions will be celebrating anniversaries.
03 June 2022
- CA has invited bids for firms to construct communication towers to host Base Transceiver Station equipment.
03 June 2022
- The Kenyan shilling has continued to receive a beating from the US Dollar, weakening 0.06 percent on Thursday to close the day at 116.81 shillings (-3.24 percent year-to-date). However, the local currency gained some ground against the British Pound…
03 June 2022
- Esther Kahuha gave us the second installment of ‘The Man-Made Woman’ last weekend at Kenya Cultural Centre.
03 June 2022
- Prof. Ndirangu, who is also the Chairperson of the Nursing Council of Kenya, is interested in infectious diseases [HIV/Aids in particular], adolescent health, and health policy.
03 June 2022
- The proposals, if adopted, will see the tax on a litre of beer rise 23.1 percent to Sh150 from the current Sh121.
03 June 2022
- A 62-year-old Kenyan man who pleaded guilty to poaching charges in a US court and his accomplices made Sh864.8 million in seven years.
03 June 2022
- The price of the 13-kilogramme cooking gas will fall by at least Sh230 if MPs approve changes to the law halving the VAT on the commodity.
03 June 2022
- Building cost indices increased by 7.5% to 112.05 in Q1 2022-KNBS data indicates.
03 June 2022
- This, it says, will help in the fight against counterfeit goods coming into Kenya.
03 June 2022
- •Results unlock your potential in powerful ways and propel you to go furthermore
•It is vital for you to achieve that goal because someone’s life depends on it
03 June 2022
- Consumers of wines and spirits have been hit with higher taxes as the 2022 Finance Bill sails through the floor of the National Assembly.
03 June 2022
- The company is smart to stick with the ‘heavy-weights’, the more experienced cast members to carry the key roles.
03 June 2022
- It is the desire to have a trim or healthy body that has seen several experts pitch tent in Kenya.
03 June 2022
- The Kiambu assembly accused him of diverting funds intended for use by the assembly to projects where he would obtain personal benefits.
03 June 2022
- The High Court has suspended a decision that quashed the appointment of Bernard Njiraini as CEO of Kebs.
03 June 2022
- Meta said it joined the case in protest because the court has no powers to entertain the petition.
03 June 2022
- Mövenpick hotel’s Baluba restaurant has gone local with most of its new menu set to feature dishes with a taste of East African flavour.
03 June 2022
- Although the Portuguese disrupted development, Mombasa and Pate became new centres of trade, Swahili civilisation, coastal Islam, and resistance to the Portuguese.
03 June 2022
- The movement of grain along the Black Sea, which accounts for 34 percent of global wheat supply, was completely interrupted following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in March.
03 June 2022
- Kenyans will be required to wear masks in public places following a spike in coronavirus cases.
03 June 2022
- The number of lenders the CBK rated as ‘strong’ doubled to six in 2021, accounting for a market share of 38.19 percent from 3.6 percent in the previous year.
03 June 2022
- Echoing calls by the UN agency and the African ministers, Kenya says calls for debt relief are timely.
03 June 2022
- The board of Shelter Afrique is looking for a new chief executive to replace Andrew Chimphondah who quit suddenly in February.
03 June 2022
- Currently, CBK foreign exchange reserves stand at $8.1 billion, equivalent to 4.86 months of import cover.
03 June 2022
- The NTSA wants the law changed to allow it to inspect every vehicle that is more than four years from the date of registration at its motion.
03 June 2022
- Foreign investors withdrew a net of Sh4.2 billion from the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) last month.
03 June 2022
- The Labour ministry has launched a survey seeking to seal information gaps between the skills employers require and what the education sector offers.
03 June 2022
- Due to the huge sums of money involved, public procurement remains one of the most vulnerable enterprises to corruption across the globe.
03 June 2022
- The government is yet to decide on the fate of the site hosting the iconic Hilton Hotel as shareholders explore strategic alternatives.
03 June 2022
- We find ourselves compulsively opening the fridge for no reason at all other than to look in to see if there is food.
03 June 2022
- At the height of Covid-19 infections, insurance firms tried to review clauses in existing policies to exclude pandemic-related claims.
03 June 2022
- President Joe Biden’s Kenya’s ambassador nominee Meg Whitman has revealed her plan to push for increased business for American tech giants in Kenya.
03 June 2022
- Kenyan courts should pick lessons from other jurisdictions and expedite cases to deliver justice to victims.
03 June 2022
- MPs now want a clause in the Sh364 billion SGR loan contract with China that attaches the Port of Mombasa as collateral to be reviewed.
03 June 2022
- Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is a Ghanaian who wrote ‘The Sex Lives of African Women’, a collection of true stories reviewing the sexuality of African women.
03 June 2022
- Fishing experts are pushing for new techniques to rescue Kenya’s dwindling production to cut on Chinese imports.
03 June 2022
- This year’s celebration of Africa Day was an opportunity to bask in the glory of a renaissance of African art, specifically music.
