15 December 2023
- Since the year began, the West African country of Ghana has hopped from one economic complication to the other. The country for more than half of the year grappled with some economic shortcomings, including a two-decade high inflation rate. However…
15 December 2023
- GSK has attributed its exit to low sales and a shift in focus to its more profitable prescription drugs.
15 December 2023
- Treasury CS said a combination of exchange rate, capital flights and inflation necessitated the move.
15 December 2023
- Families to prioritise core spending such as foodstuff on the impact of high prices.
15 December 2023
- A new World Bank report has pointed to why the late President Mwai Kibaki was Kenya’s best chief executive.
15 December 2023
- Government is currently hard-pressed for resources to finance its essential projects.
15 December 2023
- A new report has pointed to why the late former president was Kenya’s best chief executive.
15 December 2023
- Number of jobs created in informal sector is more than five times that in formal sector.
15 December 2023
- Over 1,500 drivers remain stranded for the past one month.
15 December 2023
- The country's gross domestic product (GDP) will accelerate at 5.2 per cent anchored on improved agricultural production and related exports as well as growth in the services sector.
15 December 2023
- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) recorded a 22.9 percent jump in profit in the year ended June.
15 December 2023
- John Tonui took over as postmaster-general and CEO of the Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) first in an acting capacity in December 2022.
15 December 2023
- Founder departures make good fodder for corporate gossip.
15 December 2023
- Since the market implosion of 2008, several regulations have been passed - some good, some not so good.
15 December 2023
- The Treasury has splashed a new round of austerity measures for ministries, departments, and agencies(MDAs).
15 December 2023
- The announcement by the Ministry of Energy last week that all solar (and wind) grid suppliers will be required to invest in battery energy storage systems is a timely energy policy action.
15 December 2023
- Fuel consumption between July and September plunged to the lowest level in at least five years.
15 December 2023
- The She World that Zeddy Players presented last weekend at the Professional Centre in Nairobi did not portray a very flattering image of women.
15 December 2023
- The Labour Court has ordered AAR Hospital to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with its outgoing Group CEO (GCEO), Steve Okeyo.
15 December 2023
- Jumia has announced plans to shut down its food delivery business in all the seven African markets it operates in.
15 December 2023
- Agritech firm Twiga Foods CEO Peter Njonjo has proceeded on a six-month leave.
15 December 2023
- AI has been one of the most pervasive topics in global headlines over the past year.
15 December 2023
- The announcement by the US Federal Reserve that it expects to cut its interest rate three times signals better times ahead for NSE.
15 December 2023
- Joshua Oigara, the CEO of Stanbic Bank Kenya and South Sudan, is a contrarian and a realist, even though he loves scary ambitions, too.
15 December 2023
- Non-tax revenue collection by State agencies grew by Sh8.6 billion in the first quarter of the present financial year to June next year.
15 December 2023
- Kenyans will wait longer for locally-made human vaccines.
15 December 2023
- Some 300 households affected by floods in Madogo Ward, Tana River County have received Sh14.1million from insurers Britam and Swiss Re.
15 December 2023
- The African Development Bank (AfDB) has backed calls on Parliament to lift a moratorium that stopped Kenya Power from signing new deals with power producers.
15 December 2023
- South African musician Zahara, who died on Monday this week at age 36, was an exceptional performer with an arresting voice that charmed listeners the world over.
15 December 2023
- Some 110,000 poor and vulnerable households are set to benefit from a programme targeted at helping them acquire livestock feeds and veterinary products to bolster their livelihoods.
15 December 2023
- Long before he had ever heard of the Nigeria-based Ghanaian-born artist El Anatsui, Dickens Otieno was busy flattening metal bottle tops and making them into hand-stitched sculptures.
14 December 2023
- African leagues are becoming increasingly attractive for sponsorship and investment opportunities.
14 December 2023
- The Government had in August 2023 suspended Worldcoin operations in the country pending a risk assessment.
14 December 2023
- The Government had in August 2023 suspended Worldcoin operations in the country pending a risk assessment.
14 December 2023
- The Energy Petroleum Regulator Authority (EPRA) has reduced the prices od Super Petrol, Disesel and Kerosene in its latest monthly price review.
14 December 2023
- By Phyllis Migwi NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 14 – has been one of the most pervasive topics in global headlines over the past year, with experts both extolling the much-anticipated benefits of the technology and warning of its dangers. The result is that…
14 December 2023
- The Earth has become hotter, and so have the discussions to limit global warming. In the concluding weeks of the hottest year on record, the global body responsible for mitigating the impact of climate change urged nations to shift away from fossil…
14 December 2023
- Damaris Irungu was knee-deep in Easter concert preparations at Nairobi Chapel when the idea for A Merry X-Mess came to her. After a hilarious encounter with the choir matron, Irungu had the recipe for her Christmas film: a choir competition, a…
14 December 2023
- Several groups and organizations, who are stakeholders in the climate change space, have recorded many successes and challenges in the fight against climate change. Organizations from the Global North to the Global South are all united in the rush…
14 December 2023
- It is a lifeline for low-income earners, who are largely in the informal sector
14 December 2023
- Demand for top-tier warehouses in Africa presently outweighs the supply.
14 December 2023
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 14 – Financial service provider Old Mutual has rolled out a high-end insurance plan for motor vehicles with tailored features. The ‘Motor Premier Cover’ covers private and commercial vehicles with a value of Sh3 million and up…
14 December 2023
- Jumia said the move is in line with its strategy to "optimise" its capital and resource allocation and to continue its path to profitability.
14 December 2023
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 14 – The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has reduced the cost of petrol by Sh5, diesel by Sh2, and kerosene by Sh4.01. A liter of the product will now cost Sh212.36 (petrol), Sh201.47 (diesel), and Sh199.45 (…
14 December 2023
- DUBAI, UAE, Dec 14 – As COP28 closes today in Dubai, the health community commended agreements in the outcome text of COP28 that some countries noted as signaling the end of the fossil fuel era. However, health groups denounced the summit’s failure…
14 December 2023
- Fuel prices will from midnight drop by the biggest margin in over two years, of up to Sh5 per litre.
14 December 2023
- NAIROBI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — The bilateral cooperation between Kenya and China that was formalized in December 1963 has covered a critical milestone, unleashing fruitful results for both sides, a senior Kenyan official has said. Musalia Mudavadi,…
14 December 2023
- The European Investment Bank and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) have launched a new climate finance best practice initiative to strengthen engagement by Kenyan financial institutions to finance climate-related investment, enable commercial banks…
14 December 2023
- MOGADISHU, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have announced the approval of 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in debt relief for Somalia. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the global lenders said the…
14 December 2023
- NAIROBI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, harbors the dream of becoming a green city, with the government and private developers ensuring that the projects they undertake are climate-smart. From roads to buildings, the city is…