20 January 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 20 – The Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) has sounded the alarm over a series of alarming land invasions and criminal activities targeting large-scale tea producer estates. KTGA Chairman Silas Njibwakale singled out the…
20 January 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 20 – The government lost Sh 144.2 million in revenue between August and September 2024 due to a decline in the number of passengers traveling by the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics…
20 January 2025
- JAN 20 – Working from home is creating a generation who are “not doing proper work”, the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has warned. Lord Rose told BBC Panorama that home working was part of the UK economy’s “general decline” and employees…
20 January 2025
- The drop comes at the right time for consumers who are coming off the spending spree of last month’s festive season and the re-opening of schools.
20 January 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 20 – Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has unveiled its highly anticipated Redmi Note 14 Series in the country. The new series features three new smartphones:Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G, Redmi Note 14 Pro and the Redmi Note 14.…
20 January 2025
- Before a car is imported, it must go through a thorough inspection process. This inspection determines whether the car will be exported. If declared okay for export, it is given a grade, which is indicated on the auction papers. The grade is given…
20 January 2025
- ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an immediate disbursement of about 248 million U.S. dollars to Ethiopia to help the East African country meet its balance of payments needs.…
20 January 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 20 – The value of building approvals in Nairobi fell to Sh9.8 billion in November 2024 from Sh14.4 billion a year earlier, according to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The KNBS Leading Economic…
20 January 2025
- Kenya's homeownership rate has dropped from 64% in 2013 to 61% in 2024, as urban migration drives more households to rent. Urban homeownership fell from 30% to 23%, while rural ownership saw a slight decrease from 88% to 86%.
20 January 2025
- JAN 20 – TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users in US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to give the app a reprieve when he takes office on Monday. On Saturday evening, the Chinese-owned app…
20 January 2025
- JAN 20 – Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband’s inauguration as US president. The announcement comes a day after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump cryptocurrency. Both coins have…
20 January 2025
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 20 – Kenyans abroad sent home Sh651.7 billion in 2024, marking an 18 percent increase of Sh98.4 billion compared to Sh543.3 billion received in 2023, according to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The growth was fueled by a strong…
20 January 2025
- Treasury CS John Mbadi and his Energy counterpart Opiyo Wandayi have been traversing the vast Luo Nyanza in helicopters to 'inspect' government projects.
20 January 2025
- Since retiring in 2009 as a Senior Sergeant after 34 years at Kenya Prisons Service, he let his hair grow unrestricted into dreadlocks.
19 January 2025
- Dangote has clarified that the recent hike in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is a result of the significant rise in global crude oil prices. Dangote Refinery confirmed that it has absorbed about 50% of the cost increases resulting…
19 January 2025
- The promised economic viability from mass production will only apparent after several tens or even hundreds of iterations of each reactor.
19 January 2025
- Topline TikTok said Sunday it was “restoring service” to U.S. users, about 14 hours after it abruptly shut itself down minutes before a nationwide ban took effect—a move prompted by President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to halt the ban when he…
19 January 2025
- The African Development Bank (AfDB) warns that if things don’t change soon, about 100 million young Africans could be jobless by 2030.
19 January 2025
- The decline in the share of Kenyans owning homes comes against the backdrop of efforts by successive governments to help Kenyans own homes by unveiling affordable housing units for the poor and...