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04 July 2022 - Taskforce looking into the problem finalising its work

04 July 2022 - Survey by global firm World Remit shows health and education remain key uses in Kenya.

04 July 2022 - Multilateral debt accounted for the bulk of outstanding external debt.

04 July 2022 - Demand for ceramic tiles has been growing.

04 July 2022 - He had gained trust, staff say.

04 July 2022 - Industry players say the sector remains stable now and after August polls.

04 July 2022 - Export earnings rose from Sh171 billion in the same quarter of 2021 to Sh183 billion as a result of the significant increase in exports of tea, coffee, iron, steel and animal and vegetable oils.

04 July 2022 - A disturbing sight during the recent fuel shortage in Kenya was that of the public transporting petroleum products in unsafe and unsuitable containers.

04 July 2022 - It should be a requirement for companies to announce the Kenyan investors who have acquired the minority stakes.

04 July 2022 - The coffee house said it will open two outlets at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and another one at Moi International Airport in Mombasa.

04 July 2022 - Listed agriculture firm Williamson Tea’s share gained by nearly six percent on Friday after the firm announced it will double its dividend.

04 July 2022 - KIA had been in the market earlier through Marshall East Africa Limited, which has remained dormant after losing major lucrative brands.

04 July 2022 - According to African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, in 2021, there were about 86 deals in Kenya with a reported value of $225 million.

04 July 2022 - Annual trade between Kenya and Tanzania crossed the Sh100 billion mark for the first time in President Samia Suluhu's tenure in office.

04 July 2022 - Kenya’s economy has rebounded and is now above the pre-Covid levels with the gross domestic product (GDP) expanding 6.8 percent.

04 July 2022 - Equity Group received a Sh850 million dividend from its fintech unit last year which became the second-highest paying subsidiary.

04 July 2022 - KRA is set to start collecting the two percent tourism levy from hotels and restaurants.

04 July 2022 - Net tourism net earnings jumped 47 percent in the first quarter of this year on the easing of the slump that has hit the industry

04 July 2022 - The cost of litigation can be steep and, in some cases, have caused a wind-up.

04 July 2022 - Despite Kenya’s relatively developed capital markets, 75 percent of all business financing in the economy was from the banking sector.

04 July 2022 - There has been debate about which manifesto best diagnoses the Kenyan problem and has strategies likely to accelerate the country’s development.

04 July 2022 - Telkom, in May 2021, said it was re-organising its company structure to create two wholly-owned subsidiaries.

04 July 2022 - If board members do not know what they do not know, then the tail is wagging the dog as it were.

04 July 2022 - The State has handed the unclaimed assets agency more powers including property seizure of non-compliant companies.

04 July 2022 - The banking sector in Kenya has been keen to adopt green initiatives that support climate and/or green related projects.

04 July 2022 - Coffee prices at the auction jumped by $83 (Sh9,711) in the first sale since the trading resumed from recess.

04 July 2022 - Safaricom Plc has ambitions of achieving gross margins of 40 percent in its new Ethiopian operation in 10 years.

03 July 2022 - Airtel Kenya Limited has appointed Mr Louis Onyango Otieno as the new chairman, and Mr Ashish Malhotra as the new managing director. Mr Otieno serves as Chairman of Absa Asset Management Limited. He is also an independent non-executive director at Absa…

03 July 2022 - Despite contributing the least amount of greenhouse gas emissions, Africa is most exposed to climate change impact.

03 July 2022 - Airtel Networks Kenya Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Louis Onyango Otieno as Chairman and Mr. Ashish Malhotra as Managing Director.

03 July 2022 - MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 3 -Somalia said on Sunday it had awarded licences to two foreign banks as the troubled Horn of Africa nation opens up the industry to international lenders. State-owned Banque Misr of Egypt and Turkey’s Ziraat Katilim will…

03 July 2022 - Nairobi, July 4, 2022: The Board of Airtel Networks Kenya Limited has appointed  Ashish Malhotra as Managing Director, to steer the firm’s next phase of growth. He was previously the Group Head of Sales and Marketing at Airtel Africa, leading the…

03 July 2022 - In the run-up to the 2017 elections, female political aspirants faced harassment, intimidation and abuse, both in person and online.

03 July 2022 - The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently unveiled a list of 100 innovative tech startups for its 2022 Technology Pioneers cohort.

03 July 2022 - Kenya's real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 6.8% year-on-year in Q1 2022, the highest first quarter level in 12 years, according to data issued by the

03 July 2022 - Uhuru said reforms have since 2013 seen Saccos grow and increase their membership, deposits and end pyramid schemes.

03 July 2022 - Court directs Safaricom and Jamii Telecom to block sites after MultiChoice complained.

03 July 2022 - Levies are charged by the KeBS, Kenya Revenue Authority and Kephis

03 July 2022 - Many have termed George Wajackoyah as a joke taken too far. But it's that season in global geopolitics where some extreme jokes have been institutionalised.

03 July 2022 - Comesa watchdog warns the deal lessens competition and might result in job losses. Kenya has for years had plans to cede operations of some port facilities to private sector players.

03 July 2022 - To attract the younger generation, insurance firms are mulling daily insurance covers. However, there are still hurdles including ones that need a law change.

03 July 2022 - Agriculture Foods Authority/Coffee Directorate to supervise operations at weekly auction

03 July 2022 - He has worked with brands such as VICE, Architectural Digest, Chloe, Safaricom, Shutterstock Customs, Samsung, Landrover Africa and Adobe.

03 July 2022 - Caetano Kenya, the official distributor of various automotive brands in Kenya including Hyundai & Renault, on 30th June launched the all-new KIA range in Kenya. The new KIA sports utility vehicles (SUVs) – Sonet, Seltos, Sportage and Sorento – are…

03 July 2022 - The role of clearing agents traditionally has been that of paper and bribe pushers, hence earning them a notorious reputation as unscrupulous border or port operatives.

03 July 2022 - With women accounting for 50.1 percent of the continent's population, their participation in all levels of economic activity should be in tandem with their contribution.

03 July 2022 - The writer says Western investors, often in forms of multi-lateral financial institutions and commercial creditors, are the largest creditors of African countries including Kenya.

03 July 2022 - President says cooperatives trading with the government is a win-win for both parties. Current Sacco membership has grown from three million in 2014 to 5.5 million in 2021.

02 July 2022 - NAIROBI, Kenya, July 2 –  Standard Chartered Saturday launched the 19th edition of the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon with the physical run slated for 30th October 2022. The virtual marathon will be done from Sunday 23rd October 2022 to Sunday…

02 July 2022 - NAIROBI Kenya July 2- More than 33,000 women in Lamu county have benefitted from Safaricom Foundation’s neo-natal and child health program. Joe Ogutu, Chairman, of Safaricom Foundation said the telco firm invested over 42 million in equipping and…