02 February 2023
- The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, carries out continuous registration for qualified persons as teachers. The commission also reviews the standards of education and training of persons entering the teaching service. Once registered, one gets a…
02 February 2023
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 2 – Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has faulted Government plans to increase electricity prices, saying it will impact local Kenyans. COFEK reminded President William Ruto’s administration that it was voted in on the…
02 February 2023
- TOKYO, Japan, Feb 2 – Sony upgraded its annual net profit forecasts on Thursday, saying it expects strong results in its key gaming sector as the weak yen inflates profits on products sold abroad. The Japanese electronics and entertainment giant…
02 February 2023
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02 February 2023
- The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), through its entrepreneurship program, is giving at least USD 5000 as seed capital to entrepreneurs across Africa to enable them to kickstart and turn their business and entrepreneurial ideas into reality. The seed…
02 February 2023
- FedEx Corp (FDX.N) on Wednesday said it would cut its officer and director ranks by more than 10% as part of a broad cost-reduction effort that has reduced staffing at the delivery giant by 12,000 workers since June, a spokeswoman said.
02 February 2023
- The Africa Development Centre, Microsoft’s premier engineering arm, has announced a collaboration with Kenyan technology universities to review their curriculums and make them more relevant to industry needs as the center ramps up its digital…
02 February 2023
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 2 – The Council of Governors (CoG) has maintained its stand on the County Shareable Revenue where Governors want an increment from Sh370 billion to Sh425 billion. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, CoG vice…
02 February 2023
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 2 – Samsung Electronics East Africa has unveiled a Sh209,999 Galaxy S23 Series to offer customers better experiences. They include Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 that were launched yesterday at the Sarit Centre in…
02 February 2023
- TOPLINE The global use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs in animals will rise by the end of the decade, according to researchpublished Wednesday in PLOS Global Public Health, a move that could help render the lifesaving drugs useless and…
02 February 2023
- The potential impact of ChatGPT on society remains complicated and unclear even as its creator Wednesday announced a paid subscription version in the United States
02 February 2023
- SYDNEY, Australia, Feb 2 – Australia will erase the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on its $5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture, the central bank said Thursday. The decision to leave…
02 February 2023
- Emirates has operated its first milestone demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB) and was commanded by Captain…
02 February 2023
- The government's proposal would see different fuel products taxed based on their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.
02 February 2023
- China said it would finance the project but only if CRBC would be the main contractor. Okiya Omtatah told court that the country got obsolete diesel-driven locomotives instead of what was intended.
02 February 2023
- One of Uganda’s biggest piggeries, Nakifuma Farm, has partnered with Kenya’s Melpa farm to create one of the biggest piggeries in the county dubbed Nakifuma Farm Kenya in Maraka Ward, Webuye East Sub-county, Bungoma County. According to the…
02 February 2023
- NEW Delhi, India Feb 2 – The bilateral trade between India and Turkey increased 41 per cent in April-November 2022 year-on-year, driven primarily by higher imports of petroleum crude, data from the Ministry of Commerce shows. This is contrary to…
02 February 2023
- Billions of shillings spent by petrol consumers are used to subsidise diesel buyers.
02 February 2023
- The cash-strapped Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya is facing heightened competition from private processors.
02 February 2023
- Developers have gone the extra mile to adopt architectural guidelines that ensure their building practices blend with nature.
02 February 2023
- A State-backed mortgage refinancing company has doubled the size of subsidised home loans to Sh8 million due to the rising cost of buying houses.
02 February 2023
- The government has largely ignored the rental market despite its significant role in achieving affordable housing, a new World Bank-sponsored report says.
02 February 2023
- The High Court has quashed laws that restricted gambling in the city to five-star hotels.
02 February 2023
- National Treasury has proposed an increase from March 1.
02 February 2023
- The National Treasury is engaging the pan-African lender African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for possible financial support.
02 February 2023
- Health insurance uptake is highest among Kenyans aged 50 and above, highlighting the old age-related disease burden.
02 February 2023
- COP27 marked the fifth UN Climate Change conference in Africa.
02 February 2023
- As the State prepares to roll out the supply of subsidised fertiliser, it’s critical that the commodity reaches small-scale farmers across the country.
02 February 2023
- The plan to introduce a new tax for motorists and companies to curb carbon emissions is plausible but ill-timed.
02 February 2023
- Our workforce patterns are altering as older members of the Generation Z cohort enter the workforce.
02 February 2023
- Japan has played a key role in the establishment and capacity building of important institutions such as JKUAT, KEMRI and KEFRI.
02 February 2023
- MP regrets that some investors have been steering clear of the tea trade because VAT eats into their profits. Lawmakers say they want to end the blame game in the industry.
02 February 2023
- Yala swamp, lakes Ol'Bollosat, Elementaita and Naivasha are threatened by land grabbing. Lack of stringent laws to protect wetlands has left them at the mercy of private investors.
02 February 2023
- Westlands' sustained rise as a commercial and entertainment hub led to neighbouring suburbs' attractiveness, thus appreciation in land prices.
02 February 2023
- Bright rooftop gardens that reflect the sun or "green roofs" filled with plants and greenery can alleviate some of the extreme city heat
02 February 2023
- As mortgage rates and inflation rise, real estate investors should take advantage of convergence and seek outsized returns from mixed-use environments in which each use contributes to the whole.
02 February 2023
- Shreya Karia does not pull punches. In fact, when she speaks, you get an alchemy of the razzmatazz of boxing great Muhammad Ali underlying the ferocious tenacity of ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson.
02 February 2023
- Young Kenyans are increasingly seeking family wealth advisors and wealth managers as they explore reliable and secure investment options.
02 February 2023
- Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has been ordered to provide statements of deductions from beneficiaries of the PCK Staff retirement scheme.
02 February 2023
- Inflation covering goods and services outside of food and fuel has climbed to a four-year high of 4.3 percent.
02 February 2023
- The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will start the recruitment process of a new managing trustee.
02 February 2023
- Manufacturers have warned the proposed increase in the cost of excise stamps as much as three times will spike trade in counterfeit.
02 February 2023
- Finland is known for its world-class technological innovations, effective education system and probably, for many, being ranked the happiest country in the world year after year.
02 February 2023
- Prevention is better than cure so the adage goes.
02 February 2023
- Rural and peri-urban Internet service provider Mawingu Networks has received $9 million (Sh1.1 billion) in funding.
02 February 2023
- And after nearly a decade of cash drain, Mwalimu Sacco has left Spire Bank having been schooled on how not to invest.
02 February 2023
- India is currently the fifth-largest economy in the World. It is ahead of Great Britain, which colonised the country for 89 years.
02 February 2023
- Multinationals and persons who export services from Kenya including cross-border consultancies have been dealt a blow.
02 February 2023
- Private sector players are wary of the austerity measures being implemented by the new administration.
02 February 2023
- Their need to start a business was founded on two ideas, one very specific and the other largely general. The first; to build a family legacy out of the whole cloth, and the second; to change the...