12 August 2022
- Kenya will soon break into the global Blueberries export market as listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi PLC and leading berries marketing firm Driscoll’s have announced a collaborative partnership to grow local and export volumes.
12 August 2022
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 12 – Ethiopia said Friday it has completed the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue Nile, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan. The announcement comes a day after…
12 August 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya August 12 – Agribusiness firm Kakuzi PLC is set to commence the export of blueberries into the global market as part of its revenue diversification strategy. The firm has partnered with berries marketing firm Driscoll’s to grow the…
12 August 2022
- Outgoing Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga has won the governor seat, beating her counterpart Evans Kidero, who stood on an independent ticket with over 100,000 votes. Wanga garnered a total of 244,559 votes, while Kidero came in second…
12 August 2022
- The South African government received an unsolicited bid for its 40.5% stake in Telkom SA from investment firm Toto Consortium, valued at $433 million.
12 August 2022
- They were on course to call the election based on provisional results yesterday. As a matter of fact, Citizen TV announced on air that it expected to conclude the process by the evening of August 11. However, tallying across Kenyan media houses has…
12 August 2022
- On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) allowed the media and political parties to conduct parallel tallying of the 2022 general election results. This is something Kenyans had long fought to achieve.…
12 August 2022
- Spain's annual inflation rose to 10.8% in July, above market expectations of 10.6%, hitting the highest level since 1984. The figure was 10.2% in June.
12 August 2022
- Some drivers have claimed that the discounts do not get to them, while others claim it significantly lowers their earnings, pushing them to negotiate offline trip arrangements with clients.
12 August 2022
- Today, millions of Kenyans are connected to the internet. The communications authority of Kenya sector statistics reports ending March 2022 shows that current internet subscriptions stand at 46.5 million. With these high internet connections, more…
12 August 2022
- Beijing, China August 12 — Huawei’s revenue dipped by just under six percent in the first half of 2022, company figures showed Friday, as the Covid-19 pandemic and US-China trade rivalry hit sales. The Chinese telecom giant brought in 301.6 billion…
12 August 2022
- India has announced plans to restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling devices cheaper than $150, seeking to kickstart its faltering domestic industry
12 August 2022
- The UK economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time since the pandemic, driven by a decline in spending by households and on fighting the
12 August 2022
- Kenyan businesses have been forced to close down due to the current political unrest and fears of post-election violence. This is not the first time that Kenyan businesses have been closed during election season; in fact, economic disruptions have…
12 August 2022
- Johnson Sakaja, who was vying on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party garnered 811,734 votes to emerge the victor as the Governor for Nairobi County. Sakaja edged out corporate executive Polycarp Igathe, who got 594, 305 votes. Igathe was eyeing…
12 August 2022
- TOPLINE In a finding that provides more reassurance of the safety of Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines for pregnant people, a Canadian study found pregnant women—who are at higher risk for more severe coronavirus infections—actually experienced fewer…
12 August 2022
- It was once claimed that music star Achol Atem was “the next big thing” in the South Sudan and Africa music industry. It was also said that she did not like the comparison. She said she was just a simple girl trying to unite South Sudan through music…
12 August 2022
- NAIROBI, Kenya August 12 — Pathologists Lancet Kenya has announced a 28 per cent reduction in Covid-19 test costs for all walk-in clients effective August 1. The review will see the cost come down to Sh4,949 from Sh6,949, in a move that comes as a…
12 August 2022
- Despite not being a lawyer, he has moved to the courts to secure some of the biggest public-interest rulings in Kenyan history, taking on government agencies, ministries and powerful officials alike.
12 August 2022
- This article analyses 4 consistently high paying dividend stocks, as ranked using expected total returns from the Sure Analysis Research Database.
12 August 2022
- Kenyans went to the polls on August 9, 2022. The process of tallying the Presidential results is ongoing. The main two candidates Raila Odinga of Azimio and William Ruto of Kenya Kwanza are going head-to-head baing on data from the media. But as the…
12 August 2022
- Save the Children has launched an ambitious strategy targeting more than one million marginalized and vulnerable children in Kenya, in the next three years. The 2022-2024 Country Strategic Plan will cost the organization USD 26million; finances that…
12 August 2022
- Sudan secured Chinese backing to begin a $640 million restoration of its railway network, pressing ahead with the ambitious project despite an economic crisis
12 August 2022
- Rwanda’s central bank unleashed its biggest interest-rate hike in more than 13 years as runaway inflation caused it to revise its forecasts upwards.
12 August 2022
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kick-started electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday,
12 August 2022
- Argentina’s central bank raised its benchmark Leliq rate to 69.5%, representing the largest hike in almost three years and signalling a more aggressive stance
12 August 2022
- Deal will see the multinational emerge as a major player in Kenya's logistics and shipping sector. The firm is also set to run the second container terminal at the Port of Mombasa.
12 August 2022
- CBK data shows that foreign currency bank deposits held hit a historic high of Sh891.5 billion in June, up from Sh829.50 billion in May.
12 August 2022
- Disney+ streaming service saw its number of paying subscribers leap beyond expectations in the last quarter, as rival Netflix’s client count ebbed,
12 August 2022
- A new president must consider a major shake-up of the top echelons of public employees. Continuity and institutional memory is important.
12 August 2022
- saccos widened their edge over banks by offering more competitive interest rates to members compared to the banks, a new report shows.
