13 Jan 2021 - An unpredictable tax environment coupled with the infiltration of fraud in Kenya’s online market is set to dampen the expansion of the sector which neared its full potential in 2020. For instance, the providers of goods and services in Kenya’s online market place has been required to charge 1.5…

13 Jan 2021 - Today, Mwongera heads the Mechanical Engineering department at Kenyatta University

13 Jan 2021 - Two Ministers in Malawi died on the same day after contracting Covid-19 in what the President has termed as a national disaster. The two senior ministers died on Tuesday as the pandemic continues to spread across the country. The President of Malawi has declared three days of national mourning. “…

13 Jan 2021 - Africa’s education and financial services sectors offer the best opportunities in the post-COVID-19 period, two tech investors said on Tuesday. Also Read: Kenyan firm Techlait sets up new e-learning platform “Digital infrastructure businesses at this point in time are probably the ones that…

13 Jan 2021 - The National Cereal and Produce Board (NCPB) is an agency under siege. Farmers have refused to sell their maize to the board opting for the retail market. NCBP is buying a 90-kilogram bag of maize at 2,500 shillings while the price in major towns is between 2,800 and 4,000 shillings. Who will be…

13 Jan 2021 - As Covid-19 continues to sweep around the world, it is expected that countries take care of the health workers for they are the only soldiers capable of fighting the pandemic. But not for Kenya. In Kenya, health workers are not that important during such a time of the pandemic. Not when the country…

13 Jan 2021 - The coming of Covid-19 has changed everything. It has changed how people interact and transact. It is an event in history that was never anticipated. It got so many people and sectors unprepared. Is there hope for the now and the future? Just like any other viral disease, Covid-19 has been proven…

13 Jan 2021 - The office of the data protection commissioner is seeking to prohibit the sale of personal data to third parties. A draft guidance note published on Tuesday indicated that Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait requires entities to issue consent forms to individuals before embarking on collection of…

13 Jan 2021 - Last year Ashden Award 2020 Winners in Africa included the Togolese Electrification and Renewable Energy Agency

13 Jan 2021 - Most African states are bogged with poor revenue generation and a high debt burden that makes them unattractive in the eyes of creditors.

13 Jan 2021 - It has set up a shop at Sarit Centre, Nairobi.

13 Jan 2021 - A kilo fetched $1.94 in this year's first auction from $1.87 last year.

13 Jan 2021 - There are numerous ways of making extra money without quitting your job

13 Jan 2021 - Parcel numbers will change but ownership, size and other interests registered against the title will remain.

12 Jan 2021 - Economic uncertainty set to shape 2021 cybercrime agenda in Africa.

12 Jan 2021 - President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda has ordered that all social media platforms be shut until further notice. Starting tonight, the people of Uganda will not be able to send text messages, WhatsApp, tweet, or be on Facebook as the government plans to shut down the internet. Uganda will be…

12 Jan 2021 - Volkswagen had to postpone the launch of the Golf 8 due to software problems last year.

12 Jan 2021 - The Consumer Electronics Association has today kicked off its annual CES electronics conference. The conference will run for four days with electronic companies showcasing their latest technology innovations. Samsung Electronics is one of the exhibitors for this year’s conference where the…

12 Jan 2021 - A form three student from Kisii High School has stabbed two teachers. One of the teachers is in critical condition and fighting for his life. The Tuesday morning hour incident happened after the teacher questioned the said student for coming late to class, he took him to the staff room and asked…

12 Jan 2021 - Naomi will add to the government's strategy which in the past focused on top-performing athletes to revive the ailing tourism industry.

12 Jan 2021 - The Tswana have a proverb that says that the young bird does not crow until it hears the old ones. In essence, the youth cannot speak unless they have heard the elders speak and they will ape and copy. This has been bothering me for a while now and as I watch cartoons with my […] The post If BBI Is…

12 Jan 2021 - The park is one of the flagship projects by President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration

12 Jan 2021 - The fastest world growing smartphone manufacturer realme has promised to sustain its growth in the Kenyan market with new product releases for this year as it targets to strengthen its roots in Kenya’s smartphone market share. The company says as the year 2021 kicks off, it has placed in the…

12 Jan 2021 - Senator for Murang’a County Irungu Kang’ata now says that his life is in danger following a letter he wrote to President Uhuru Kenyatta telling him that his lovely Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was unpopular in Mount Kenya. Mr. Kang’ata says he wrote the letter out of goodwill and respect for…

12 Jan 2021 - World Bank predicted growth in Sub-Saharan Africa to fall to-3.3 percent in 2020

12 Jan 2021 - Several countries are going back into lockdown due to fears of the second wave of the COVID -19 pandemic as visitors to Kenya remain on the decline. In December and January, tourists and citizens in the diaspora are known to flock the country but this time it was a different scenario. “Observing…

12 Jan 2021 - The NYT cited a person familiar with the bank's thinking.

12 Jan 2021 - The Covid-19 pandemic era has shown us that buying insurance online is a necessity-not just a convenience. It is now easy for Kenyans to buy auto or any kind of insurance end-to-end digitally without the need of visiting an underwriter’s office or tediously filling physical forms. Whatever the…

12 Jan 2021 - The World Bank on Monday said it would invest over $5 billion (Ksh.547.8billion) over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods in 11 African countries as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bank Group President…

12 Jan 2021 - Play Communications Limited subsidiary Play Zuri Health Limited has unveiled its first mobile application as it aims to further the reach of mobile-health solutions This in line with the company’s goal of providing certified, affordable and accessible healthcare solutions via mobile applications…