Opinion: Turnover Tax will expand the tax-base, and ease the tax burden

By Citizen Reporter,

Thursday 20th February 2020, made history as Kenya joined other African countries in successfully taxing the informal sector through the first collect...

Turnover Tax (TOT) , Turnover tax kenya

BAT full year profit thins to Ksh.3.9 billion on higher costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tobacco manufacturer British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya has announced a Ksh.3.9 billion full year profit for 2019  representing a 4.9 per cent dip ...

British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya , tobacco regulations

Equity, NCBA banks tipped to increase shareholder pay outs

By Kepha Muiruri,

Equity and NCBA banks are tipped to be the only listed banks to increase their pay out to shareholders as banks commence issuing their full year earni...

Equity Group , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) , NCBA

A third of Kenyans with side hustles ready to quit day jobs – survey

By Kepha Muiruri,

33 per cent of Kenyans juggling formal jobs alongside entrepreneurial ventures on the side are ready to quit the day jobs this year as the after-work ...

side hustles , smes , unemployment in Kenya

KOT slam NEMA after hawkers arrested with banned plastic bags face Ksh.2M fine

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyans have gone up in arms after 3 traders were arrested in Nairobi hawking their wares using the banned plastic bags. The hawkers were set to be...

NEMA , plastic bags in kenya

WHO says no case for cancelling Olympic Games

By Reuters,

The World Health Organization has told the International Olympic Committee there is no case for cancelling or relocating the Tokyo 2020 Olympics over ...

coronavirus , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Despite tough talk, Gov’t yet to deliver on planned austerity measures

By Kepha Muiruri,

Despite talking tough on implementing far reaching budget cuts, the government has found it tough going to sustain the austerity walk as doubts on fis...

austerity , fiscal consolidation , National Treasury

CBK warns banks against ignoring sector reforms

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cautioned banks against ignoring the implementation of recent sector reforms terming the downplay as a risk to the...

CBK , CRBs , Credit Information Sharing (CIS)

Leopards to honour Kadenge with portrait on new bus

By Godfrey Ashiali,

A portrait of Joe Kadenge will feature on AFC Leopards’ new ultra-modern bus before its unveiling before the end of this month, the Kenyan Premier L...

AFC Leopards , Joe Kadenge , KPL

OPINION: Involvement in international summits unlocks Kenya’s potential

By Citizen,

By Michael Cherambos President Uhuru Kenyatta is yet again out of the country. This time, he is accompanied by his handshake brother former Prime M...

President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

US Pastor: God sent locusts to Kenya because of corruption

By Tonny Ndungu,

American preacher Rick Wiles now claims that the locust swarms wreaking havoc in Kenya are a punishment for corruption from God. Speaking to Trunew...

East African Breweries first half profit jumps to Ksh.10.6billion

By Citizen Reporter,

East African Breweries has posted a 9% jump in pretax profit to Ksh. 10.6 billion for its first half to the end of December, the company said on Frida...

eabl , Sikera

Standard Chartered recommends further CBR cuts to spur growth

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Standard Chartered bank has recommended further cuts to the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to sustain momentum in Kenya’s economic recovery path in 202...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR) , Standard Chartered

‘We don’t need the IMF telling us what to do,’ says CBK boss

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has downplayed the recent assessment of Kenya’s fiscal management by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) insisting...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Dr. Patrick Njoroge , IMF

Police nab coffee beans worth Ksh.1.5 million smuggled from Tanzania

By Nancy Chepkoech,

Police officers in Kajiado on Tuesday seized 270 bags of coffee beans valued at Ksh.1.5 million that had allegedly been smuggled from Tanzania. Con...

Coffee beans , Kajiado

Tullow planned exit complicates Kenya’s petrodollars quest

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tullow’s planned exit from its equity stake in Project Oil Kenya has opened up fresh questions into the country’s future oil exploits. This is ...

Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil

New Trump law restricts pregnant foreigners from traveling to U.S.

By CNN,

The Trump administration will implement a new policy Friday to make it more difficult for foreign nationals to travel to give birth on US soil. Thi...

'birth tourism' , Trump

With inequality rising, does the world really need billionaires?

By VOA,

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of cities around the world demanding action against growing inequality. This as world leaders...

billionaires , inequality

Stanbic: Economy growing but cannot deliver jobs

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stanbic Group has added to the paradox of unfelt economic output suggesting recorded growth has fallen on barren ground as it struggles to create a co...

GDP growth , Stanbic Group , unemployment in Kenya

Embu MCAs push for introduction of two ‘alcohol free’ days

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A section of Embu Members of County Assembly (MCAs) now want at least two alcohol free days set aside weekly to encourage sobriety and reduce the wide...

alcohol , Embu County. , MCAs , Muturi Mwombo