Equity BCDC unveils new identity in DRC

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC) has launched its new identity following the successful merger of Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Co...

Equity BCDC

CA kicks off project to avail telcom services to 17 marginalised counties

By Citizen Reporter,

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has awarded contracts to five companies to roll out telecommunications cellular mobile network infrastructu...

Communications Authority of Kenya , Safaricom

Flower exporters forecast rosy Valentine’s Day

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local flower exporters expect better tidings from this year’s Valentine’s Day sales in contrast to last year. According to the Kenya Flower Cou...

COVID-19 , Kenya Flower Council (KFC) , Valentine's Day

Nairobi hotels hardest hit in hospitality sector woes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Hotels in Nairobi have been hit the hardest as the hospitality sector struggles to crawl out of effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This ...

COVID-19 , Hotels

Gov’t urged to reinstate COVID-19 relief measures to aid economy

By Kepha Muiruri,

Members of the Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analysts (ICIFA) have called on the government to reinstate relief measures to cover K...

COVID-19 , cushioning measures , Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analysts (ICIFA)

Uchumi revives Lang’ata hub in new market concept

By Kepha Muiruri,

Uchumi has injected life back to its Lang'ata hub under a new market concept allowing businesses to lease out spaces. The move is targeting farmers...

Uchumi supermarkets

KQ temporarily suspends flights to France, Netherlands

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways has announced the temporary suspension of flights to some of its European routes during the entire month of February. ...

COVID-19 , Kenya Airways

Half year tax revenues down 13.6 per cent at Ksh.673.6 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has reported a 13.6 per cent slump in tax collected through the first six months of the 2020-21 financial year to December 2020....

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , National Treasury , taxes

KRA collected Ksh.166B in December against Ksh.164B revenue target

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has ended an eight-month rot featuring reduced tax collections as tax receipts rose for the first time in December. ...

COVID-19 , Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , taxes

Tech investors eye Africa’s education and financial sectors

By Reuters,

Africa’s education and financial services sectors offer the best opportunities in the post-COVID-19 period, two tech investors said on Tuesday. A...

coronavirus , education , tech

Low profit margin firms ‘punished’ in minimum tax roll out

By Kepha Muiruri,

High turnover but low profit margin yielding firms are expected to see the bitter end of the minimum tax effected at the start of the year. This is...

minimum tax , National Treasury

Hotels back to square one as holiday wrap cuts domestic tourism

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local hotels are effectively scheduled for a reset as the end of the Christmas festivities cut off domestic tourism. Kenyans travelling domesticall...

SGR launches night passenger train service

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Railways is set to operate a third pair of passenger trains on its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) service operating in the night effective Monday ...

kenya railways , Philip Mainga , SGR

2020 review: Millions mark end of the year in economic despair

By Kepha Muiruri,

Like any other year, the start of 2020 was premised on high hopes for better fortunes and tidings by Kenyans with many coining the unofficial phrase �...

coronavirs , economy , tax

End of free mobile-money transfers dims light for cashless economy

By Kepha Muiruri,

The end of free mobile-money transfers below Ksh.1000 which comes into effect on January 1, 2021 has dimmed the quest for a cashless economy. This ...

CBK , M-pesa , mobile money

Cheki Kenya decries reduced car listings in 2020 as it celebrates 10-year anniversary

By Ian Omondi,

Leading car marketplace Cheki Kenya on Friday celebrated its 10th anniversary of operating in the country, however decrying a reduced number of vehicl...

Cheki Kenya , COVID-19 , Resian Leteipan

KeNHA reopens JKIA northern link road after 7 years

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has reopened the North-Airport road after a near seven-year closure. Traffic on the re-opened link to...

Airport North Road , jkia , KeNHA

Shilling remains in free fall as it crosses Ksh.111 mark against the dollar

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenyan shilling has remained in a free fall as it crosses a new confidence marker to trade past Ksh.111 mark against the US dollar. The local u...

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

Banks put on the spot for mimicking ‘rogue’ digital lenders

By Kepha Muiruri,

Commercial banks have been put on the spot for resembling digital lenders by saddling Kenyans with exorbitant mobile loans. This is as the traditio...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , fuliza , Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)

Kenyan firm Techlait sets up new e-learning platform for children

By Rachel Ombaka,

A Kenyan tech-company has set up a new e-learning platform for children who are still at home in the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also Read: Le...

coronavirus , E-Learning , Techlait