Only RHD cars registered January 1, 2014 or later to be allowed: KEBS

By Citizen Reporter,

Only RHD cars (right-hand drive) whose year of first registration is from January 1, 2014 and later shall be allowed into Kenya effective January 1, 2...

KEBS , second hand cars

Travel agents want rapid COVID-19 tests to boost international arrivals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Travel agents have called for the installation of rapid COVID-19 test facilities at international airports to serve as a marker of confidence to rebou...

coronavirus , COVID-19 certificate , tourism

Kenya Airways resumes direct U.S. flights

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed direct flights to the United States effective Sunday ending a near-11-month hiatus. The carrier had...

Kenya Airways , Kilavuka

Civil groups seek to quash Kenya’s tax agreements with 10 ‘tax havens’

By Kepha Muiruri,

Two civil society organizations- the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) and the Katiba Institute (KI) have moved to court in a bid to stop the implemen...

Double Tax Agreements (DTAs) , money laundering , National Treasury

Hundreds of KQ staff set to be fired as carrier right sizes operations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Hundreds of Kenya Airways (KQ) employees are expected to lose their jobs as the firm commences a right sizing exercise as the company deals with the f...

Allan Kilavuka , COVID-19 , job cuts , Kenya Airways

Coronavirus: Tens of thousands of airline jobs are at risk as travel plunges

By CNN,

Airline passenger traffic is plunging around the world because of coronavirus. That means tens of thousands of airline workers will probably soon b...

coronavirus

Private sector activity falls to its lowest since November 2017

By Kepha Muiruri,

Private sector activity has fallen to its worst level since November 2017 as companies struggle under the weight of renewed global volatility and weak...

coronavirus , recession , Stanbic PMI

Nigerian lender to take over Transnational Bank after CBK approval

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has okayed the 100 percent acquisition of the Transnational bank by Nigeria’s top lender Access bank. The reserve...

Access Bank , Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Transnational Bank

Revealed: Labour Ministry plans to export 1M jobs

By Kepha Muiruri,

Cognizant of the domestic pressures to create employment under a burgeoning youthful population the government has changed tact to look elsewhere as t...

Immigration , Labour CS Ukur Yatani , National Employment Authority (NEA) , unemployment in Kenya

Kenya Airways open to airport-deal alternatives

By Kepha Muiruri,

While struggling national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has put forth the partnership proposal to co-operate the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKI...

Curbing eggs glut, agriculture CS to vet importers

By Dennis Otieno,

Egg importers will now be required to obtain clearance from the Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture in order to import their eggs. This is one of the ...

Eggs

Galana Oil, Abson Motors partner to launch specialized tuk tuk service centre

By Citizen Reporter,

Galana Oil and Abson Motors have launched a specialized motorcycle and tuk tuk service center in Tudor, Mombasa County, to offer top of the range serv...

Abson Motors , ENOC , Galana Oil , Mombasa County. , motorcycle , Service centre , Tuktuk

OPEC oil output rises to highest since 2016 despite Iran: Reuters survey

By Reuters,

OPEC has boosted oil production in October to the highest since 2016, a Reuters survey found, as higher output led by the United Arab Emirates and Lib...

Airlines eye Boeing deals at Dubai Airshow

By Patrick Igunza,

Emirates Airline will be spending US$ 15.1 billion or just about 1.5 trillion shillings to purchase 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners. The deal was anno...

Aviation , boeing , Boeing 737 MAX 8 , dreamliner , Dubai Airshow , fleet management , Flydubai

Dubai air show 2017 kicks off

By Patrick Igunza,

Over 1200 exhibitors are participating in this year’s Dubai Air show being hosted at the DWC Dubai Air show site located at the Al Maktoum Internati...

Airbus , Aviation , boeing , Dubai Air Show , Emirates , Etihad , Flydubai , Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum , military , passenger planes

Drought cuts tea production in Q1

By Reuters,

A drought in many parts of Kenya's farming areas has cut its first-quarter tea production by more than a third from a year earlier to 90.09 million kg...

black tea , blending , Drought , export , farming , foreign exchange earner , lack of water , production , Tea

IMF says fiscal reform moving Gulf in ‘right direction’

By AFP,

Oil-exporting Arab states of the Gulf are heading "in the right direction" to plug budgetary gaps thanks to fiscal reforms, but more change is still n...

dependence on oil , diversified economy , Gulf Cooperation Council , gulf countries , IMF , international monetary fund , Jihad Azour , Middle East , oil exports , Vision 2030.

Dubai eyeing Kenyan travelers with themed festival

By Mac Otani,

Dubai has stepped up aggressive campaigns targeting family and friends traveling from Kenya and the East African region at large through a festival ma...

US, Britain ban laptops on flights from Turkey, Arab world

By AFP,

The United States and Britain on Tuesday banned larger electronic devices from the passenger cabin on flights from some airports in Turkey, the Middle...

arab countries , attack on airliners , Attacks , Aviation , Emirates , Etihad , FAA , laptops , passenger cabin , Qatar Airways , terrorism , Transportation Security Administration , travel , Turkey

CBK set to end new bank licensing freeze

By Citizen,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has hinted towards lifting the suspension of licensing new banks. This as the banking regulator announced on Monday...

approvals , bank supervision , CBK , Central Bank of Kenya , DIB Bank , Dr. Patrick Njoroge , Dubai Islamic Bank , Fidelity Bank , Giro Bank , imperial bank , Mayfair Bank , moratorium , new bank license , pre-licensing conditions , regulator