Tatu City beats real estate slack to sell out residential properties

By Kepha Muiruri,

Urban developer Tatu City beat the 2020 slack in real estate to nearly sell out all of its residential properties as it marked unprecedented demand fo...

real estate development , Tatu City

Kenya gets international recognition for promotion of clean cooking

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya has been recognized by Solar Cookers International (SCI) for its progressive effort in promoting and expanding the use of clean cooking as an al...

clean cooking , Keter , Solar Cookers International

Bidco turns to the internet to lower power costs, drive sustainability

By Citizen Reporter,

Bidco Africa Limited, East Africa’s leading manufacturer of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), has implemented a smart electrification solution for ...

Bidco , BIDCO Afria

Naivas to open new store at Waterfront Mall in Karen

By Citizen Reporter,

Leading retailer Naivas Supermarkets is set to open a new outlet at the Waterfront Mall in Karen on October 12. The new store is the retailer’s 6...

naivas , Waterfront Mall

Rispah Simiyu appointed new KRA Commissioner for domestic taxes

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has appointed Rispah Simiyu as the new Commissioner for Domestic Taxes. Mrs Simiyu is currently serving as the KR...

KRA , Rispah Simiyu

Auctioneers raid Tuskys branch on Juja City Mall

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys has been forced to temporarily shut its branch at the Juja City Mall after auctioneers raided the premise late on Friday foll...

auctioneers , Juja City Mall , Tuskys

Tuskys shuts Nairobi CBD branch as woes deepen

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys has shut another branch inside Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) in a continuation of rent rows with landlords. ...

Daniel Githua , Tuskys

Former KAM Chairman Sachen Gudka among 5 new Kenya Power directors

By Citizen Reporter,

The Board of Kenya Power has appointed five new directors at a time when the company is rolling out its growth strategy. They are Abdulrazaq Ali, E...

KENYA POWER , Sachen Gudka

Kenya Power issues profit warning, blames COVID-19

By Kepha Muiruri,

Electricity distributor Kenya Power has issued a warning indicating its earnings for the year closing on June 30 will be lower than those previously r...

KENYA POWER

Uhuru, Treasury line up Ksh.54 billion economic rescue package

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has given Treasury the green light to resubmit its ministerial budget appropriations to include a Ksh.53.7 billion economic r...

Covid-19 pandemic , National Treasury , Post Covid-19 Economic Stimulus Package (PC-ESP)

Posta and Jumia team up to make essential goods more affordable countrywide

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Postal Corporation of Kenya has partnered with Jumia to offer a discount on delivery fee for customers. All customers will only pay Ksh.100 + VAT (...

Kenyans jam supermarkets in panic shopping over coronavirus fears

By Rene Oswere,

A sizeable number of Kenyans in Nairobi went into a frenzy and flocked supermarkets and shopping malls after Friday's announcement on coronavirus. ...

coronavirus

Establishment of new Malls extend losses for retail property investors

By Kepha Muiruri,

The establishment of new malls in the past year has extended losses for retail property investors, a new report shows. According to the annually pu...

Real Estate , shopping malls

Uhuru’s Ksh.3 billion coffee fund hit by lengthy delay

By Kepha Muiruri,

The implementation of the Ksh.3 billion evolving cherry advanced coffee fund faces a lengthy delay, this as the state ties up the operation of the kit...

coffee farming in Kenya , KPCU , Uhuru kenyatta

How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time

By CNN,

In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Nganga is watching a Chinese Kung Fu movie. His small home in Limuru doesn't have running water and i...

China in Africa , Pang tV , StarTimes , TRANSSION

State corporations, other organizations owe Treasury over Ksh.800B

By Dennis Otieno,

State corporations and other government agencies owe the national government close to Ksh.800 billion in loans. According to last year’s budget e...

coffee board of kenya , kengen , Kenya Airports Authority , kenya railways , Pyrethrum Board of Kenya , State corporations. , Treasury

Infinix launches latest sensation; the Infinix S4

By Wangui Ngechu,

Leading phone manufacturer Infinix has launched the latest gadget in the market, Infinix S4. In a grand event, dubbed "Empower the Infinity in You"...

infinix , Infinix S4

Kenya’s oil exploration skewed solely towards revenues

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stakeholders from Kenya’s oil and gas sector have sounded the alarm on the lopsided focus on proceeds from oil exploration to warn of hidden risks t...

Friends of Turkana , Kenya Land Alliance , Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil

Cement sales tumble in property glut

By Kepha Muiruri,

The sale and production of cement has taken the heaviest battering from the ongoing glut in Kenya’s property market, this as developers adopt a caut...

Affordable Housing Scheme , Knight Frank

ARM Cement suspended from trading

By Reuters,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) said on Monday it had suspended trading of Kenya’s ARM Cement three days after it was put under administration...

Administration , ARM , Bamburi Cement , Capital Markets Authority , cement , Muniu Thoiti , nakumatt , PwC , stock market , trading