Everyone you know uses Zoom but that wasn’t the plan

By CNN,

The tweet was when Eric Yuan knew something had to change. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, shared a photo from his first ever virtual cabinet...

Zoom

Apple to pay Ksh.12B over deliberately slowing down iPhones

By CNN,

Apple has agreed to pay millions of dollars to 34 states over its controversial previous practice of deliberately slowing down older iPhones to extend...

Apple Inc , iphone

You’ve helped Gov’t meet its financial obligations, Uhuru commends taxpayers

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended all compliant taxpayers for their high sense of civic duty and fidelity to the tax laws that has afforded the c...

KRA , tax , TAXPAYERS , Uhuru kenyatta

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

Fairmont Hotels withdraws notice firing staff after pressure from State, Union

By Kepha Muiruri,

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has withdrawn a memo which fired all its employees after pressure from government and staff union. In a new memo on T...

Fairmont

Zoom CEO apologizes for having ‘fallen short’ on privacy and security

By CNN,

The founder and CEO of Zoom has apologized to the video conferencing app's millions of users after coming under fire for a host of privacy issues at a...

coronavirus , Zoom

Can a knife emoji double as a threat to kill someone? Judges struggle to interpret emojis

By CNN,

Can a knife emoji double as a threat to kill someone? Does a heart emoji from a manager constitute sexual harassment? More emojis are showing up in...

emoji

CBK to mop up 217.6 million old series Ksh.1000 notes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicates that there are 217.6 million old-series Ksh. 1000 notes in circulation today, a pivotal figure to ...

Central Bank , New currency , patrick njoroge

Court upholds NLC decision in Del Monte land tussle

By Agnes Oloo,

The High Court in Muranga has declined to suspend a decision by the National Land Commission that ordered Del Monte to surrender all land not register...

Del Monte

Museveni ‘astonished’ MTN charged less for telecom license renewal

By Reuters,

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has criticised the telecommunications regulator after it slashed MTN Uganda’s fee for renewing its telecoms lic...

MTN Uganda , Museveni , uganda , Uganda Communications Commission

The future of how the internet is regulated is about to change

By CNN,

The future of how the internet is regulated may be decided this week. The Republican-led Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote Thurs...

facebook , FCC , Federal Communications Commission , future of internet regulation , Google , internet , internet regulation , Reddit , Twitter

Govt. inches closer to merger of financial services regulators

By Ephraim Mugo,

The government is closing in on creating a single regulatory authority to handle the financial services sector. This as the cabinet, chaired by Pre...

attorney general , cabinet approval , Capital Markets Authority , Central Bank of Kenya , consolidation , financial services , Financial Services Authority , FSA , Merger , Parastatal Reforms , retirements benefits authority , saccos , Treasury , Uhuru kenyatta

Pressure mounts on Uber and CEO after missteps

By AFP,

After a series of embarrassing revelations, ridesharing giant Uber faces challenges in keeping growth on track, with top executive Travis Kalanick lik...

Alphabet , business , give up control , good will , Investors , law evading software , legal battles , New York University's Stern School of Business , ride sharing , stolen technology , taxi hailing service , transport , Travis Kalanick , uber

Dr Kaberuka picked to chair Centum board

By Sophie Kinoti,

Former African Development Bank president Dr Donald Kaberuka, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Centum Investments board. He replaces J...

AfDB , Centum Board , Centum Investments , Dr Donald Kaberuka , James Muguiyu , James Mworia , Uganda attorney general , William Byaruhanga

Ex AfDB president, UG attorney general join Centum board

By Sophia Jerotich,

Listed investment firm Centum has strengthened its board with the appointment of four new directors among them former African Development Bank Preside...

African Development Bank , centum , CMC Holdings , Donald Kaberuka , Githiaka Ngige , James Mworia , Uganda attorney general , William Byaruhanga

Govt approves county borrowing from the Central Bank

By Citizen,

The National Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya have structured a borrowing framework that will allow counties to borrow from the CBK. This is ...

borrowing , CBK , CBK Overdraft , COUNTY GOVERNMENTS , County Treasury of Garissa , fiver percent of revenues , government , IMF , prudent financial management , Treasury , william ruto

IMF prods Mozambique to allow audit of secret loan companies

By AFP,

IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday pressed Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi to allow an independent international audit of companies involved ...

aid , Christine Lagarde , Filipe Nyusi , Gerry Rice , IMF , Mozambique , World Bank

Existing borrowers to wait longer for drop interest rate

By Patrick Igunza,

Kenyans will have to wait for a while longer before reaping the benefits of lower interest rates as intended by the newly signed Banking Amendment Act...

Bank Amendment Act , banks , Borrowers , CBK , CBR , Habil Olaka , Interest Rates , kbrr

Gov’t urged to tighten natural resource laws

By Abalon Babisho,

The government is set to review laws and regulations governing natural resources. According to the office of the Attorney General, this will ensure...

attorney general , Deputy Solicitor General , EADB , energy , Mining , Natural Resource , Petroleum

Cabinet brokers deal to avert KQ pilots strike

By Michael Karanja,

Last minute negotiations between the government, Kenya Airways and its pilots appear to have averted a strike planned for Thursday. Well at least for ...