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

Kenyan digital insurer Pula raises Ksh.660M in additional capital

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyan-based digital insurance Pula has raised Ksh.660 million ($6 million) in additional funding as it seeks to expand its footprint on the African c...

Pula , Rose Goslinga , Thomas Njeru

New Europe lockdowns dim Kenya’s horticulture prospects

By Kepha Muiruri,

The return of lockdowns in Europe has cast a shadow to Kenya’s horticulture earnings prospects in 2021 in spite of a resilient 2020. This is as p...

Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) , Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya , Horticulture in Kenya

KTDA declares Ksh.734M dividend for tea farmers

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (Holdings) Limited on Friday declared a Ksh. 734million dividend for its smallholder tea farmers for the financial ye...

KTDA , tea farmers

Equity Group appoints Christopher Newson as non-executive board director

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Christopher Newson as a Non-Executive Director to its Board. Christopher is a career ban...

Equity Group

Kenyans to trim holiday spending on reduced incomes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans are set to significantly cut their December holiday spending on lower personal and household incomes occasioned by a dampened economy during t...

coronavirus , economy , holiday spending

Online taxi platform lowers charges to cushion Kenyans from expensive travel

By Citizen Reporter,

A new ride hailing entrant in the East African region, Catch Taxi Kenya has offered to slash down travelling costs by 30%. In the newly-launched ho...

Investors in publicly listed firms at NSE set for barren dividends season

By Kepha Muiruri,

Investors in publicly listed firms at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) are set for barren dividends returns for the year as companies continue to...

dividends , nse , profits

KQ delays US route return on flight cancellations

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways has pushed back the return of direct US flights which was scheduled for Saturday to November 29. In a notice publish...

KQ pilot

Tuskys earns reprieve as court moots sporadic auctions

By Kepha Muiruri,

Besieged retailer Tuskys has earned reprieve from High Court’s commercial and admiralty court following a ruling stopping sporadic auctions by its a...

Tuskys

Economy grows nerves as second wave COVID-19 restrictions loom

By Kepha Muiruri,

Businesses are growing uneasy as Kenya registers a second surge in the number of COVID-19 cases signalling a potential return to restrictions. Bare...

COVID-19 , curfew , Kenyan economy

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

Clayton Naidoo to join Liquid Telecom as Group Chief Business Officer

By Citizen Reporter,

Liquid Telecom has appointed Clayton Naidoo as Group Chief Business Officer (GCBO). The Group Chief Business Officer is a new position within Liqui...

Clayton Naidoo , Liquid Telecom

EABL cuts raw material purchases from farmers by 71 per cent

By Kepha Muiruri,

The East African Breweries Limited (EABL) says it will reduce its purchase of raw material from farmers in the upcoming season by 71 per cent in respo...

COVID-19 , East Africa Breweries Ltd(EABL)

NSE sees new slide as dividend season closes

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has begun witnessing a new slide as listed entities close their books ahead of dividend payments. The second-...

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) , NSE 20

Who is affected by Trump’s new rules on work visas?

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the entry of certain foreign workers on Monday until the end of the year, a move the White House said would help...

Trump , U.S. visa , work visas

9 out of 10 Kenyans uncertain of return to work as Covid-19 pandemic bites

By Kepha Muiruri,

Nine out of ten Kenyans are unclear of when they would be returning to work following disruptions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey. ...

Covid-19 pandemic , unemployment in Kenya

Kenya’s economic growth slows to 5.4pc as formal job creation shrinks

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya's economic growth slowed down to 5.4 percent across 2019 from 6.3 percent in 2018, new data shows. The data from the Kenya National Bureau of...

economic growth

Kenyan businesses count losses from coronavirus disruptions

By Kepha Muiruri,

The majority of Kenyan businesses in the country have tabulated losses from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak at less than Ksh.1 million. This indic...

coronavirus , KEPSA

2019 review: Surviving as an ordinary Kenyan now more expensive

By Kepha Muiruri,

In April, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released its 2019 Economic Survey placing economic growth by gross output at 6.3 percent over...

economic growth in Kenya