KPA forced back to the drawing board, to start MD recruitment afresh

By Kepha Muiruri,

Treasury CS Ukur Yatani has forced the management of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) back to the drawing board after he rejected proposed names for th...

KPA , manduku

Dr. Benson Irungu Wairegi to retire as Britam MD

By Citizen Reporter,

Dr. Benson Irungu Wairegi is set to retire as Britam Holdings Plc Group Managing Director effective 31st January 2021. Company chairman Andrew Holl...

Britam , wairegi

Managerial jobs decline as Kenyans take up remote work: report

By Kepha Muiruri,

The demand for managerial jobs has shrunk during the COVID-19 pandemic following an acceleration of remote work in recent months. According to a ju...

brighter monday , coronavirus , jobs , remote work

Business activity drops to a 5-month low on COVID-19 resurgence

By Kepha Muiruri,

Private sector activity in the economy has slumped to a five-month low in November on COVID-19 resurgence fears. According to the monthly-published...

COVID-19 , Stanbic Bank PMI

Wycliffe Shamiah is new CMA Chief Executive Officer

By Kepha Muiruri,

The board of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has announced Wycliffe Shamiah as the regulator’s new Chief Executive Officer ending a 14-months lo...

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) , Wycliffe Shamiah

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

Survey: COVID-19 has wiped out 80 per cent of private sector jobs created since 2015

By Kepha Muiruri,

The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out 80 per cent of all formal private sector jobs created since 2015, this is according to a new survey by the Federat...

COVID-19 , FKE , unemployment

Over 70 leaders to speak at the 2020 U.S Diaspora and Trade Deal Event

By Agencies,

Over 70 speakers from across the world are set to grace this year's U.S Diaspora and Trade Deal Event (DITDE) which will facilitate a new narrative of...

Capital Markets Authority re-advertises CEO position 8 months after Muthaura’s exit

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has re-advertised the vacancy for Chief Executive Officer eight months after the departure of Paul Muthaura. Th...

Capital Markets Authority , CMA , muthaura

KQ pilots slam airline management over planned job cuts

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways (KQ) Pilots represented by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have slammed the airline’s management over its nature of layof...

Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) , Kenya Airways

Treasury seeks to cut Ksh.99 billion from 2019/20 budget

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has proposed trimming spending by Ksh.99.2 billion from the current budget in proposals submitted to the National Assembly on Tu...

National Treasury , Supplementary Estimates No.2 2019/2020 , Ukur Yatani

KRA targets Ksh.25 billion from tax-base expansion initiatives

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has set ambitious targets of netting Ksh.25 billion from its recent tax-base expansion initiatives as the tax man st...

Elizabeth Meyo , KRA , taxes

Bernard Ngugi replaces embattled Ken Tarus as Kenya Power boss

By Citizen Reporter,

Bernard Ngugi has been appointed as the new Kenya Power CEO following the ouster of Ken Tarus over graft allegations in July last year. Mr. Ngugi, ...

KENYA POWER , tarus

Munyes names new Acting National Oil MD, reverses Nyamongo appointment

By Kepha Muiruri,

Petroleum and Mining Cabinet Secretary John Munyes has appointed George Kubai as the interim Managing Director to the National Oil Corporation of Keny...

John Munyes , Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) , National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK)

Kenya Airports Authority begins search for new MD

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has named its Finance General Manager Alex Gitari as the State Corporation’s Acting Managing Director upon the in...

jkia , Johnny Andersen , KAA

KQ pilots call off planned strike as board insists on contract hires

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways pilots have shelved their planned strike which was set for this Friday even as the airline’s board maintains on the need for contractu...

KALPA , kq , Sebastian Mikosz

Telkom accuses Safaricom of sabotage in quest to merge with Airtel

By Kepha Muiruri,

Telkom has blamed rival Safaricom over its delayed receipt of requisite approvals from the Communications Authority (CA) in its quest to merge operati...

Airtel , Communications Authority , Mugo Kibati , Telkom

Scandal-hit Kenya Power kicks off search for new MD

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Power has begun the search for a Managing Director almost an year since the ouster of Ken Tarus. The scandal rocked State Corporation opened ...

KENYA POWER , tarus

Communications Authority Board averts crisis with Wanjau appointment

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Board of the Communications Authority (CA) has appointed Mercy Wanjau as the new caretaker Director-General. Thursday’s appointment comes in ...

Communications Authority , Mercy Wanjau , Mucheru

Paul Muthaura set to exit Capital Markets Authority after 7 years as CEO

By Kepha Muiruri,

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Chief Executive Officer Paul Muthaura will not seek out a new term to be the regulator’s chief when his term ends Ja...

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) , Paul Muthaura