Rising e-waste crisis is being reckoned with in Rwanda, one gadget at a time

By CNN,

For Eric Nshimiyimanain, who owns two small electronic repair shops in Kigali, Rwanda, the startup chime of an old Windows laptop is the sound of a bu...

e-waste , Rwanda

AGRA International Women’s Day pre-event fosters partnerships

By Citizen Reporter,

AGRA has kicked off the celebrations of 2021 international women’s day by a series of in -country VALUE4HER networking and advocacy events. These...

AGRA , Sabdiyo Dido

Kenya Breweries to train bartenders

By Kepha Muiruri,

EABL’s local subsidiary Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has unveiled a new bartender academy aimed at training a minimum 10,000 bar operators. The ...

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL

Schneider Electric launches made-in-Kenya Prisma iPM switchboard

By Citizen Reporter,

Schneider Electric is supporting the national 'Buy Kenya, Build Kenya' initiative by announcing the launch of locally-manufactured Prisma iPM electric...

Schneider Electric

470 bar operators apply for Kenya Breweries Limited support

By Citizen Reporter,

470 restaurant and bar operators in Kenya have so far applied for Kenya Breweries Limited’s Ksh. 330million ‘Raise the Bar’ initiative. KBL A...

Bar Owners , coronavirus , KBL

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

Motorists to pay more as fuel prices go up in latest review

By Kepha Muiruri,

Motorists will pay more for fuel from midnight on Tuesday as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) effects higher petroleum costs. T...

diesel , EPRA , Fuel , petrol

NSE sets up premium digital academy to elevate training

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Securities Exchange on Thursday launched a premium digital learning platform called the NSE Digital Academy. It is an online platform ...

nse

M.P Shah appoints Dr. Toseef Din as Chief Executive Officer

By Citizen Reporter,

The Board of M.P Shah Hospital on Sunday announced the appointment of Dr. Toseef Din as the Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Dr. Tosee...

M.P Shah

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

KRA waives presumptive tax for new businesses

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has waived presumptive tax for new businesses in their first 24 months of operations as part of measures to simplify...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , presumptive tax

Equity, KNCCI roll out Ksh.200 billion loan facility to support small businesses

By Kepha Muiruri,

Equity Group alongside the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) have announced the creation of a Ksh.200 billion credit facility fo...

Equity Group , KNCCI , SME lending

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

New bill to anchor local startups growth, regulation

By Kepha Muiruri,

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has developed the Startup Bill, 2020 which seeks to provide a framework to encourage growth and sustainable technology ...

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja , startups

Private schools ink deal with Absa for Masomo Iendelee, Linda Mwalimu

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) and Absa Bank Kenya have penned a deal to help accelerate adoption of virtual learning across private pri...

Absa , education , magoha , online learning , schools , virtual learning

Treasury to recapitalize Kenya Airways to the tune of Ksh.7.5 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government is expected to pump in additional capital as it seeks to transition Kenya Airways (KQ) into a fully owned State entity. According to...

Kenya Airways (KQ) , National Treasury , The National Aviation Management Bill

Government waives airline landing fees in industry turn-around boost

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has lifted landing fees charged to airlines as part of incentives to support the industry’s turnaround as it emerges from depths of C...

airlines , COVID-19 , Ministry of Tourism

Tuskys in fresh plan to fire staff

By Kepha Muiruri,

Retailer Tuskys is in a fresh plan to fire staff, barely four months since a recent round of layoffs in February. The new layoffs have been disclos...

job cuts , Tuskys

Tullow Oil completes early oil pilot as contract expires

By Kepha Muiruri,

British based oil explorer Tullow Oil along with its joint venture partners have announced the completion of the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) for Ken...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Tullow Oil

Mwananchi Credit unveils ‘Switch and Save’ financing model

By Citizen,

Secured loans provider Mwananchi Credit has launched a new product that seeks to help customers effectively manage their loans without straining thems...