Huawei CFO raises new argument to fight U.S. extradition in Canada court

By Reuters,

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the United States on bank f...

Huawei

Kenyan firms lose Ksh.5.5B due to fraud, corruption – Report

By Faizal Ahmed,

Kenyan firms have lost a combined Ksh.5.5 billion from economic crimes including procurement fraud as well as bribery and corruption over the last 24 ...

Kenya’s ‘budget for the rich’ pushes poor to the brink

By Reuters,

A few metres from Kenya’s Parliament where the Treasury CS read his budget, Deborah Mwandagina, deputy principal of a school in Mukuru Slum, is unim...

2018/2019 budget , Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich

TZ: All unregistered bloggers to take down their sites

By Reuters,

Tanzania ordered all unregistered bloggers and online forums on Monday to suspend their websites immediately or face criminal prosecution, as critics ...

blog , bloggers , internet , John Magufuli , journalism , license , Tanzania , Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority

Cyber attacks cost Kenya Sh20bn in 2017

By Anita Nkatha,

Kenya lost Sh20.1 billion last year to cyber crime and continues to be prone to cyber attacks as organizations and the government grapple to put in pl...

banks , Cyber attack , Cyber Security bill , government , Rachel Omamo , Serianu , Theft , William Makatiani

Internal fraud poses risk to business growth, PwC report

By Sophie Kinoti,

Middle level managers have been cited as the biggest perpetrators of fraud and economic crime in the private sector. In a report released Tuesday, ...

companies , customer driven fraud , economic crimes , fraud , Muniu Thoithi , procurement , PwC

KRA on alert over VAT fraud

By Sophie Kinoti,

Value added Tax (VAT) fraud has become common practice in the country with the effects going beyond loss of tax revenues, creating uneven playing fiel...

illicit financial flow , John Mburu , Kenya Revenue Authority , KRA , revenue management , tax evasion , Trade , VAT fraud

Fighting for survival in London, Uber says it can improve

By Reuters,

Uber called on Monday for talks with London's transport regulator as soon as possible and pledged to make improvements in the way it reports serious i...

London. , regulatory framework , serious criminal offences , Silicon Valley , taxi , transport , Transport for London , uber

Unregistered SIM card users face six months imprisonment

By Citizen,

Use of an unregistered SIM card could land you in jail for six months. This is the warning from the Communications Authority as part of measures to...

Communications Authority of Kenya , Francis Wangusi , mobile phone related crimes , mobile phone users , regulations , SIM Card , Use of an unregistered SIM card could land you in jail for six months

Kenya Power announces reduction in equipment vandalisation

By Joy Cheptoo,

Kenya Power has announced a reduction in cases of vandalism of its equipment across the country. According to the power body, the number of people ...

Kenya Power and Lighting Company , Major Geoffrey Kigen

How to find the best cyber security insurance for your firm

By Lisa Kamau,

A robust cyber security insurance policy can be tricky to procure, even for the most meticulous wealth management firms. Interest in cyber insuranc...

africa , cyber security insurance , kenya