Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru says MCAs budget changes are illegal

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has accused the County Assembly of arm-twisting county executives to settle their scores using the 2020-2021 budget fo...

Kirinyaga , waiguru

Gov’t renames Moi Day to Huduma Day, Boxing Day to Utamaduni Day

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Cabinet has approved the renaming of Moi Day, which falls on October 10th as Huduma Day. In a statement to newsrooms, State House said the rena...

Huduma Day , Moi day

Three Nairobi residents in court to bar the enactment of the Finance bill

By Dzuya Walter,

Three Nairobi residents on Friday moved to court seeking to stop Nairobi County government from passing into law the Nairobi City County Finance Bill ...

Nairobi City County Finance Bill 2019. , nairobi county

Three Kenyans killed in Kismayu hotel attack, death toll rises to 26

By VOA,

The death toll from the Kismayu hotel attack in Somalia has risen to 26, with three Kenyans, one Briton, two Americans and three Tanzanians among thos...

Al Shabaab , Hodan Naleyah , kismayu hotel attack

Sponsored: The senior citizens’ Independent Living Communities

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By Benard Ojwaya With Kenya’s population estimated at 52 million and projected to rise to 66 million in 2030, senior citizens (60+) will account ...

Benard Ojwaya , Centum Real Estate , independent living communities

Chinese envoy to Kenya defends trade dispute in Huawei saga

By Citizen Reporter,

The Chinese ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng has defended the ongoing trade dispute between China and the USA. Speaking during a luncheon which was host...

ageyo , Wu Peng

Exclusive: Zaheer Jhanda speaks out on fake gold scam

By Wangui Ngechu,

Zaheer Jhanda, the man said to have been the link between the Royal family in Dubai and the supposed gold sellers, has decided to speak out. In an ...

Fake gold , Zaheer Jhanda

China, U.S. to hold more trade talks as Trump ratchets up tariff threat

By Reuters,

China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He said, as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his trad...

Car importers renew opposition on vehicle age limit

By Elphas Lagat,

The plan to cap the age limit for imported second hand cars at 5 years from the current 8 years has been met by strong opposition from dealers who say...

importation , KEBS , used cars

US-China trade talks reach critical phase

By VOA,

Yet mixed signals coming from the White House and Beijing are causing analysts to question whether President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart,...

china , US

Union meets Nissan after it axes plans to build new model in Britain

By Reuters,

Representatives from Britain’s biggest union Unite and Nissan are meeting on Monday after the Japanese carmaker scrapped plans to build its next-gen...

Britain , Nissan

Maize task force report recommends Ksh.3,000 per bag

By Elphas Lagat,

Amid the growing standoff between the National Cereals and Produce board (NCPB) and maize farmers, a new report compiled by maize industry task force ...

AFRAA calls for reduction of taxes targeting airlines

By Citizen Reporter,

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) is calling on African governments to reduce levies targeting airlines as one of the ways to overcome challeng...

AFRAA , African Airlines Association , Kenya Airways

U.S. expects immediate action from China on trade commitments

By Reuters,

The United States expects China to take immediate action to cut tariffs on U.S. car imports and end intellectual property theft and forced technology ...

china , Chinese President Xi Jingping , Cui Tiankai , Daimler , Donald Trump , German , Volkswagen

Trump tweets China to cut tax on U.S-made cars

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump said China had agreed to cut import tariffs on American-made cars, buoying shares in BMW and Daimler AG who manufacture in...

BMW , china , Chinese President Xi Jinping , Donald Trump , Elon Musk , Tesla

US, China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit

By Reuters,

China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday after high-stakes talks in Argentina between U.S. President Do...

china , Chinese President Xi Jinping , U.S President Donald Trump , U.S-China trade war , USA

Parliament suspends 16% V.A.T on petroleum products after public uproar

By Ian Omondi,

The National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon suspended the implementation of 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products following public ...

Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah , National Assembly , petroleum products , Suna East MP Junet Mohamed

No break for Kenyans as electricity bills go up in new ERC charges

By Sam Gituku,

Kenyans who consume 100 units are now paying Ksh.381 more in their electricity bills compared to last month. A spot check by Citizen TV found that ...

Electricity bills , ERC

Why gov’t will slap you with Ksh.60 tax on each litre of fuel

By Sam Gituku,

The cost of basic goods and matatu fares could go up from Saturday next week if the government goes ahead to slap a 16 per cent Value Added Tax on pet...

Cost Of Living , ERC , fuel prices

Trump and top European leader agree to work toward zero tariffs

By CNN,

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to work toward eliminating tariffs and barr...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker , President Donald Trump , The European Commission , The United States , Trade wars