Why businesses must account for the Digital Services Tax

By Kepha Muiruri,

By 2017, about a quarter of the world’s population or about 1.3 billion people at the time had purchased goods online. This is according to data ...

Digital Services Tax , KRA

OPINION: Reflecting on COVID-19 learnings and angling for recovery

By Guest Writer,

By Joshua Oigara It has been an exceptionally tough year behind us. The COVID-​19 pandemic has triggered the strongest economic contraction in...

coronavirus , oigara

Bitcoin: A hub of investing and trading opportunities

By Citizen Reporter,

Being a peer to peer digitally decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has experienced multiple ups and downs since its invention back in 2009. Recently...

Bitcoin: Dawn of new era

By Citizen,

The worth of it rises to the sky when the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, the owner of the tesla company claims the use of bitcoin also that he will...

Uhuru meets gov’t officers in senior ranks of the Executive

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday met officers in the senior ranks of the Executive to discuss Government priorities for the current calendar year....

Cabinet , Uhuru

PS Kipsang, CAS Kinuthia re-assigned, Osiany appointed as Uhuru reshuffles Cabinet

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has made a few changes to senior ranks of the Executive with new appointments and re-alignments in various ministries. Pre...

Cabinet , Joseph Kinyua , President Uhuru Kenyatta

When China and other huge nations dispatch digital currencies, will it commence worldwide chaos?

By Agencies,

Probably the most sweltering subject in cryptographic forms of money is the possibility of significant economies dispatching state-sponsored computeri...

EU launches projects worth Ksh.185.9M to lift small-scale fishing at the Coast

By Kepha Muiruri,

The European Union (EU) has unveiled two projects valued at Ksh.185.9 million (1.4 million Euro) to lift small-scale fisheries at the Kenyan Coast. ...

Ambassador Simon Mordue , Blue economy

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

OMAR: Kenya key to Somaliland growth and push for international recognition

By Guest Writer,

Bashe Omar Awil Last December, Somaliland President Muse Bihi visited Kenya on invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta eliciting varied reaction fro...

Diplomatic ties , kenya , President Muse Bihi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Somaliland

KQ unveils cargo flights on repurposed Dreamliner craft

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) is expected to operate its first fully fledged cargo flight to London on the repurposed Boeing-787 Dreamliner craf...

cargo , coronavirus , Kenya Airways (KQ)

IGAD and EU hand over of PPEs, lab test kits to Kenyan Gov’t

By Citizen Reporter,

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the delegation of the European Union to Kenya and the United Nations Office for Project Service...

coronavirus , IGAD , PPE

Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist after four years in detention

By Reuters,

Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a journalist working for Qatar’s Al Jazeera television network who was held in pre-trial detention for mor...

al jazeera , Mahmoud Hussein

Kenya to host first Africa Digital Finance Summit

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya is set to host the first Africa Digital Finance Summit (ADFS) from February 18-19, 2021 bringing together experts in the digital and finance spe...

Africa Digital Finance Summit , Glass House

Kenya moves to ratify UK trade pact

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has moved to ratify its recently concluded trade pact with the United Kingdom (UK) which will mark the final approval stage for the dea...

Kenya-UK trade deal

Take charge of your future, Uhuru urges the youth

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the youth to take charge of their future as he rallied them to support the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Sa...

BBI , sagana , Uhuru

Kenya saves Ksh.121B from fall of oil prices last year

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya save Ksh.121 billion ($1.1 billion) in foreign exchange from the fall of international oil prices across 2020. Kenya’s oil bill, which repr...

oil prices

Slum dwellers battle COVID-19 downturn with virtual currency

By Reuters,

Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered. As...

coronavirus , sarafu

La Liga’s most iconic goal celebrations – from Messi to Benzema

By Agencies,

Many of Spanish football’s top goal scorers have go-to celebrations for when they put the ball in the back of the net. Here’s a look at five of th...

Goal celebrations , La Liga

PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation