KRA to appeal order suspending implementation of minimum tax

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Revenue Authority is putting in an appeal and an application for stay at the Court of Appeal following conservatory orders to temporarily su...

KRA , minimum tax

Amnesty International Kenya condemns ‘punitive enforcement’ of COVID-19 restrictions

By Citizen Reporter,

Amnesty International Kenya has condemned what it terms as punitive enforcement of the COVID 19 restrictions including blocking of major roads in Nair...

Amnesty International , coronavirus , curfew , Thika Road

Reprieve for businesses as court stops implementation of minimum tax

By Kepha Muiruri,

Hundreds of thousand of business around the country can breathe a sign of relief with the High Court of Kenya stopping the implementation of the minim...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , minimum tax , National Treasury

‘I conquered my body. I am not afraid’: Dr Catherine Wangeci Mbuthia on obesity and body shaming

By Guest Writer,

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." World Health Organization (...

obesity

European Super League plans to be announced, six English clubs involved

By Agencies,

Six English teams are expected to be part of plans for a breakaway European Super League, with an announcement due tonight. Among the English clubs...

European super league , FIFA , Super League , UEFA

Kenya is using Ksh.2.6 billion daily to pay debt, the same amount it borrows

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya is now using Ksh.2.6 billion daily to pay off its outstanding debt according to a new analysis of government spending by Citizen Digital. Thi...

Kenya's debt distress , National Treasury , taxes

U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actions

By Reuters,

The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market, to punish it for interfering...

President Joe Biden , President Vladimir Putin , sanctions , U.S Election

How Bitcoin gained its glory

By Agencies,

The famous cryptocurrency has crossed this primary psychological milestone, with a price of $51,202. Mastercard and BNY Mellon, two financial technolo...

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

By Reuters,

When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals strugg...

Japana , Olympic Games , pandemic , Tokyo

The 3 important Imperatives for investing in stocks

By Citizen Reporter,

Buying stocks isn't a deterrent. The most difficult deterrent is to discover an association that dependably beats the stock trade. This is something t...

Kenyan rugby ace Minjire named in Forbes’ 30 under 30 list

By Matthews Mutai,

Kenya rugby sevens international and Melanin Kapital cofounder Ian Minjire has been named on Forbes' 30 under 30 list, making the cut in the finance c...

Forbes' 30 under 30 , Ian Minjire , Melanin Kapital

Struggling Spire Bank picks new finance chief

By Kepha Muiruri,

Struggling Mwalimu National Sacco lending subsidiary Spire Bank has named Fredrick Omondi Nyasaka as its new head of finance and administration. Ny...

Mwalimu National Sacco , Spire Bank

Cut the debt of poor countries, Pope Francis tells IMF and World Bank

By Reuters,

Pope Francis has told world financial chiefs that poor countries hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus need to have their debt burden reduced ...

debt , IMF , loan , Pope Francis

Chile’s government distributed faulty birth control pills. Now more than 150 people are pregnant.

By CNN,

In Chile's arid Atacama desert, Tabita Daza Rojas is trying to scrape together enough money to finish construction on her home before her baby, due an...

birth control , Chile

Jordan’s Prince Hamza defies the military in new recording

By Reuters,

Jordan’s estranged Prince Hamza said in a voice recording released on Monday that he would disobey orders by the army not to communicate with the ou...

Jordan

Jordanian military warns king’s half-brother to stop actions undermining stability

By Reuters,

Jordan’s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what pe...

Jordan

Kenya pushes IMF to soften loan support terms

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya has pushed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to soften terms attached to its loan support programs. The push by Kenya which preceded the ...

debt , IMF , Treasury

Implementing BBI proposals would cost at least Ksh.20B annually

By Chemutai Goin,

The exchequer will have to dig deeper in the next financial year to finance the proposed changes to the 2010 constitution through the Building Bridges...

BBI Bill

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu reshuffles cabinet, drops chief secretary

By Agencies,

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has picked Mwigulu Nchemba as her finance minister, she said in a televised announcement on Wednesday. N...

mpango , suluhu , Tanzania

Africa Check, Google.org partner to fight false information using AI

By Citizen Reporter,

Fact-checking organisations Africa Check, Full Fact and Chequeado received a $2million (Ksh. 218,700,000) grant alongside seven Google.org Fellows who...

africa check , ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE , misinformation