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Flower exporters forecast rosy Valentine’s Day
By Kepha Muiruri,
1453, February 9, 2021 (EAT)
Local flower exporters expect better tidings from this year’s Valentine’s Day sales in contrast to last year. According to the Kenya Flower Cou...
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Kenya saves Ksh.121B from fall of oil prices last year
By Kepha Muiruri,
1354, January 29, 2021 (EAT)
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...
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KQ enters cargo pact with horticulture exporters
By Kepha Muiruri,
1637, January 18, 2021 (EAT)
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has entered a pact with local horticulture exporters to enhance the capacity of fresh produce carried on its fligh...
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Shilling sinks past 110 mark again
By Kepha Muiruri,
1521, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
The Kenyan shilling has slumped past the Ksh.110 mark in its valuation against the US dollar for the second time in two months. This is as recent g...
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Lower fuel costs trim Kenya’s trade imbalance
By Kepha Muiruri,
1740, January 11, 2021 (EAT)
The country has continued to reap benefits from lower fuel import costs with the current account deficit contracting further to 4.7 per cent in Novemb...
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New Europe lockdowns dim Kenya’s horticulture prospects
By Kepha Muiruri,
1758, January 6, 2021 (EAT)
The return of lockdowns in Europe has cast a shadow to Kenya’s horticulture earnings prospects in 2021 in spite of a resilient 2020. This is as p...
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Kenya tipped to escape recession on economic diversity
By Kepha Muiruri,
926, October 12, 2020 (EAT)
As the majority of countries fall into recession this year, Kenya has been tipped to escape contraction this year from its broad based economic struct...
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CBK holds the benchmark lending rate at 7%
By Kepha Muiruri,
1013, September 30, 2020 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has left the benchmark lending rate at seven percent for the fourth consecutive time noting its recent accommodative s...
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KQ pilots push for the recompositing of proposed aviation board
By Kepha Muiruri,
2149, September 23, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots represented by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have called for the recompositing of the proposed Kenya Aviation...
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Horticulture tipped to lift Kenya’s economic rebound
By Kepha Muiruri,
1438, September 17, 2020 (EAT)
The horticulture sector has been tipped to guide the rebound of the Kenyan economy as the country rediscovers growth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Govt Ksh.56.6B economic rescue package ineffective: Budget Office
By Kepha Muiruri,
1527, September 10, 2020 (EAT)
The Parliament Budget Office (PBO) has cast doubt into the effectiveness of the recently approved Ksh.56.6B economic stimulus package. In its lates...
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Flower workers receive Ksh.8 million COVID-19 aid
By Kepha Muiruri,
1738, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
Flower workers are set to benefit from aid worth Ksh.8 million in the form of food packages and mobile money transfers. The aid by civil society gr...
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OPINION: Modern warehouses could boost food security in Kenya
By Guest Writer,
1018, August 5, 2020 (EAT)
By Jeremy Gitonga A recent announcement by a warehousing firm of plans to spend over Ksh.7 billion in storage facilities in Kenya points to th...
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DIAZ: Finally some light at the end of the tunnel
By Guest Writer,
1558, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
Just a few months back, we feared the worst for the world economies. As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged through developed economies to hit at the hea...
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Air France, KLM to resume passenger flights to Kenya starting Aug. 1
By Citizen Reporter,
1444, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
Air France and KLM will on Saturday resume passenger flights to Kenya following the lifting of the ban on international flights into Kenya due to the ...
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CBK leaves benchmark rate unchanged for third time at 7%
By Kepha Muiruri,
1434, July 30, 2020 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained the benchmark lending rate at seven percent for the third straight month. The CBK Monetary Policy Comm...
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‘It would be foolish to say the worst is behind us,’ CBK Governor Njoroge says on economy
By Kepha Muiruri,
1748, June 26, 2020 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has remained pragmatic on economic prospects to Kenyans this year even as the green light flashes on a potential recov...
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CBK holds the benchmark lending rate at 7 percent
By Kepha Muiruri,
1755, June 25, 2020 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has held its benchmark lending rate for the second time at seven percent, noting continued policy transmission on rece...
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CBK leaves benchmark lending rate at 7 percent
By Kepha Muiruri,
1817, May 27, 2020 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained the benchmark lending rate at seven percent breaking the recent cycle of cuts to support the economy. ...
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Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-Pesa promotion ends as winners awarded 16 trucks, tractors
By Sponsored,
1143, March 28, 2020 (EAT)
Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-Pesa promotion came to a grand draw on March 13, 2020 with 16 lucky customers winning trucks and tractors. The Lipa Na M-Pe...
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