Acorn raises Ksh.2.5 billion funding as it lists Reits on NSE

By Kepha Muiruri,

Student hostels developer Acorn Holdings has raised Ksh.2.5 billion in new funding as it begins divesting its stake in the project. On Wednesday, t...

Acorn Holdings Africa , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) , Qwetu residences

Nairobi Expressway project will boost tourism industry: Noorani

By Citizen Reporter,

The hospitality industry players are optimistic about the future as they expect more conferences to be hosted in Nairobi once the expressway is comple...

Nairobi Expressway , noorani

Embu Governor Martin Wambora elected Council of Governors chairman

By Citizen Reporter,

Embu Governor Martin Wambora has been elected Council of Governors chairman. Also Read: Wambora, the ‘Governor with 9 lives’ says impeachment a...

Council of Governors chairman , Wambora

PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Wavi Mungala has over 15 years of experience across the hospitality, banking and public sectors in Kenya and the U.S. She is ...

wavi mungala

Co-op joins queue of banks expecting significant profit hits

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has become the sixth lender to issue a profit warning on expected 2020 earnings. In a notice to shareholders on Frid...

Co-operative Bank of Kenya , profit warnings

Hotels back to square one as holiday wrap cuts domestic tourism

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local hotels are effectively scheduled for a reset as the end of the Christmas festivities cut off domestic tourism. Kenyans travelling domesticall...

Rachier refutes claims club treasurer Dolphine was detained in Algeria over hotel bill

By Milton Ochieng,

Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier has scoffed at reports that club treasurer Dolphine Odhiambo was detained in  Algeria over unpaid hotel bills. ...

Ambrose Rachier , Dolphine Odhiambo , GOR MAHIA , Hotel bill , Treasurer

2020 review: Millions mark end of the year in economic despair

By Kepha Muiruri,

Like any other year, the start of 2020 was premised on high hopes for better fortunes and tidings by Kenyans with many coining the unofficial phrase �...

coronavirs , economy , tax

COVID-19 pandemic drives spike in suicides in Japan

By CNN,

Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn't pay ...

coronavirus , suicide

Former Kieni MP Nemesyus Warugongo appeals for help in settling Ksh.15M hospital bill

By Gikunga Kariuki,

The family of former Kieni MP Nemesyus Warugongo is seeking the help of well-wishers to assist them offset his medical bill that has now spiraled to a...

Kieni MP

British charity Comic Relief stops sending celebs to Africa after ‘white saviour’ furore

By Reuters,

British charity Comic Relief said on Wednesday that it will stop sending celebrities to Africa to raise funds following criticism that figures like si...

Sheeran , slum tourism , white saviour

OPINION: The unspoken inequality of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

By Levi Gikandi 243 days ago, on a feverishly hot Wednesday afternoon, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta stood in the manicured State House grounds w...

coronavirus , inequality , inua jamii , Kibera , Oxfam

Actress Pendo in hot soup over Ksh.208K unpaid bill at a Mombasa hotel

By George Aoko,

Stacy Vugusta popularly known as Pendo has been arraigned at a Mombasa court for failure to pay Ksh. 208,000 bill at the English Point Marina hotel. ...

English Point Marina , Pendo

KNH workers stage protest, slam SRC over failed salary review

By Erick Owenga,

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) workers on Friday morning staged a peaceful protest accusing the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) of failin...

KNH , SRC , strike

KQ pilots push for the recompositing of proposed aviation board

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots represented by the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) have called for the recompositing of the proposed Kenya Aviation...

Kenya Airline Pilot Association (KALPA) , Kenya Airways (KQ) , The National Aviation Management Bill

KNH health workers give 7-day strike notice over failed salary review

By Nimrod Taabu,

Healthcare workers at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have threatened to go on strike from Monday next week, accusing the facility of failing to ...

Dr.Evanson kamuri , Healthcare workers , KNH , SRC , Treasury

#MaraBarricade: Mara Ngenche Camp risks demolition over wildebeest migration

By Sam Gituku,

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala recently ordered for the removal of a high end tented camp in the Maasai Mara National Reserve say...

Maasai Mara , Mara Ngenche Camp , narok

Govt Ksh.56.6B economic rescue package ineffective: Budget Office

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Parliament Budget Office (PBO) has cast doubt into the effectiveness of the recently approved Ksh.56.6B economic stimulus package. In its lates...

Kazi Mtaani , Post Covid-19 Economic Stimulus Package (PC-ESP)

Diaz: Employees still integral to businesses amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

When the government implemented strict measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic including the partial closure of the economy, job losses became a pre...

coronavirus

Kenya’s unemployment rate doubles as 1.7M lose jobs between April and June-KNBS

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s unemployment rate grew two times between April and June as 1,716,604 Kenyans lost jobs in the period. According to the just released quar...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , KNBS , unemployment