Development projects face budget cuts in new austerity measures

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has sacrificed allocations to development projects in the face of counter productive growth in recurrent expenditure and disappointing ...

development expenditure , Kenya's public debt , National Treasury

Experiment on interest rate caps perhaps the worst policy decision in Kenya’s history: study

By Kepha Muiruri,

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) missed out on average Ksh.300 billion in credit/loans from commercial banks on each year that followed the placing...

CBK , ICEA Lion Asset Management , interest rate caps , private sector credit

Kenyans troop to insurance firms for elaborate cancer cover

By Faizal Ahmed,

Insurance firms which introduced a cancer cover that adequately takes care of the expensive treatment are projecting high rates of subscription. Al...

cancer cover , ICEA LION

OPINION: Uhuru’s presidential compassion acts inject hope in times of national gloom

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos If one were to create a great leader from scratch, many would say that the necessary ingredients are leadership, power of pers...

Uhuru kenyatta

Insurer embraces cancer expenses cover, sets Ksh.15M top limit

By Wangui Ngechu,

ICEA Lion Group has introduced a cancer medical cover as Kenyans continue to grapple with increasing costs of treatment. Also Read: Ksh.2.4M in one...

cancer , ICEA

Banks holding more money than ever before as Kenyans suffer empty wallets

By Kepha Muiruri,

Combined, commercial banks are now holding more cash reserves than ever before even as the private sector languishes in a cash-crunch strangle hold. ...

CBK , Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)

Hong Kong protesters return to airport to drum up international support

By VOA,

Thousands of protesters returned to Hong Kong International Airport for the second time in as many weeks Friday to raise global attention to their fig...

Extradition bill , Hong Kong International Airport , Hong Kong Protests

Mauritius Leaks: Kenya should be wary of its interactions with island nation

By Citizen,

By Leonard Wanyama  One fascinating aspect of Kenya’s fight against corruption has been how international dimensions relate to current governmen...

ICIJ , International Consortium of Investigative Journalist , kenya , Mauritius Leaks

Progress toward ending HIV/AIDS epidemic is receding

By Wambui Kihara,

A report issued on the eve of an international AIDS conference in Mexico finds progress in combating the global HIV/AIDS epidemic is receding.  The j...

HIV/AIDS , UNAIDS

Agriculture, Manufacturing employees least paid in Kenya – Report reveals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Employees in the Agriculture and Manufacturing sectors are the least paid in the Kenyan job market, a new report by asset manager ICEA Lion shows. ...

agriculture in Kenya , ICEA LION , Kenya Association of Manufacturers , KNBS 2019 economic survey

Highest paying jobs in Kenya found in financial services, energy sector

By Faizal Ahmed,

Financial services and the energy sector are the highest paying jobs in Kenya a study from ICEA Lion has revealed. Between 2014 and 2018, financial...

highest paying jobs in Kenya , ICEA LION , job interview

Sponsored: Infrastructure projects: Being on the lookout for cost overruns

By Sponsored,

“48 percent of projects were over budget and 87 percent of projects have a time overrun.” – Deloitte East Africa [1] It’s all fine and dand...

centum

Crowds gather for coronation procession of Thai king

By Reuters,

Crowds of Thai people lined roads under Bangkok’s blazing sun on Sunday for the royal procession of newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn, hoping t...

Buddha , King Maha Vajiralongkorn , Royal procession , Thai

When it comes to disclosing sponsors, your Google Assistant may be mute

By Reuters,

On stage at an investor conference last month, Google’s Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler identified a vexing challenge for the company’s m...

Google

U.S. judge gives Trump ex-aide Manafort leniency: under four years in prison

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced on Thursday by a U.S. judge to less than four years in prison - far sh...

Paul Manafort , Trump

Firms forecast to cut more jobs as rate-caps persist

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyan firms are expected to lay-off more employees in the New Year, this as most of the companies remain focused on a cost consolidation path to weat...

Cytonn Investments , Elizabeth Irungu , ICEA Lion Asset Management , Judd Murigi

Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs

By CNN,

Even after two years, President Donald Trump's assaults on US spy chiefs are shocking coming from a commander in chief. The President's Twitter bar...

Google workers walk out to protest office harassment, inequality

By Reuters,

Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow at offices world...

Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) , Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai

Man accused of killing nephew over Ksh.9M insurance cover arrested

By Wangui Ngechu,

Evans Masaku Kasyoki, the man accused of killing his nephew so he could collect his life insurance money worth Ksh.9 million was on Tuesday arrested i...

Eric Makau Musyoka , Evans Kasyoki , insurance fraud

Thousands lose homes after flash floods in Somalia

By Reuters,

Heavy rains have forced more than 175,000 people across Somalia from their homes, the United Nations has said. They were marooned after heavy rainf...

Floods in Kenya , Norwegian Refugee Council , Somalia floods , somalia refugees , United Nations , UNOCHA