OPINION: KNUT must not be left to die

By Joseph Bonyo,

As a primary school pupil, I was closely surrounded by teachers’ affairs, and the politics of it. Both my parents now retired were teachers. By h...

adongo adeya , KNUT , sossion , tsc

Debt pain as interest payments now eat up 30pc of revenues

By Kepha Muiruri,

For every 100 shillings in tax collected, the government is channelling 30 shillings towards interest repayments on debt as Kenya’s debt pressure ti...

debt , IMF

BWIRE: Hopefully, treatment of journalists in Kenya won’t go the Uganda Way

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Events in Uganda relating to media and journalists treatment during the campaigns, electioneering and voting for the January 14, 20...

Kenyans abroad sent home a record Ksh.341 billion in 2020

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home a record Ksh.341 billion in 2020, growing their remittances by 10.7 per cent from Ksh.308 billion in 2019....

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , diaspora remittances

KBL extends applications for bars Ksh.330M lifeline fund

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has extended the application deadline for bars and eateries interested in signing up to its lifeline funding. The...

Diageo Plc , Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL

Cash-strapped Treasury now faces highest domestic debt servicing costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

A cash-strapped National Treasury is now facing its highest domestic debt servicing costs in the 2020/21 financial year. The exchequer is expected ...

domestic borrowing , National Treasury

Broke Treasury blames COVID-19 for delayed county funding

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has blamed the evolving COVID-19 virus for the delayed disbursement of funds to county governments which have since fallen behin...

County Funding. , COVID-19 , National Treasury

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Hope for SMEs as Kenyan banks renew risk appetite

By Kepha Muiruri,

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are set to profit from the greater issuance of credit by commercial banks in 2021 as the lenders expand their thre...

loans , smes

Mama Ibado Charity raises Ksh.4.4M to keep students learning in school

By Benjamin Muriuki,

More than 600 students are set to benefit from a Ksh.4.4 million school funding kitty raised by a local Non-Governmental Organization, Mama Ibado Char...

Ahmed Jibril , Mama Ibado Charity

Kenya misses out on full debt service suspension slice

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has come under scrutiny for failing to take full advantage of opportunities presented by the Debt Service Suspension Imitative (DSSI). ...

debt , Debt Service Suspension Imitative (DSSI) , Treasury

Tech investors eye Africa’s education and financial sectors

By Reuters,

Africa’s education and financial services sectors offer the best opportunities in the post-COVID-19 period, two tech investors said on Tuesday. A...

coronavirus , education , tech

After sitting on the fence, Kenya takes up debt-suspension offer

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya has agreed to take up the debt service suspension initiative (DSSI) after tiptoeing around the deal for months. The Paris Club which represen...

debt service suspension initiative (DSSI) , Kenya's debt , National Treasury

Olympics-bound Kenyan team to train at COVID-19 bubble

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With only 197 days remaining to the start of the postponed Tokyo Olympics, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) has disclosed plans to laun...

COVID-19 , olympics

Over 56,000 learners with no schools to report back to next week

By Nimrod Taabu,

Over 56,000 learners will have no schools to report back to on Monday next week after it emerged that 339 private schools have permanently closed down...

coronavirus , magoha , schools

2020 review: On public debt, it’s from the frying pan towards fire

By Kepha Muiruri,

In a nutshell, Kenya’s stock of public debt stood at Ksh.1.3 trillion a decade ago, today, this stock has climbed to Ksh.7.1 trillion as of Septembe...

2020 Year in Review , CS Ukur Yatani , National Treasury , Public debt

OPINION: Covid resilience; At Egerton University, we have found ways to forge a modified path

By Guest Writer,

By Prof Rose Mwonya The year 2020 has been an eventful year for all of us following the break of the COVID-19 pandemic. For those of us in t...

Egerton University

US House approves Ksh.99 trillion COVID-19 rescue package

By CNN,

Congress voted Monday evening to approve a far-reaching $900 billion (99 trillion Kenya shillings) Covid relief package that promises to accelerate va...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Health crisis worsens as doctors join clinical officers, nurses in strike

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyans seeking medical services in public hospitals are set to undergo untold suffering as doctors across the country on Monday downed their tools af...

ministry of health

Popular Kenyan band Sauti Sol cancels ‘Sol Saturday’

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol has cancelled the much anticipated 'Sol Saturday' concert that was slated for December 19, 2020. Tickets that cost b...

coronavirus , sauti SOl , sol saturday