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Covid-19: Ailing economy forces Uhuru’s hand in re-opening country
By Kepha Muiruri,
1753, July 6, 2020 (EAT)
Caught between a rock and a hard place in reviewing existing COVID-19 mitigation measures, President Uhuru Kenya inclined on easing the pressure place...
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June inflation falls to 4.59 percent on low food costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1843, June 30, 2020 (EAT)
Consumers have marked an extended relief to the pricing of common goods as the rate of inflation falls to 4.59 percent in June from an adjusted 5.33 p...
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Mitumba dealers seek lift to ban on second-hand clothes imports
By Kepha Muiruri,
1300, June 23, 2020 (EAT)
Mitumba dealers are seeking for a lift to the ban on second-hand clothes imports forced upon by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Mitumba Association of K...
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287,481 Kenyans lost their jobs between January and March – KNBS
By Kepha Muiruri,
1803, May 30, 2020 (EAT)
An estimated 287,481 Kenyans lost their jobs between January and March this year, new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows. ...
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Kenya inflation cools to 5.47 percent in May- KNBS
By Kepha Muiruri,
1149, May 30, 2020 (EAT)
Inflation cooled down to 5.47 percent in May down from 5.62 percent in April, new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows. T...
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The pressure behind quest to reopen Kenya’s economy
By Kepha Muiruri,
1242, May 26, 2020 (EAT)
The state of the economy is set to force the government’s hand in the reopening the economy as Kenya faces up to irreparable damage. On Saturday,...
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30 percent of Kenyans could not pay rent in April – Survey
By Kepha Muiruri,
1841, May 19, 2020 (EAT)
About one third of Kenyans/30.5 percent of Kenyans could not pay their monthly rent in April as the Covid-19 pandemic devastated monthly incomes. A...
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9 out of 10 Kenyans uncertain of return to work as Covid-19 pandemic bites
By Kepha Muiruri,
1825, May 19, 2020 (EAT)
Nine out of ten Kenyans are unclear of when they would be returning to work following disruptions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey. ...
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DIAZ: EAC partnership the cornerstone of post Covid-19 recovery
By Guest Writer,
1926, June 15, 2020 (EAT)
Images from around the world showing flowers being dumped told of a worsening situation as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic dealt a blow to the indust...
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Kenyan firms cut jobs at the fastest rate on record in April – Survey
By Kepha Muiruri,
1528, May 6, 2020 (EAT)
Local firms retrenched staff at the fastest pace on record across April due to Covid-19 led disruptions to productivity, a new survey shows. The ne...
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Higher food, transport costs pushes April inflation to 5.62 percent
By Kepha Muiruri,
1632, April 30, 2020 (EAT)
The inflation rate in April rose marginally to 5.62 percent up from 5.51 percent in March as higher food, transport costs increased pressure on consum...
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Kenya’s economic growth slows to 5.4pc as formal job creation shrinks
By Kepha Muiruri,
1331, April 28, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya's economic growth slowed down to 5.4 percent across 2019 from 6.3 percent in 2018, new data shows. The data from the Kenya National Bureau of...
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US 5-week job losses surpass Kenya’s entire labour force
By Kepha Muiruri,
1434, April 25, 2020 (EAT)
Jobs lost in the United States across the last five weeks now surpass Kenya’s entire labour force including the unemployed, painting a grim picture ...
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Balala urges African states to promote domestic tourism for industry to recovery from COVID-19 effects
By Citizen Reporter,
1219, April 11, 2020 (EAT)
African states have been urged to develop a paradigm shift and not wait for international visitors for the industry to thrive. In a statement on Sa...
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African economies to lose Ksh.6.3 trillion from coronavirus hit: World Bank
By Kepha Muiruri,
1528, April 9, 2020 (EAT)
Economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are set to slide into recession for the first time in 25 years as the region takes a hit from the coronavirus crisis. ...
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Forget economic growth, focus is on survival – Kenya Bankers Association
By Kepha Muiruri,
1859, April 8, 2020 (EAT)
Bankers through their representation in the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) have called for the trading of discussion on growth with survival as the C...
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No relief for consumers as changes to Value Added Tax take effect
By Kepha Muiruri,
1120, April 4, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans have barely found relief in the cost of basic commodities as changes to the Value Added Tax (VAT) charge were effected in line with March 25 P...
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Over 20,000 formal jobs in Kenya may be lost this year due to coronavirus
By Faizal Ahmed,
1650, April 3, 2020 (EAT)
Over 20,000 formal jobs may be lost this year in Kenya due to the coronavirus outbreak. Economists from NCBA Bank stated that the scale of job loss...
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Coronavirus: Hits and misses in Government’s relief measures
By Kepha Muiruri,
1530, March 27, 2020 (EAT)
On Wednesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the government’s first round of stimulus to prevent the economy from imploding into a full-blown cr...
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Governor Ali Roba in court to challenge 2019 census results for Mandera County
By Dzuya Walter,
1745, March 12, 2020 (EAT)
Mandera Governor Ali Roba has now filed a case challenging the 2019 census results for the county citing huge variance in published data. According...
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