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Kenya gears for third round talks on US trade deal
By Kepha Muiruri,
1725, January 18, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya is gearing for a third round talks with the United States on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA). Trade and Industrialization Cabinet Sec...
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2020 review: Millions mark end of the year in economic despair
By Kepha Muiruri,
913, December 31, 2020 (EAT)
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 ...
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Kenya’s economic rebound tied to COVID-19 vaccine access
By Kepha Muiruri,
1010, December 18, 2020 (EAT)
The potential rebound of Kenya's economy in 2021 has been tied down to the access of COVID-19 vaccines and their eventual distribution. According t...
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OPINION: Recovering from COVID-19 through greater youth economic inclusion
By Guest Writer,
1207, December 8, 2020 (EAT)
By Patrick Mutahi and Steven Rebello Just on nine months since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in Egypt, more than 1,800,000 cases have bee...
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The pinch of a fading shilling
By Kepha Muiruri,
1503, December 5, 2020 (EAT)
On January 2, 2020, Ksh.101.34 would have been enough to get your hands on a US dollar, today, you would require Ksh.110.97 to close the same transact...
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November inflation shoots to 7-month high 5.5% on higher food costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1036, December 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans are expected to feel the pinch of greater costs with November inflation shooting to a seven-month high 5.46 per cent from 4.84 per cent in Oct...
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Govt plans fund to cushion workers in financial distress
By Kepha Muiruri,
2203, November 24, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans holding jobs could soon be obligated to pay a two percent tax from their incomes to cushion the unemployed as part of new government plans in ...
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13% of businesses shut during COVID-19 pandemic yet to reopen: KEPSA
By Kepha Muiruri,
1725, November 20, 2020 (EAT)
13 per cent of businesses shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic or an equivalent one enterprise for every ten shut are yet to resume operations. Th...
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Kenyan economy projected to see V-shaped recovery trend
By Kepha Muiruri,
1606, November 13, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan economy has been projected to see a V-shaped recovery trend as it re-emerges from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according...
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Bar, hotel owners confident of staying in business as COVID-19 restrictions loom
By Kepha Muiruri,
1118, November 4, 2020 (EAT)
Bar and hotel owners are confident of remaining in operation even as the return of COVID-19 related restrictions looms on the back of increased infect...
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Macdonald Obudho named new KNBS Director General
By Kepha Muiruri,
1449, November 2, 2020 (EAT)
The board of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has picked an insider Macdonald Obudho to take over as the agency’s new Director General...
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Women in Business: Rose Mwebi fights to stay afloat amid COVID-19
By Dorcas Wangira,
1054, October 31, 2020 (EAT)
Rose Mwebi, 42, steels herself everyday to keep her business ventures in Kenya's Kisii County afloat at the time of a global pandemic. She cannot a...
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Kenya’s inflation jumps for the first time since April from high food costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1541, October 30, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya’s inflation rate has increased for the first time since April this year to stand at 4.84 per cent in October from a low 4.2 per cent in Septem...
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Kenyan economy shrinks for the first time since September 2008
By Kepha Muiruri,
1759, October 15, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan economy contracted for the first time since the third quarter of 2008 as second quarter growth dropped to a negative 5.7 per cent from a po...
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Economy grows nerves as second wave COVID-19 restrictions loom
By Kepha Muiruri,
1734, October 15, 2020 (EAT)
Businesses are growing uneasy as Kenya registers a second surge in the number of COVID-19 cases signalling a potential return to restrictions. Bare...
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September inflation cools to 4.2 per cent on lower energy, transport costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1719, September 30, 2020 (EAT)
The cost of living has continued to ease with the rate of inflation in September cooling further to 4.2 per cent from 4.36 per cent in August. Acco...
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Survey: COVID-19 has wiped out 80 per cent of private sector jobs created since 2015
By Kepha Muiruri,
1601, September 25, 2020 (EAT)
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out 80 per cent of all formal private sector jobs created since 2015, this is according to a new survey by the Federat...
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Kenya takes solo path in negotiating UK trade deal
By Kepha Muiruri,
1808, September 22, 2020 (EAT)
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced the commencement of negotiations to a potential UK-Kenya economic partnership agreement. The negot...
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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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Kenyans keen on multiple jobs as pandemic wipes out personal incomes
By Kepha Muiruri,
1538, September 14, 2020 (EAT)
The majority of Kenyans have opted to pursue multiple income streams as a fix to their financial plight resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Accor...
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