Equity completes purchase of stake in Congolese bank for Ksh.10.3 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Equity Group has completed the acquisition of a 66.53 per cent bank in the Commercial Bank of Congo (Banque Commerciale du Congo). The deal which d...

Equity Group , mergers and acquisitions

President Kenyatta commissions construction of new hospitals in Nairobi’s informal settlements

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta today commissioned the construction of three new Level 3 hospitals in Nairobi's informal settlements. The President witnes...

Makueni County tops list of happiest counties in Kenya

By Tonny Ndungu,

Makueni County has topped the list of the happiest counties in Kenya in a just released poll by Infotrak. According to the poll, Makueni leads in t...

makueni county

Celebrating Mekatilili wa Menza: Google fetes Kenyan freedom fighter with doodle

By Citizen Reporter,

Google is celebrating Mekatilili wa Menza, with a doodle of the Kenyan freedom fighter made visible on its search engine platform on Sunday. Known ...

GOOGLE DOODLE , Mekatilili wa Menza , Wanjira Kinyua

Refurbished Nairobi-Nanyuki railway begins operations

By Kepha Muiruri,

The rehabilitated 240-kilometre Nairobi-Nanyuki metered gauge railway has commenced operations ahead of commissioning by President Uhuru Kenyatta. ...

Kenya Railways (KR) , Nairobi-Nanyuki railway

Local businesses register improvement after easing of COVID-19 restrictions in July

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local businesses marked a significant improvement in activity/output levels last month from a further ease to restrictions including inter-County trav...

COVID-19 , Jibran Qureishi , Stanbic PMI

OPINION: Modern warehouses could boost food security in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga A recent announcement by a warehousing firm of plans to spend over Ksh.7 billion in storage facilities in Kenya points to th...

Cold Solutions , Tatu City

Honouring Mkapa: Magufuli renames Dar stadium after departed President

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Mkalla Mwambodze in Nairobi Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has renamed Taifa Stadium in Dar es Salaam after the late president Benjamin Mkap...

Benjamin Mkapa , dead , Honouring Mkapa , John Pombe Magufuli , National Stadium , Stadium renamed

EAC business council backs CS Amina’s quest for top WTO seat

By Kepha Muiruri,

The East African Business Council (EABC) has endorsed the nomination of Kenya’s Amina Mohammed for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-Gener...

CS Amb. Amina Mohammed , East African Business Council , World Trade Organization (WTO)

Kasipul MP Charles Were arrested for violating COVID-19 rules

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kasipul member of parliament Charles Were has been arrested for violating COVID-19 guidelines. Confirming the incident, Mwivanda Noah, the Nyanza R...

coronavirus

Bengi believes WRC Safari will offer locals perfect chance to flourish

By Guest Writer,

KCB Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) Premier Class driver Eric Bengi believes the much-awaited comeback of the fabled Safari Rally to the FIA ...

Eric Bengi , KCB Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) , Safari Rally , World Rally Championship

LINUS KAIKAI: County revenue-sharing formula belongs to the dustbin

By Linus Kaikai,

County revenue-sharing formula is a return to the colonial development formula; belongs to the dustbin! On my kicker tonight, I kick hard against t...

President Kenyatta wants debts owed by African countries cancelled due to COVID-19

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the crafting of a joint European Union and Africa Covid-19 response strategy. The President said the EU-Afr...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Man conning Kenyans by claiming to be US agency boss arrested

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Police have arrested a 29-year-old cyber crime suspect who has been defrauding unsuspecting victims by purporting to be the General Manager, United St...

DCI , USAID

President Kenyatta commends progress in South Sudan peace process despite COVID-19 disruption

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended parties to the South Sudan peace process for the progress achieved in recent months despite the health and econ...

peace process , south sudan

OPINION: Making sure Kenyans get quality services through better public finance management

By Guest Writer,

The country is feeling the economic and health impact of Covid-19 as it enters the financial year 2020/21. In times like these, as economic activity a...

COVID-19 , PFM Reform Strategy , Vision 2030.

Kagwe: Coronavirus cases surpass 9,000 as first doctor succumbs

By Citizen Reporter,

Eight more people have died from COVID-19 in Kenya within the last 24 hours raising the death toll to 181. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said one of those...

coronavirus , kagwe

CAA working hard to cushion African athletes from Covid- 19: Hamad

By World Athletics,

While half of the world is starting to ease their way out of lockdown, most countries in Africa are still awaiting the green light from their governme...

African Athletics Confederation , CAA , Covid-19 pandemic , Hamad Kalkaba Malboum

Diaz: Common sense must prevail despite ease in COVID-19 restrictions

By Guest Writer,

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta made a positive move to compromise in re-opening the country while setting tough measures to manage the number...

coronavirus

OPINION: The future of new cities in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga The unfolding troubles bedeviling some large scale developers of residential houses in the country provide an important reali...