The future of cash: Is the globe going to be a cashless society?

By Agencies,

For a few, money is as yet something they utilize regularly. For more youthful population, money is getting increasingly out of date. The fate of mone...

Cockroaches and other obnoxious Valentine’s Day gifts for your ex

By CNN,

If you're heartbroken this Valentine's Day, you could be the bigger person and avoid sending your ex an unsolicited gag gift. But if you decide not...

Valentine's Day

Uhuru: Gov’t to continue creating conducive environment for businesses

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the Government is committed to continue creating a conducive environment for small-scale traders to prosper. The ...

NCDC , Uhuru

OMAR: Kenya key to Somaliland growth and push for international recognition

By Guest Writer,

Bashe Omar Awil Last December, Somaliland President Muse Bihi visited Kenya on invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta eliciting varied reaction fro...

Diplomatic ties , kenya , President Muse Bihi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Somaliland

Dubai-based firm, Maser, eyes African market to offer affordable TV sets

By Citizen Reporter,

Maser, an electronics firm based in Dubai, is planning to invest Ksh.30 billion (USD 300 million) in LED TVs, Aircon, washing machines for sale in the...

Maser

Private sector activity hits 3-month high on further restrictions ease

By Kepha Muiruri,

Activity by Kenya’s private sector hit a three-month high in January as players continue to profit from a further ease to COVID-19 restrictions. ...

private sector , Stanbic PMI

Equity Afia opens two new medical centres in Matuu, Kisii

By Citizen Reporter,

At least 1.3 million Kenyans in Machakos and Kisii counties will now have access to quality and affordable healthcare services from the newly opened E...

Equity Afia

President Kenyatta says he is determined to fulfill election pledges

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has restated his commitment to fulfill his election pledges key among them being the expansion of electricity connectivity, o...

sagana , Uhuru

Kenya aims to ‘reconfigure’ external debt, central banker says

By Reuters,

Kenya’s government aims to “reconfigure” its external debt, its central bank governor said on Thursday, without immediately elaborating. The ...

CBK , debt

Kenya’s economy slumped into recession after 18 years in September

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenyan economy sunk to its first recession after exactly 18 years in September 2020 with gross domestic product (GDP) falling by 1.1 per cent in t...

Kenya National Bureau of Statics (KNBS) , Kenyan economy , recession

Google parent Alphabet shutting down internet-beaming balloon project Loon

By Reuters,

By Reuters and Kepha Muiruri Google parent Alphabet Inc is shutting down its internet balloon business, Loon, which aimed to provide a less expensi...

Alastair Westgarth , Alphabet , Google , Loon , Uhuru kenyatta

S.African wine and spirits maker Distell branches out into cannabis products

By Reuters,

South African wine, cider and spirits company Distell will soon be able to offer cannabidiol-infused drinks after taking a 20% stake in cannabis welln...

cannabis , Distell

PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation

KEBS to end motor vehicles inspection monopoly

By Sam Ogina,

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has finally put an end to the monopoly in the controversial pre-export inspection of motor vehicles. KEBS in i...

KEBS , motor vehicle inspection

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

President Kenyatta meets Japan’s Foreign Affairs minister Toshimitsu Motegi

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta met visiting Foreign Affairs Minister of Japan Mr Toshimitsu Motegi at State House, Nairobi on Wednesday. Mr Motegi, who i...

JAPAN , Toshimitsu Motegi

New taxes, fraud haunt Kenya’s vibrant online market

By Kepha Muiruri,

An unpredictable tax environment coupled with the infiltration of fraud in Kenya's online market is set to dampen the expansion of the sector which ne...

Digital Services Tax (DST) , e-commerce , JUmia

Real Betis land in new markets with the opening of football school in Zimbabwe

By Agencies,

With the support of its international business development department, La Liga Real Betis is pursuing a global education project through football. Its...

Global education project , La Liga , Real Betis , Zimbabwe

Uhuru, Raila tour Kisumu port, Jomo Kenyatta stadium

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta inspected several ongoing national Government development projects in Kisumu on Sunday. The Head of State visited Kisumu P...

Jomo Kenyatta stadium , Kisumu Port , Uhuru Business Complex

Jack Ma was almost bigger than China, that’s what got him into trouble

By CNN,

Billionaire Jack Ma is a rare figure in China: a charismatic entrepreneur who speaks his mind and pushes boundaries. That free-wheeling attitude ...

Alibaba , Ant Group , Chinese Communist Party , Jack Ma , President Xi Jinping