‘Queen of Katwe’ actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies at 15

By Ian Omondi,

Nikita Pearl Waligwa, a 15-year-old Ugandan actress, has died after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Nikita was first diagnosed with the tumor...

Brain tumor , Lupita Nyongo , Nikita Pearl Waligwa , Quuen of Katwe , uganda

More pain at the pump as petrol, diesel costs rise

By Kepha Muiruri,

Motorists are set to feel a further pinch at the pump as petrol and diesel prices increased for a second consecutive month in the latest costs review ...

EPRA , fuel prices

Inside the Uhuru-Trump White House meeting and what it means for Kenya

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump met Thursday with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the White House and announced the United States plans to initiate tra...

Uhuru meets Trump

Report: Africa Delivers Largest Profits on Investment

By CNN,

British companies have made bigger profits investing in Africa than in any other region of the world, according to a new report from the Overseas Deve...

Overseas Development Institute

Bank of America projects Kenya’s potential Eurobond to outperform peers

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya is more receptive of investments to its external debt market issues placing the country at the peak of regional Eurobond issuers, a new report s...

Bank of America , Eurobonds , National Treasury

OPINION: Involvement in international summits unlocks Kenya’s potential

By Citizen,

By Michael Cherambos President Uhuru Kenyatta is yet again out of the country. This time, he is accompanied by his handshake brother former Prime M...

President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

Mzee Moi: Scandals and politics

By Reuters,

Critics described Daniel arap Moi as a virtual dictator, but despite its poverty Kenya was more stable than many other countries in the region emergin...

moidead

Why this Ksh.3K gin made with elephant poop is all the rage in SA

By CNN,

A vacation is often an inspiring experience -- but that inspiration can take many forms. Following a holiday to a game reserve a couple of years ag...

gin , indlovu , poop

‘We don’t need the IMF telling us what to do,’ says CBK boss

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has downplayed the recent assessment of Kenya’s fiscal management by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) insisting...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Dr. Patrick Njoroge , IMF

Coronavirus death toll rises to 106 as first Beijing patient dies

By CNN,

The new strain of coronavirus spreading across China claimed its first victim in Beijing, officials said on Tuesday, as the death toll climbed to 106....

coronavirus

Kenyans earning more than twice their output – World Bank report

By Kepha Muiruri,

Labour costs in Kenya are more than twice the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), thereby limiting the country’s competitiveness on the global trade stage...

global value chains (GVCs) , Kenyan economy , World Bank Kemya

Shilling could weaken if Treasury dumps external commercial loans – Report

By Kepha Muiruri,

Analysts at Genghis Capital have raised fresh concerns on the volatility of the shilling should the National Treasury’s plan to stop taking up exter...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Genghis Capital , shilling

Tullow Oil suspends early oil pilot scheme in Turkana

By Kepha Muiruri,

Heavy rains have cast doubt on the expected second crude oil export by Kenya after Tullow Oil suspended trucking. A statement released on Wednesday...

Tullow Oil

Iced tea, soap, shampoo: How Sri Lanka exported less tea than Kenya, but earned more

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has decried the lack of value addition on Kenyan tea as one of the reasons why the green gold is not bringing in as much mone...

Kenya tea , KTDA , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Sri Lanka , Tea

Uhuru goes after KTDA directors to save tea farmers

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the Agriculture Ministry and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to strip off roles of Kenya Tea Development...

2019 , Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) , Tea Regulations , teas sector in Kenya

Commercial bank loans expected to shape economy in 2020 – Report

By Kepha Muiruri,

The filtering in of new loans into the economy is expected to shape growth prospects across the year following the freeing up of credit terms under th...

2020 economic outlook , Cytonn Investment , Kenya's GDP growth rate

Uhuru to officially open Kisumu port on Tuesday next week

By Allan Obiero,

The refurbished Kisumu port is set for commissioning next week Tuesday even as reports indicate that operations at the facility have already kicked of...

Kisumu Port

At least 40 killed, over 200 injured at Iranian commander Soleimani’s funeral

By Reuters,

Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday...

Huge crowds in Iran for Soleimani funeral as new commander promises revenge

By Reuters,

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians thronged Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone...

Donald Trump , Iran , Qassem Soleimani

Iran vows ‘harsh revenge’ against U.S. for killing top general Soleimani

By Agencies,

Iran has threatened to retaliate after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and arch...

Donald Trump , Iran , US