African consumers hit as Asia gobbles up rice supplies

By Reuters,

Tightening global supplies of basic foodstuffs and disruptions to shipping caused by the coronavirus pandemic are driving up the cost of rice, the mos...

coronavirus , Rice

Britain helps Kenya prepare for roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine

By Reuters,

Britain is assisting Kenya to prepare for the roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Astrazeneca and Oxford University, its foreign secretary sai...

coronavirus

COVID-19 shots to cost Ksh.300 to Ksh.1,000 under African Union vaccine plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between $3 and $10 per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the African Union (AU), acco...

COVID-19 shots to cost between Ksh.330 to Ksh.1100 in AU plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between Ksh.330 ($3) and Ksh.1100 ($10) per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the Afr...

coronavirus , vaccine

Debt pain as interest payments now eat up 30pc of revenues

By Kepha Muiruri,

For every 100 shillings in tax collected, the government is channelling 30 shillings towards interest repayments on debt as Kenya’s debt pressure ti...

debt , IMF

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

KQ enters cargo pact with horticulture exporters

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has entered a pact with local horticulture exporters to enhance the capacity of fresh produce carried on its fligh...

Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) , Kenya Flower Council (KFC) , KQ Cargo

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange Wavi Mungala has over 15 years of experience across the hospitality, banking and public sectors in Kenya and the U.S. She is ...

wavi mungala

Tech investors eye Africa’s education and financial sectors

By Reuters,

Africa’s education and financial services sectors offer the best opportunities in the post-COVID-19 period, two tech investors said on Tuesday. A...

coronavirus , education , tech

Lower fuel costs trim Kenya’s trade imbalance

By Kepha Muiruri,

The country has continued to reap benefits from lower fuel import costs with the current account deficit contracting further to 4.7 per cent in Novemb...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , current account deficit (CAD) , fuel costs

China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine

World Bank sees strong growth for Kenya in 2021

By Kepha Muiruri,

The World Bank Group expects Kenya to lead the Sub-Saharan region out of the economic shackles of 2020 in the New Year. In its early predictions fo...

debt , Kenya's GDP , World Bank Group

New Europe lockdowns dim Kenya’s horticulture prospects

By Kepha Muiruri,

The return of lockdowns in Europe has cast a shadow to Kenya’s horticulture earnings prospects in 2021 in spite of a resilient 2020. This is as p...

Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) , Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya , Horticulture in Kenya

Cost pressures flatten firms’ post-pandemic recovery curve

By Kepha Muiruri,

Input costs pressures have slammed the brakes on the recovery of Kenya’s private sector in the last month after an expansionary trend marked after t...

COVID-19 , Stanbic PMI

African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

By Reuters,

African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavir...

AfCFTA

Vivo Energy Kenya retains market leadership amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in the country has maintained its market leadership, la...

vivo energy kenya

Only RHD cars registered January 1, 2014 or later to be allowed: KEBS

By Citizen Reporter,

Only RHD cars (right-hand drive) whose year of first registration is from January 1, 2014 and later shall be allowed into Kenya effective January 1, 2...

KEBS , second hand cars

Vietnam’s 2020 economic growth slips to 30-year low due to COVID-19

By Reuters,

Vietnam’s economic growth slowed this year to its weakest in at least three decades, buffeted by the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and a slug...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Vietnam

Uhuru, Abiy Ahmed to fast track Mombasa-Nairobi-Addis Ababa road project

By PSCU,

Kenya and Ethiopia have reaffirmed their commitment to the continued implementation of cross-border infrastructure projects. In a joint press addre...

Abiy Ahmed , ethioipa , Lamu port , LAPPSET , Moyale border post