Gov’t tax relief cuts Kenya Power full year loss to Ksh.939M

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Power full year loss contracted from an initial Ksh.2.98 billion to Ksh.939 million from tax credits earned from the relief on corporation tax p...

corporate tax , KENYA POWER

Gov’t earnings from PAYE drop by Ksh.62.1 billion in one year

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has shed Ksh.62.1 billion in earnings from pay as you earn (PAYE) with the tax head being the worst hit by COVID-19 related disruptions...

COVID-19 , National Treasury , PAYE

Gov’t to inject Ksh.1.3 billion into the Youth Economy, says President Kenyatta

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said the government, through the Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP), will inject a total ...

KYEOP , MbeleNaBiz , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Youth Economy

Police probe after woman, 8-year-old son, male adult found dead at gov’t quarters

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are probing the deaths of a middle-aged woman, her 8-year-old son and a 35-year-old m...

DCI detectives , Government quarters , Jogoo Road

Gov’t forms team to set sugarcane prices

By Dennis Otieno,

The Ministry of Agriculture has moved a step closer in reviewing cane prices in the country. The government has appointed a nine-member team to ste...

sugarcane

Change of tune as DP Ruto now criticizes gov’t over rising public debt

By Sam Ogina,

In a dramatic change of position, DP William Ruto launched a scathing attack at the government’s heavy borrowing saying it continues to cripple the ...

debt , ruto , Uhuru

Prominent Ugandan news websites implicated in gov’t-aligned social media campaign

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight and Alyssa Kann Seven Ugandan news websites were implicated in the January 8 Facebook takedown that involved government employees ...

bobi , Museveni , Uganda elections

Gov’t employees, farmers stirs rock Pakistan

By Agencies,

By Juan Carlos Facing economic distress and rising prices of essential commodities, government employees and farmers have launched their separate s...

DP Ruto missing as Uhuru meets CSs, PSs and top gov’t officials

By Waihiga Mwaura,

With less than 18 months to the end of his second and final term, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday assembled a high-ranking team of government off...

ruto , Uhuru

Uhuru meets gov’t officers in senior ranks of the Executive

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday met officers in the senior ranks of the Executive to discuss Government priorities for the current calendar year....

Cabinet , Uhuru

Over 1M Kenyans to receive Ksh.8K each in gov’t aid

By Teddy Otieno,

The Government has released 8,728,056,000 shillings for payment to beneficiaries enrolled in the cash transfer programmes. The money, channelled thr...

Another top Tanzanian gov’t official John William Kijazi dies

By Citizen Reporter,

Tanzania's Chief Secretary of the State John William Kijazi has died. A statement from the government spokesman said Amb. Kijazi died on Wednesday ...

coronavirus , kijazi , magufuli , Tanzania

Inside gov’t Ksh3.5 trillion 2021/22 spending plan

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s 2021/22 budget is expected to top Ksh.3.5 trillion with National Treasury divulging details to the spending plans in the 2021 Budget Policy ...

2021/22 budget , Kenya debt , National Treasury

Gov’t to allow fans into Nyayo Stadium for Gor, NAPSA Stars game

By Milton Ochieng,

The Government will allow a limited number of fans into the Nyayo National Stadium for Sunday's CAF Confederation Cup playoff match between Gor Mahia ...

Gor Mahia FC , Napsa Stars

Covid-19 Vaccine: SHOFCO offers to support gov’t in slum vaccination drive

By Agencies,

Ninety-one-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination program rol...

SHOFCO

Gov’t: ‘Revised fee rate’ to blame after video on registering business goes viral

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government through its Business Registration Service (BRS) has admitted to a costing error after public uproar on increased costs of registering b...

BRS , business registration fees , unemployment

Ugandan Gov’t restores social media sites except Facebook

By VOA,

Ugandan authorities restored access to the internet Wednesday, a month after blocking it ahead of the January 14 elections. Also Read: Facebook rem...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , Uganda elections

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

DP Ruto: County gov’ts to get additional Ksh.53.5B

By DPPS,

County Governments will be allocated an additional Ksh53.5 billion in the 2021/2022 financial year, the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council ...

D.P William Ruto

IGAD and EU hand over of PPEs, lab test kits to Kenyan Gov’t

By Citizen Reporter,

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the delegation of the European Union to Kenya and the United Nations Office for Project Service...

coronavirus , IGAD , PPE