Low profit margin firms ‘punished’ in minimum tax roll out

By Kepha Muiruri,

High turnover but low profit margin yielding firms are expected to see the bitter end of the minimum tax effected at the start of the year. This is...

minimum tax , National Treasury

Betting firms comply with 20 percent withholding tax

By Kepha Muiruri,

Betting firms that survived the Interior Ministry’s purge on tax non-compliance have moved to fast-track adherence to with-holding tax rules in the ...

betting in Kenya , Fred Matiang'i , KRA , Ministry of Interior

Wanyama sues Kenyan firm over image rights violation

By Agnes Oloo,

Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama has moved to the Nairobi Milimani high court complaining about his image being used against his will. The Tot...

Image rights , Tottenham Hotspur , Victor Wanyama

How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time

By CNN,

In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Nganga is watching a Chinese Kung Fu movie. His small home in Limuru doesn't have running water and i...

China in Africa , Pang tV , StarTimes , TRANSSION

The first-time homebuyer checklist

By Citizen Reporter,

By Gitonga Muriithi  If you are planning to buy your first home, you are probably going through a range of emotions: excitement, happiness, hesita...

Centum Real Estate

The Chinese phone giant that beat Apple to Africa

By CNN,

One of China's biggest smartphone makers has never sold a handset in the country. Yet thousands of miles away, it dominates markets across Africa. Unk...

apple , Tecno mobile

Commonwealth Games stop data mining after Facebook scandal

By AFP,

A plan to mine data from Commonwealth Games visitors who use free and fast WiFi in Australia was abandoned Thursday as a privacy scandal swirls around...

Australia , Commonwealth Games , data mining , Facebook scandal , Gold Coast

Drought-hit Kenyans find gold in tea trees – but for how long?

By Reuters,

At Sweet Waters, a village in central Kenya, Veronicah Nyambura stands under the hot sun between two fields. One is full of lush plants - but the othe...

Blatter considering legal action against FIFA

By Reuters,

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, currently serving a ban from the sport, told Reuters on Thursday he is considering legal action against the global...

corruption , Court case , FIFA , legal action , Sepp Blatter

Total to join Kenya’s oil venture

By Citizen,

French oil giant Total SA is set to become the latest partner in Kenya’s quest to become an oil producing nation. The oil company is set to acqui...

Africa Oil , AP Moeller-Maersk , early oil export , Ministry of Energy and Petroleum , Oil , oil blocks , Tullow , Uhuru kenyatta

Hass Petroleum sells 40pc stake to Oman Trading to finance expansion

By Sophie Kinoti,

Oil marketing firm Hass Petroleum group has sold a 40 percent stake in the firm to an Oman government oil company in a move aimed at expanding is pres...

depot , energy sector , fuel stations , Gulf nation , Hass Petroleum , oil and gas , oil marketing firm , Oman Trading International , share sale deal

Why car manufacturers turn to archives for ‘new’ ideas

By CNN,

Mark Twain once said: "There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental ka...

45 patrol cars , armored cars , cars destined for export market , Corolla cars , driverless cars , electric cars

Total maintains grip of fuel retail business

By Sophie Kinoti,

Total Kenya continues to hold the largest market share in the oil marketing industry. According to the latest report from Petroleum Institute of E...

business , energy , Fuel , fuel stations , gas , investment , KenolKobil , LPG , market share , petroleum institute of east africa , PIEA , Powel Maimba , quarterly report , Total Kenya

Oil marketers renew calls for fuel pricing formula review

By Dennis Otieno,

Players in the fuel sector have urged the government to review the fuel price formula currently in use by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). I...

Energy Regulatory Commission , ERC , exchange rate , Fuel , fuel price formula , fuel station , KenolKobil , LPG , lubricants , margin , oil marketing firm , OMC , petroleum institute of east africa , PIEA , Powell Maimba , predictability , priec control , shield customers , Total Kenya , uinvestment , Vivo Energy

Uber president Jeff Jones quits, deepening turmoil

By Reuters,

Ride services company Uber Technologies Inc has been thrust deeper into turmoil with the departure of company president Jeff Jones, a marketing expert...

uber

TZ’s Lake Oil cleared to acquire Hashi Energy’s retail business

By Dennis Otieno,

Tanzanian oil firm Lake Oil has been given the all clear to acquire local oil marketing firm Hashi Energy. The deal will see the Tanzanian based fi...

Africa Region , Ally Edha , business , Competition Authority , downstream , energy , Fuel , Hashi Energy , Lake Oil , logistics , military , Oil , Petroleum , retail business , SS Lootah , storage , Tanzania , transport , United Nations Mission , upstream

Kenya Pipeline eyes regional market with Kisumu fuel jetty

By Dennis Otieno,

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is set to commence construction of Kisumu oil jetty in March 2017 to facilitate safe transportation of petroleum product ...

export market , Joe Sang , Kenya Pipeline , kisumu , large scale energy infrastructure projects , oil jetty , regional supply , replace the mombasa nairobi pipeline , Sinendet-Kisumu pipeline , stabilize fuel supply , WESTERN KENYA

Little in fuel deal with KenolKobil

By Abalon Babisho,

Taxi hailing firm Little has signed a fuel agreement with KenolKobil which will see drivers get discounts on fuel. Craft Silicon Chief Executive Of...

David Ohana , Drivers , Fuel , K-Card , Kamal Budhabhatti , KenolKobil , Little , Safaricom , Taxi hailing firm , uber

#WCW: Why I almost ran away from stage during Groove Party – Gospel singer Grace Mwai

By Brian Okoth,

Grace Mwai – this young, artistic and vibrant woman has a voice that has made gospel music devotees stop in their tracks and listen to what she has ...

#WCW , Grace Mwai

FIFA to start afresh with vote to replace Blatter

By Agencies,

Crisis-hit world football governing body FIFA faces one of the most important days in its 112-year history when it elects a new leader on Friday hopin...

FIFA , Jerome Champagne , Michel Platini , Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein , Sepp Blatter , South African Tokyo Sexwale , UEFA