OPINION: COVID likely to spur housing boom in counties neighbouring Nairobi

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga In a recent interview with Citizen TV’s Yvonne Okwara, Unity Homes Executive Director John Latham revealed that the Covid-19 p...

Housing

CS Kagwe says COVID-19 vaccines could be delivered before end of January

By Dorcas Wangira,

The government now says the first batch of vaccines is on the way and Kenyans could begin getting the jabs as soon as this month. Kenya expects to ...

covid-19 vaccine , mutahi kagwe

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

After sitting on the fence, Kenya takes up debt-suspension offer

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya has agreed to take up the debt service suspension initiative (DSSI) after tiptoeing around the deal for months. The Paris Club which represen...

debt service suspension initiative (DSSI) , Kenya's debt , National Treasury

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

Kenya to procure 24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by February

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Health Cabinet Mutahi Kagwe says 24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be in the country by the second week of February. According to CS Kagwe,...

covid-19 vaccine , Health Mutahi Kagwe

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

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

2020 review: Millions mark end of the year in economic despair

By Kepha Muiruri,

Like any other year, the start of 2020 was premised on high hopes for better fortunes and tidings by Kenyans with many coining the unofficial phrase �...

coronavirs , economy , tax

OPINION: Restoring girls dignity through proper menstrual hygiene management 

By Guest Writer,

By Sharon Kiburi Since Kenya ratified the Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) policy in May 2020, this important milestone has attracted investors s...

menstrual hygiene management , MENSTRUATION , Safepad , sanitary towel

South Africa’s total COVID-19 cases cross 1 million mark

By Reuters,

South Africa’s total coronavirus infections since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said. This just days a...

coronavirus , south africa

President Kenyatta inaugurates National Air Support Department

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated the National Air Support Department (NASD), a multi-agency unit within the Ministry of Defence charged with t...

National Air Support Department , Uhuru kenyatta

Africa must risk capital for its youth, Adesina urges

By Citizen Reporter,

Africa must leverage investment to unleash the potential and ingenuity of its youth, its most important asset, African development Bank President Akin...

adesina , African Development Bank , African youth , CLIMATE CHANGE

Banks hold back funds discharged from CBK reserves

By Kepha Muiruri,

Commercial banks have held back funds released from the lowering of the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) in March by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Accor...

banks , Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) , CBK , governor patrick njoroge

Kirinyaga County kicks off development of Urban Economic Plan

By Citizen Reporter,

The process of developing an Urban Economic Plan (UEP) for Kerugoya/Kutus Municipality in Kirinyaga County has kicked off. The kickoff event that w...

Take charge of the country’s destiny, Uhuru tells Kenyan youth

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Kenyan youth to stop shying away from pertinent national issues saying time had come for them to take charge of the...

Uhuru

Social innovation key to post COVID-19 recovery: experts

By Citizen Reporter,

Experts have called for more focus on social entrepreneurship and cross-sector collaboration towards an accelerated recovery from the COVID-19 impact ...

ashoka east africa , coronavirus , social innovation , tangaza college

OPINION: Private energy generators hold the key to cheaper electricity in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga The raging debate on why more Kenyans are embracing alternative energy sources to escape the Kenya Power Limited high tariffs is ...

energy

Relief to media houses as gov’t pledges to settle Ksh.1.5B pending advertising bills

By Allan Obiero,

ICT Principal Secretary Jerome Ochieng now says the government has committed to settle the Ksh.1.5 billion in pending bills owed to media houses in th...

COVID-19 , Media houses , PS Jerome Ochieng

Business activity drops to a 5-month low on COVID-19 resurgence

By Kepha Muiruri,

Private sector activity in the economy has slumped to a five-month low in November on COVID-19 resurgence fears. According to the monthly-published...

COVID-19 , Stanbic Bank PMI