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

New taxes, fraud haunt Kenya’s vibrant online market

By Kepha Muiruri,

An unpredictable tax environment coupled with the infiltration of fraud in Kenya's online market is set to dampen the expansion of the sector which ne...

Digital Services Tax (DST) , e-commerce , JUmia

Uhuru, Raila tour Kisumu port, Jomo Kenyatta stadium

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta inspected several ongoing national Government development projects in Kisumu on Sunday. The Head of State visited Kisumu P...

Jomo Kenyatta stadium , Kisumu Port , Uhuru Business Complex

KAA announces Ksh.963 million JKIA revamp project

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Aviation Authority (KAA) has announced a Ksh.963 million rehabilitation project for the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) terminals...

jkia , Kenya Airports Authority (KAA)

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

Vodka brands worth millions seized over fake stamps

By Citizen Reporter,

Uncustomed alcoholic drinks most of which were Vodka brands worth millions of shillings were seized on Friday night. According to the Directorate o...

alcohol , Uncustomed goods , Vodka

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

Kenyans close the year with emptier pockets as December inflation spikes to 5.6%

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans pain at the close of the year has been exacerbated by thinning disposable income with the rate of inflation spiking to 5.6 per cent in Decembe...

Kenya inflation , Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

KBL unveils Ksh.330M recovery fund for bars, eateries

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has unveiled a Ksh. 330million geared at supporting the recovery of bars and eateries. Also Read: President Kenyatta ...

bars , coronavirus , eabl , KBL , Restaurants

Motorists to pay more as fuel prices go up in latest review

By Kepha Muiruri,

Motorists will pay more for fuel from midnight on Tuesday as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) effects higher petroleum costs. T...

diesel , EPRA , Fuel , petrol

Kenyans to trim holiday spending on reduced incomes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans are set to significantly cut their December holiday spending on lower personal and household incomes occasioned by a dampened economy during t...

coronavirus , economy , holiday spending

Carrefour takes up space in Nyali’s City Mall to open first store at the Coast

By Kepha Muiruri,

Retail chain Carrefour has opened its first store at the Kenyan Coast as it takes up space at Nyali’s City Mall replacing Shoprite which exited the ...

Carrefour , City Mall , Franck Moreau

NSE sets up premium digital academy to elevate training

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Securities Exchange on Thursday launched a premium digital learning platform called the NSE Digital Academy. It is an online platform ...

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Online commerce drives down returns for retail investors

By Kepha Muiruri,

Retail real estate investors have marked a further contraction in yields this year owing largely to the accelerated growth of e-commerce under the COV...

Cytonn Real Estate , e-commerce , retail in Kenya

TECNO unveils upgraded Spark 5 pro smartphone

By Agencies,

Smartphone brand TECNO has unveiled a cost-effective gadget with premium features. With its latest smartphone, Spark 5 Pro, TECNO has once again de...

13% of businesses shut during COVID-19 pandemic yet to reopen: KEPSA

By Kepha Muiruri,

13 per cent of businesses shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic or an equivalent one enterprise for every ten shut are yet to resume operations. Th...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , jobs , KEPSA

Standard Chartered nine months profit falls by 31 per cent

By Kepha Muiruri,

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has reported a 30.6 per cent profit decline to Ksh.4.3 billion in nine months of operations to September 30. The sign...

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

Tuskys to cut its branch network by half

By Kepha Muiruri,

Besieged retailer Tuskys has indicated plans to reduce its branch count by more than half to 25 from its current 52 stores around the country. The ...

retail in Kenya , Tuskys

Stabex International rolls out LPG brand in Kenya and Uganda

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Stabex International (STABEX), one of largest oil marketers in Uganda and fast growing petroleum company in Kenya, is rolling out its Liquefied Petrol...

Stabex International

BOA Kenya granted exemption to CBK ownership rules

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Bank of Africa (BOA) Kenya Limited has been exempted from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) ownership rules for up to five years. The exemption b...