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Over 1,300 bars and eateries staff in COVID-19 safety training
By Citizen Reporter,
1009, February 20, 2021 (EAT)
Owners, operators, and staff of 1,312 bars and eateries across the country have so far been trained on COVID-19 safety protocols as the country gears ...
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Rockefeller Foundation in Ksh.3.8B plan to boost COVID response in Africa
By Citizen Reporter,
1023, February 9, 2021 (EAT)
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced an initial USD 34.95 million (Ksh.3.83billion) for COVID-19 response efforts in Africa. This is to ensure ...
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Speculative buyers hit in property & land prices cooldown
By Kepha Muiruri,
1513, February 3, 2021 (EAT)
COVID-19 related disruptions in real estate have halted returns to speculative buyers with property and land prices closing 2020 on a cool down. Ac...
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Kenya’s economy slumped into recession after 18 years in September
By Kepha Muiruri,
827, January 28, 2021 (EAT)
The Kenyan economy sunk to its first recession after exactly 18 years in September 2020 with gross domestic product (GDP) falling by 1.1 per cent in t...
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Kenyans running successful side hustles but still desire full-time employment
By Kepha Muiruri,
1716, January 26, 2021 (EAT)
Kenyans running businesses complimentary of day jobs, popularly known as side hustles, still desire full-time employment. According to a report fro...
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From 64 branches to just 5: Retailer Tuskys nears its last breath
By Kepha Muiruri,
1835, January 25, 2021 (EAT)
Troubled retailer Tuskys is nearing its last breath with its branch count having fallen to just five from a high of 64 in a little over 12 months. ...
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PROFILE: Wavi Mungala redefining her career through integrity, tenacity
By Guest Writer,
1031, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
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 ...
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New taxes, fraud haunt Kenya’s vibrant online market
By Kepha Muiruri,
931, January 13, 2021 (EAT)
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...
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Low profit margin firms ‘punished’ in minimum tax roll out
By Kepha Muiruri,
1821, January 5, 2021 (EAT)
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...
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Vivo Energy Kenya retains market leadership amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Citizen Reporter,
606, January 1, 2021 (EAT)
Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in the country has maintained its market leadership, la...
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Carrefour takes up space in Nyali’s City Mall to open first store at the Coast
By Kepha Muiruri,
1936, December 2, 2020 (EAT)
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 ...
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Online commerce drives down returns for retail investors
By Kepha Muiruri,
1529, November 23, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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13% of businesses shut during COVID-19 pandemic yet to reopen: KEPSA
By Kepha Muiruri,
1725, November 20, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Access Bank unveils Kenyan operations after Transnational takeover
By Kepha Muiruri,
1624, November 9, 2020 (EAT)
Africa’s largest retail lender Access Bank has unveiled local operations in the country following its acquisition of Transnational Bank at the end o...
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Shopping malls in Kenya seethe as major retailers fold
By Kepha Muiruri,
942, November 9, 2020 (EAT)
Shopping malls in Kenya are seething from the folding of a number of supermarkets from which they greatly rely on for customer footfall and tenants. ...
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EPRA denies approving Kenya Power tariff hike
By Kepha Muiruri,
1737, November 5, 2020 (EAT)
The Energy Petroleum and Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has denied approving higher electricity prices by giving the nod to Kenya Power to raise its reta...
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President Kenyatta orders all bars, restaurants be closed by 9pm
By Ian Omondi,
1724, November 4, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday revised the closing time for bars and restaurants from 10pm down to 9pm in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-...
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Women in Business: Rose Mwebi fights to stay afloat amid COVID-19
By Dorcas Wangira,
1054, October 31, 2020 (EAT)
Rose Mwebi, 42, steels herself everyday to keep her business ventures in Kenya's Kisii County afloat at the time of a global pandemic. She cannot a...
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Zimbabweans turn to sex work amid economic crisis and COVID
By Reuters,
1149, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
Dressed in a miniskirt and blouse, Esther Kamupunga stood in semi-darkness waiting for men looking for sex - the latest Zimbabwean to lose her job in ...
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Why supermarkets will keep churning out new stores despite e-commerce growth
By Kepha Muiruri,
1423, September 29, 2020 (EAT)
Supermarkets and other retail stores are expected to keep churning out new branches over the long-run in spite of ongoing transformation to e-commerce...
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