Huawei launches Africa Cloud & AI Innovation Centre

By Agencies,

Huawei has announced the launch of a South Africa-based Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Centre to drive innovation, knowledge transf...

Huawei

Former KAM Chairman Sachen Gudka among 5 new Kenya Power directors

By Citizen Reporter,

The Board of Kenya Power has appointed five new directors at a time when the company is rolling out its growth strategy. They are Abdulrazaq Ali, E...

KENYA POWER , Sachen Gudka

Hospital owner allegedly scammed patients out of Ksh.37M using fake COVID-19 tests

By CNN,

A hospital owner in Bangladesh was arrested Wednesday on charges of fraud, after allegedly issuing thousands of fake Covid-19 test results to deceive...

Bangladesh , COVID-19 , Rapid Action Battalion

Diaz: Common sense must prevail despite ease in COVID-19 restrictions

By Guest Writer,

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta made a positive move to compromise in re-opening the country while setting tough measures to manage the number...

coronavirus

How businesses in East Africa can emerge stronger from COVID-19 pandemic – Report

By Citizen Reporter,

Governments in the East African region are being advised to come up with additional measures including incentives to enable businesses capitalize on o...

Boston Consulting Group

3 more retailers on Gov’t watch as Tuskys stays mute on buyer power abuse

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) says three more retailers are under its watch for delaying payments to suppliers as it rounds off investigati...

retail in Kenya , The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) , Tuskys

OPINION – Fuel marking and monitoring: A great achievement in tackling fuel adulteration and dumping

By Citizen Reporter,

By Pavel Oimeke Have you had the unfortunate experience of visiting a fuel station to fill your tank and had to make a costly visit to the garage s...

EPRA , Fuel , Pavel Oimeke

Kenyans back to 9-5 work schedules after curfew revision

By Kepha Muiruri,

Majority of Kenyans will be returning to their full work schedules from Monday following adjustments to the dusk to dawn curfew by the government. ...

coronavirus , curfew , KEPSA

OPINION: The resumption of Kenya’s economy – is now the time?

By Guest Writer,

By Kagwe Kibugu In light of the recent call for the National Government to loosen the curfew and county restrictions, I can't help but sympathize w...

IMF backs dividend withdrawals by banks

By Kepha Muiruri,

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed the halting of dividend payments and share buy backs by banks in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

dividends , International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno

Construction and property industry significantly slowed down by Covid-19

By Patrick Igunza,

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage various economic sectors, Kenya's property market hasn’t been spared either. In the wake of job cuts...

Ben Woodhams , COVID-19 , Knight Frank , Real Estate

DIAZ: EAC partnership the cornerstone of post Covid-19 recovery

By Guest Writer,

Images from around the world showing flowers being dumped told of a worsening situation as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic dealt a blow to the indust...

coronavirus , EAC , economy , IMF , Namanga , TRUCK DRIVERS

Relief for Kenyans as petrol price drops by Ksh.18, lowest since 2017

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans will see an all rounded relief in the costs of fuel as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) institutes’ massive cuts on pric...

EPRA , fuel prices , petrol

Kenya’s economy to drop to lowest rate since 2009 over coronavirus

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has projected that the country's economic growth rate will drop to 3.6 per cent from the 6.1% percent projected at the start of ...

coronavirus , job cuts , Kenyan economy

President Uhuru sounds warning to traders hiking prices over the coronavirus

By Tonny Ndungu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned Kenyan businesses planning to take advantage of the coronavirus epidemic to reap profits. President Uhuru was s...

coronavirus kenya , PRESIDENT UHURU

Australia declares emergency, warns coronavirus crisis could last six months

By Reuters,

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday declared a “human biosecurity emergency” and said the country’s citizens should abandon al...

australia declares state of emmergency

Kenyan economy braces for impact after first coronavirus case

By Kepha Muiruri,

The local economy is bracing for an unprecedented impact with the first case of the novel coronavirus that was reported on Friday. Economic risks h...

CBK , coronavirus

Could coronavirus shut Wall Street? Banks begin moving staff out

By CNN,

US stock markets were halted briefly Monday as a record fall in oil prices and fears of the coronavirus triggered panic selling. But the epidemic p...

coronavirus

Lupita, Graça Machel among Forbes most powerful African women

By Rene Oswere,

Lupita Nyongo is among 50 women listed as the most powerful in Africa, according to Forbes Magazine. In the list are women in business, politics, m...

forbes , Lupita