From betting to alcohol and unga: The overview of your new taxes

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law the Finance Act, 2019 on Thursday instantaneously bringing on board a whole new raft of taxes to the door ste...

Banks promise not to take advantage of interest cap removal

By Kepha Muiruri,

Banks have vowed not to go back to the exorbitant interest rates they were charging before the introduction of the rate caps which was removed on Tues...

CBK , interest rate caps , KBA

FIFA threatens sanctions on Kenya over court case

By Jacob Icia,

FIFA has threatened to impose sanctions on Kenya should the High Court case challenging the composition of Football Kenya Federation's (FKF) Electoral...

FIFA , FKF , Nick Mwendwa

England game should have been abandoned, says anti-racism body

By Reuters,

Anti-racism organisation Kick It Out has criticised European football’s governing body UEFA for failing to abandon Monday’s Euro 2020 qualifier in...

abandoned , Anti-racism body , bulgaria , England game , Kick It Out

Act of kindness: Three Harambee Stars players paid for Otieno’s surgery

By Milton Ochieng,

Kenya internationals Victor Wanyama, Japan based striker Michael Olunga and Jesse Were rallied together by contributing funds to help their injured co...

FKF , GOR MAHIA , Jesse Were , KEFWA , Lordvick Aduda , Micheal Olunga , Philemon Otieno , surgery , Victor Wanyama

Murgor claims DCI leaked arrest of Uhuru cousin in Cohen case

By Dzuya Walter,

The case against Sarah Wairimu Cohen took a new twist after her lawyer accused the Prosecution of allegedly defying a court order. In the directive...

murgor , sarah wairimu , Tob Cohen

Defiant Museveni laughs off U.S. sanctions on warlord

By Imani Mitchelle,

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has rubbished sanctions from the American Government against General Kale Kayihura. VOA reported that Museveni sa...

Kale Kayihura , Museveni

Grace Mugabe at centre of battle for husband’s body – reports

By Imani Mitchelle,

It has now emerged that after the State funeral for the late Robert Mugabe, the government and his family are still fighting over who will take charge...

Grace Mugabe , Zibambwe

U.S. sanctions former Uganda police boss Kayihura Muhwezi

By Girlie Kendi,

Former Uganda police boss Edward Kalekezi Kayihura Muhwezi has been sanctioned by the U.S department of State. A statement released on Friday said ...

Kale Kayihura , mukhwezi

Govt abandons Rwanda-bound para-volleyball team

By Stanley Mativo,

Stanley Mativo  Kenya Sitting Volleyball Federation (KSVF) president Polycarp Mboya has thrown doubt on the Government’s pledge to support all nat...

KVSF , Sitting Volleyball

Ksh.10M fine or 5yr-jail term for selling gas cylinders of another brand without consent

By Dennis Musau,

Retailers, wholesalers and transporters who handle gas cylinders of another brand without consent will face a fine of not less that Ksh. 10million or ...

EPRA , gas cylinders

Safaricom customers register improved experience in year of interruptions

By Kepha Muiruri,

Safaricom subscribers remained content with the telco’s network experience in the period ending March 31, 2019 to override notable outages in the op...

M-pesa , Safaricom

KRA recoveries from tax evaders rise to Ksh.8.5 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has increased its recoveries from tax avoidance to Ksh.8.53 billion across the 2018/19 financial year. The improv...

2018/19 revenue performance , KRA , tax evasion

Hong Kong mops up after weekend of violence, braces for more protests

By Reuters,

Metro stations in Hong Kong resumed regular service on Monday and streets were being cleaned of debris as the city recovered from another night of vio...

hong kong , President Xi Jinping , protests

US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman resigns

By CNN,

US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman  has submitted his resignation letter to President Donald Trump and plans to move back home to Utah, according t...

Donald Trump , Jon Huntsman , russia , United States

War with Iran is the mother of all wars: Iran president

By Reuters,

War with Iran is the mother of all wars, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech broadcast live on state TV, warning once again t...

Hassan Rouhani , Iranian President , Strait of Hormuz oil waterway , United States

Huawei tests smartphone with own operating system, possibly for sale this year: Chinese state media

By Reuters,

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is testing a smartphone equipped with Hongmeng, the company’s self-developed operating system, which could potentially go...

Android OS , Google , Hongmeng OS , Huawei

Prosecution says Governor Waititu should receive half salary

By Dzuya Walter,

The prosecution in the Ksh.588 million graft case against Governor Ferdinand Waititu now says that the embattled Kiambu county boss should be receivin...

Governor Ferdinand Waititu , graft , Kiambu County

Huawei remains world’s no. 2 smartphone seller despite US sanctions

By VOA,

Huawei remained the No. 2 global smartphone vendor in the past quarter despite tough U.S. sanctions imposed on the Chinese technology giant, market tr...

Huawei

Messi banned for ‘corruption’ outburst

By Reuters,

Argentina’s Lionel Messi has been banned from international duty for three months and fined $50,000 (£41,142) after levelling accusations of “cor...

argentina , banned , CONMEBOL , Copa America , International Football , Messi