Kosgei, Yeshaneh set to clash at Delhi Half Marathon

By World Athletics,

World record holders Brigid Kosgei and Ababel Yeshaneh have been added to the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon women's field, making the 16th edition of th...

Ababel Yeshaneh , Brigid Kosgei , Delhi Half Marathon

Canada in talks to donate extra COVID-19 vaccine shots to poorer countries

By Reuters,

Canada, which has reserved enough doses to vaccinate residents several times over, is in talks with other governments about a plan to donate COVID-19 ...

Canada , coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

Kenya Meat Commission clears Ksh.250M debt owed to farmers after military takeover

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Meat Commission has cleared the bulk of debts it owed livestock farmers and other suppliers since it was taken over by the military in Septe...

Govt pending bills grow by Ksh.12 billion in three months

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Government has continued to accumulate arrears to its suppliers with the stock of pending bills hitting Ksh.346.2 billion at the end of S...

National Treasury , pending bills

Nakumatt resolution to wait as liquidation is extended to February 2021

By Kepha Muiruri,

The resolution of creditors’ debt in the defunct Nakumatt Holdings Limited (NHL) is set to wait longer following High Court’s extension of the liq...

nakumatt

All Blacks ‘up for sale’ as virus hits funding

By Agencies,

The All Blacks rugby team is in talks with private equity investors as it struggles with the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. N...

All Blacks , Covid-19 pandemic , New Zealand , private investors

Tuskys in haste to glue creditors to turnaround plan

By Kepha Muiruri,

Besieged retailer Tuskys is in a dash to glue creditors to its turnaround plan ahead of a crucial High Court ruling on a wind up petition on November ...

liquidation , Tuskys

Safaricom sets sights on new digital ecosystem as it marks 20 years

By Kepha Muiruri,

Leading telco operator Safaricom says it will be seeking to evolve beyond its current realm of mobile connectivity as it marks its 20th birthday this ...

Safaricom

Tuskys discloses Ksh.2.8 billion Equity, DTB debt

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tuskys will be at task to repay Ksh.2.8 billion in credit extended to it by Equity Bank and Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) as it seeks to turn around its fo...

Tuskys

Tuskys earns reprieve as court moots sporadic auctions

By Kepha Muiruri,

Besieged retailer Tuskys has earned reprieve from High Court’s commercial and admiralty court following a ruling stopping sporadic auctions by its a...

Tuskys

Japan will take steps to guard against Olympics cyberattacks

By Reuters,

Japan said on Tuesday it would take countermeasures to ensure next year’s Tokyo Olympics are not derailed by cyberattacks after Britain and the Unit...

Covid-19 pandemic , cyber attacks , JAPAN , olympics

Safaricom’s job contribution hits record one million

By Kepha Muiruri,

Leading telecom operator Safaricom supported a record 1,013,728 jobs within its extended value chain in the past one year. The value measured in th...

COVID-19 , Peter Ndegwa , Safaricom , smes

Kakuzi battles human rights abuse allegations as 79 Kenyans file case in UK court

By Kepha Muiruri,

Local agricultural cultivation and manufacture company Kakuzi PLC is facing human rights abuse allegations between 2009 and 2020. The case against ...

Kakuzi PLC , Leigh Day , Tesco

Uchumi commences fresh audit of supplier bills

By Kepha Muiruri,

Beleaguered retailer Uchumi Supermarkets has commenced a fresh audit of supplier bills as the chain moves to ring fence its court approved Company Vol...

Mohamed Mohamed , uchumi

Tuskys picks former Uchumi CFO as its new financial controller

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys has picked former Uchumi Chief Financial Officer Chadwick Omondi Okumu as its new financial controller as the supermarket loo...

Chadwick Okumu , Tuskys

Murkomen puts gov’t on the spot over maize farmers’ plight

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has put the national government on the spot over the plight of maize farmers in the North Rift. Addressi...

Kipchumba Murkomen , maize farmers

KEMSA procurement fault to cost taxpayers over Ksh.2 billion loss

By Elphas Lagat,

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is staring at dead stock of COVID-19 commodities worth more than Ksh.6.2 billion. KEMSA is now seeking...

COVID-19 , KEMSA

Gov’t allocates Ksh.1.9 billion for purchase of school desks from jua kali artisans

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Government has allocated Ksh.1.9 billion for the purchase of locally assembled desks to both public primary and secondary schools. In a notice ...

Ministry of Education

Auctioneers raid Tuskys branch on Juja City Mall

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys has been forced to temporarily shut its branch at the Juja City Mall after auctioneers raided the premise late on Friday foll...

auctioneers , Juja City Mall , Tuskys

Diaz: Employees still integral to businesses amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

When the government implemented strict measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic including the partial closure of the economy, job losses became a pre...

coronavirus