OPINION: Kibos evictions by Kenya Railways barbaric, crime against humanity

By Guest Writer,

By Eliud Owalo The on-going demolition of homes, business premises, churches and mosques by Kenya Railways in Kibos, Kisumu County constitutes a fl...

kenya railways , kibos

Zimbabweans turn to sex work amid economic crisis and COVID

By Reuters,

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 ...

coronavirus , sex workers , Zimbabwe

House prices sink further as demand dries up

By Kepha Muiruri,

House prices have remained in negative territory going into the second half of the year from subdued investments in real estate and an accompanying lo...

house prices

MPs shoot down taxes on pensions, cooking gas in Finance Bill adoption

By Kepha Muiruri,

The 2020 Finance Bill sailed through the floor of the National Assembly as Members of Parliament shot down proposals by Treasury to raise taxes from p...

2020 Finance Bill , National Treasury , taxes

Falling home prices increase property sales

By Kepha Muiruri,

Contracting house prices have yielded increased sales for property realtors as the falling prices equal up to potential buyer costs. Data from the ...

Kenya Bankers Association Housing Price Index , real estate in Kenya

Twiga & Jumia ink deal to cut price of fresh produce by 50%

By Citizen Reporter,

Twiga Foods has signed a distribution deal with Jumia to deliver fresh and processed food to the homes of consumers. Also Read: Mercy Wanjau, Peter...

JUmia , twiga

‘Don’t travel to rural areas’, Kenyans urged

By Citizen Reporter,

The Council of Governors has urged Kenyans not to travel to rural areas after three more cases of coronavirus were confirmed. According to CoG Chai...

coronavirus

52% of Kenyans at risk of sliding into poverty

By Citizen Reporter,

A new report from the World Bank Group now shows that 52 percent of Kenyans are now at the risk of falling into the net of poverty within the next two...

Food, fuel costs hit consumer wallets

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans will now be forced to fork out more from their thinning pockets as the November inflation rate skyrockets to a four month high of 5.6 percent ...

consumer pressure , EPRA , Inflation , KNBS

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...

Unga shortage pushes October inflation to 2-month high

By Kepha Muiruri,

A notable rise in prices of major food commodities including maize grain and sifted maize flour saw October's inflation rise to a two-month high 4.95 ...

Inflation , KNBS , unga prices

Sponsored: Real estate investment myths

By Sponsored,

By Gitonga Muriithi Myths often form the basis for fear and hold people back from taking on new opportunities. The same rings true when it comes to...

Investments , Myths , Real Estate

Government releases maize to plug grain shortage

By Zeddy Sambu,

The Government has released two million bags of maize to millers to plug the grain shortage that has seen the price of flour rise 30 percent in one mo...

farmers , millers , NCPB , Peter Kuguru , Strategic maize stocks

Cabinet warns millers against taking advantage of drought to hike Unga prices

By PSCU,

The Cabinet has asked millers not to take advantage of the ongoing drought situation to hike the price of maize flour, warning that stern actions will...

President Uhuru Kenyatta , UNGA

DP Ruto accuses Raila of lying about Kisumu Archbishop’s car

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed as lies claims by opposition leader Raila Odinga that a car he (Ruto) gifted Kisumu Diocese Archbishop Phi...

raila odinga , william ruto

President Magufuli fires two ministers over cashew nut prices

By Reuters,

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli said the government could buy up the country’s cashew nut stock after he fired two ministers and dissolved the ...

Magufuli fires ministers , President Magufuli , Tanzania cashew nut prices , Tanzania minsters fired

Emerging Stars report to camp ahead of Olympic qualifier against Botswana

By Agencies,

The national U-23 football team, the Emerging Stars, checked into camp on Sunday ahead of the upcoming Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier against M...

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier , Botswana , Emerging Stars , olympic qualifier , report to camp

Gold is back. That’s a worrying sign

By CNN,

Gold has been a dud of an investment for much of the year, but it has started to regain some of its luster. The price of gold is up 3.5% since th...

gold , Newmont Mining (NEM , russia , World Gold Council

Nyakeya added to Emerging Stars squad

By James Were,

Four more players including reigning Kenyan Premier League (KPL) Midfielder of the Year Cliff Nyakeya have been included in the initial 23-man Emergin...

Cliff Nyakeya , Emerging Stars , mauritius

Unga prices to hit Ksh.100 as millers accuse farmers of hoarding maize

By Charity Wanja,

The price of maize flour is expected to rise across the country as millers accuse farmers of hoarding maize leading to shortage of the produce. Uni...

Ken Nyaga , Maize floor , unga prices