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Kenya: Hunter Becomes Hunted
Google Kenya is seeking to have the Kenya Revenue Authority compelled to pay tax refunds of Sh58.7 million, in a case of the hunter becoming the hunted. → Read More
Kenya: Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Pair Quits Four Months to Expiry of Term
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) directors Dabar Abdi Maalim and Rose Mghoi Macharia have resigned. → Read More
East Africa: How Rwanda Stopped Kenyan Cybergang
When the dreaded Forkbombo cybergang relocated to Rwanda, their modus operandi was already known by security authorities, and they lay in wait and eventually arrested 12 individuals. → Read More
East Africa: Court Gives Nod to Postpone Elections, DP Ruto Protests
Deputy President William Ruto and his allies were yesterday up in arms against a ruling by the African Court on Human rights in Arusha that gave countries the green light to postpone elections over Covid-19. → Read More
Kenya: Bounced Cheques Could Kill Tusky's Only Surviving Outlets
When five former workers tried to attach Tuskys Supermarkets' assets last year to recover a Sh3.9 million court award, the retailer called a ceasefire and offered to pay the amount in instalments. → Read More
Kenya: Logistics Firm Multiple Hauliers Faces Auction and Insolvency Attacks
In 2017 Multiple Hauliers, one of Africa's largest privately owned logistics firms, seemed to be at its peak. → Read More
Kenya: JSC Nominates Martha Koome as Next Chief Justice
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has unanimously nominated Justice Martha Koome Karambu for the position of Chief Justice and forwarded her name to President Uhuru Kenyatta for appointment. → Read More
Kenya: Chinese Billionaire Behind Kenya's Popular Mobile Money Lending Apps
On April 13 last year, Kenyans were just beginning to adapt to a new life under a partial economic shutdown occasioned by Covid-19. About 9, 000 kilometres away in Beijing, Kunlun Tech Co Ltd chief executive Yahui Zhou had just tendered his resignation from the gaming firm he founded in 2008. → Read More
Kenya: New Twist in 'Secret' Nakumatt Store Operations
The Nakumatt store that has been secretly operating at Prestige Plaza, Nairobi, has abandoned receipts and price labels branded with the fallen retailer's logo. → Read More
Kenya: How Tuskys' Directors Lived Large as the Retailer Struggled
Problems have surrounded Tuskys Supermarkets since 2011 when the shareholders, who are all siblings, disagreed over the direction of the retail chain as incessant fights dominated the media. → Read More
Kenya: Tuskys - Once Billion-Shilling Empire Now Has Only U.S.$374,000
Cash-strapped Tuskys Supermarkets has Sh41.6 million in its only bank account with funds, as it fights off at least 26 cases filed by creditors seeking billions in dues dating as far back as 2016. → Read More
Kenya: How Chinese Firm Won Sh9 Billion Contract on Forged Documents
The collapse of the Ahero-Katito bridge on March 30, 2020 set in motion a chain of events that have now revealed that the Chinese contractor putting up a Sh9 billion road to Kisii forged National Construction Authority (NCA) documents to win government tenders. → Read More
Kenya: Family of Plane Crash Victim Given Sh300m
A Kenyan family whose relative was among 157 people killed in last year's Ethiopian Airlines plane crash has accepted a huge payout from Boeing, which the Nation learnt is $3 million (Sh333 million). → Read More
Kenya: Developers Say Dream of Africa's Tallest Building Not Yet Dead
Investors of what was planned to be Africa's tallest building have moved to reinforce works at the construction site and announced that the dream to complete The Pinnacle Towers is not dead. → Read More
Kenya: Maraga Moves 42 Judges in Major Judiciary Shake-Up
Chief Justice David Maraga has transferred 42 judges, some who have been handling cases of immense public interest. → Read More
Kenya: Africa's Tallest Building Dream Now Lies in Ruins
Opinion - It started as an ambitious project to build Africa's tallest building but three years after a launch attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta, all there is at the site is a massive gaping hole posing danger to lives and property in Nairobi's Upper Hill. → Read More
Kenyans Eating Poison As Cartels Import Fake Consumer Goods
Kenyans could be consuming poison in fake goods disguised as household brands, as authorities now grapple with reining in on black market rackets that are minting billions in the illicit trade every year. → Read More
Kenya: Shoprite, Choppies Set to Exit Kenya Amid Legal Battles
Shoprite and Choppies retailers are set to exit the Kenyan market, citing unprofitability. The move will leave France's Carrefour as the only foreign-owned large scale retailer in Kenya. → Read More
Kenya: Budget - National Security Gets Third Biggest Allocation
National security will be the third biggest expenditure item in the 2020/21 period. It will come after education and infrastructure, an indication that crime busting and law enforcement will be among the top priorities in President Kenyatta's penultimate fiscal year. → Read More
Kenya: Judiciary Woes Deepen as Funds on Steady Cut
In October, an agreement between the Judiciary and the World Bank for financing of development projects will come to an end. → Read More