Peter Mburu
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Kenya: Power Cost Still High, Despite Kenyatta Promise
A promise by President Uhuru Kenyatta that the cost of electricity would progressively come down by 33 per cent, in the three-month period between October and December has not been kept, instead, the power now costs marginally more. → Read More
Kenya: Flowers Rot in Farms Over Standoff With Kenya Airways
A government policy that favours struggling national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) against its cheaper competitors to transport fresh produce to other countries continues to hurt other exporters. → Read More
Kenya: African Countries Urged to Digitise Land Records to Boost Revenue
Kenya is making a case for African countries to digitise land records as a key reform agenda that will not only solve disputes but also enhance the continent's tax base and administration processes. → Read More
Kenya: Land Reforms to Cost the Government Over Sh5 Billion
Kenya's ongoing land reforms, including digitisation of land records and cleaning up of registries, will cost the government over Sh5 billion. → Read More
Kenya: Auditor General Flags Gaping Holes in Use of National Funds
The National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) in Tharaka-Nithi County reported it spent Sh3.78 million to award some 600 deserving students bursaries in 2019/20. → Read More
Kenya Power MD Bernard Ngugi Resigns
Kenya Power managing director Bernard Ngugi has resigned after serving at the helm for almost two years. → Read More
Kenya: Exit of Modern Coast and Mombasa Raha Lifts Lid on Troubled Sector
Stiff competition from smaller vehicles and strict Covid-19 protocols that require transport companies to carry a third of their capacity is forcing a number of buses to bolt out of the business. → Read More
Kenya Becomes Playground of Investment Con Artists
They come, promise big returns, pay early entrants handsomely, and then they collapse or vanish as quickly as they showed up. → Read More
Kenya: Teachers, Civil Servants Reject Two-Year Pay Increase Freeze
Civil servants, teachers and lecturers have rejected the government's decision to freeze salary reviews for two years beginning next month. → Read More
Kenya: High Fuel Prices, Taxes Top Kenyans' Concerns
Mr Dennis Mumo manoeuvres his pineapples-laden handcart through clogged traffic on Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi, calling out to potential clients to sample his fruits. → Read More
Kenya Eyes Over U.S.$900 Million World Bank, IMF Loans for Economic Revival
Kenya is expecting to receive more than Sh100 billion loans from the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) beginning June, even as the country seeks to secure more debt suspension in its economic revival plan. → Read More
Kenya: How Multinationals Exploit Gaps in Treaties to Avoid Tax
Kenya has been losing millions of money in taxes avoided by multinationals, due to engaging in ambiguous tax treaties that have seen otherwise taxable services offered freely and companies re-route funds to tax havens. → Read More
Kenya: Report Blames State for Sugar Sector Collapse
The government is entirely responsible for problems facing the sugar industry, according to the Kenya Association of Manufacturer's (KAM) Sugar Sub-Sector report. → Read More
Kenya's Debt Expected to Hit U.S.$204 Billion By 2030
Kenya's public debt is growing at a rate that by far exceeds forecasts by Parliament and the Executive. → Read More
Kenya: Cyber Threats Surge 59% as Kenyans Flock Online
Cyber threats increased sharply by 59 per cent in the three months to last December to 56.2 million, a new report by the communications regulator shows. → Read More
Africa: Kenya Third Worst Hit as Continent Loses 3,1 Million Aviation Jobs
Kenya is the third worst hit country on the continent in the air travel business by the Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More
Kenya Airways Allows Passengers to Book Extra Seat for Social Distancing
Travellers considering flying and are concerned about social distancing can now book an extra seat or row on Kenya Airways (KQ). → Read More
Kenya Part of New Global Deal to Save Animals, Plants
Kenya has joined more than 50 other countries across six continents in a programme for environmental conservation. → Read More
Kenya: Govt to Continue Pursuing Trade Deal With U.S.
Kenya will keep pursuing free trade deal with the United States during Joe Biden's era, President Uhuru Kenyatta said Tuesday. → Read More
Kenya Airways Forced to Refund Sh400,000 to Traveller After Botched Trip
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has been forced to refund a traveler more than Sh400,000, being the value of an unutilised ticket, following a botched trip that resulted from the airline's poor preparation. → Read More