Luxury German carmaker BMW on Friday said it would build fully electric models of its mini cars at a new plant in china, as it kicked off a joint venture with Chinese partner great wall motor. Some 160,000 cars a year are set to roll off the assembly line at
President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States had resumed talks with Taliban insurgents as he made a surprise trip to Afghanistan to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with troops. On a brief visit to Bagram airfield outside the capital Kabul, trump served turkey dinner to soldiers, posed for
Zimbabwe is facing "man-made" starvation with 60% of the people failing to meet basic food needs, a UN special envoy said Thursday after touring the southern African country. Hilal Elver, the special rapporteur on the right to food, ranked Zimbabwe among the four top countries facing severe food shortages
Kenya has once again scooped the prestigious 2019 world-leading Safari destination by World Travel Awards (WTA) event held yesterday in Muscat, Oman. Kenya topped as a home to world-leading safari lodge destination won by Mahali Mzuri, crowning the consistency the destination has had in this category
Asian share markets fell on Thursday as concerns that tensions over Hong Kong may stymie a US-China trade deal cast a pall over thanksgiving cheer from positive US economic data. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law legislation backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. China’s foreign ministry promptly
Milk processor and marketer KCC has partnered with Finnish firm Valio dairy limited and Tetra Pak ltd to launch the first 100% lactose-free milk in the country. The milk named after KCC’s product gold crown aims to give lactose intolerant customers an option to enjoy milk and dairy
Air India has relaunched flights to Nairobi after 10 years. The first flight from Mumbai to Nairobi landed yesterday with 100 passengers on board. The return of the airline presents an opportunity for the two countries, which have shared trade, and economic ties for several years. According To Kenya Tourism Board
The budget committee of the national assembly has cut the extra funding that the National Treasury had requested in the 2019-20 budget, saying the ministry’s revenue collection will fall short of forecasts. In mid-November, the national treasury had requested 86.60 billion shillings, or a 3% rise in spending for
Ongoing national efforts to strengthen Kenya’s bilateral tax treaties have received a boost with the signing of a multilateral convention to end tax avoidance in France. This follows Kenya’s signing of a multilateral convention to implement measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting. Kenya's ambassador to France, Professor Judi Wakhungu
With the BBI report now officially out, Kenyans have a chance to review the detailed proposals outlined under the nine-point agenda set out under building bridges initiative. Here are the highlights of the key recommendations proposed under each of the BBI agenda. Lack of national ethos Noting that there has
