Month: April 2021
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Agriculture
Tea prices dip 12% as high volumes persist
Persistent high production and a global oversupply have pushed down the average tea prices for factories managed by Kenya Tea…
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Health
2.5 million AstraZeneca jabs expected in the country by May
The first recipients of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Kenya are expected to receive their booster dose during the first…
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Economy
Tactics used by foreign motor vehicles clearance in evading tax revealed
KRA investigations established that culprits use false payment slips to facilitate the clearance of foreign-registered motor vehicles, thus evading payment…
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Economy
Why slower spread of COVID-19 in Africa paints green on continent’s GDP growth
The World Bank (WB) has revised the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Sub-Saharan Africa up by 0.2 percentage…
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Economy
Report: Taxing solar equipment counterproductive in Kenya
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has urged the Government to review its tax regime on solar energy equipment. A…
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Politics
Dadaab, Kakuma camps closure ultimatum extended to June
The Government has extended the planned closure of Daadab and Kakuma refugee camps to the end of June 2022. The…
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NEWS
Meta Electric unveils first electric vans in Kenya
Meta Electric, a business unit of META Group Africa, has launched Kenya’s first Electric service delivery vans Speaking during the…
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Corporate
Optiven joins NSE’s Ibuka incubation programme
By Vincent Odhiambo | Local Real Estate Company, Optiven Ltd. has joined the Nairobi Securities Exchange’s (NSE) Ibuka incubation program.…
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Corporate
Airtel Africa taps former Coca-Cola boss Olusegun Ogunsanya as new CEO
Airtel Africa has appointed Olusegun Ogunsanya as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective October 1, 2021. “We…
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News
CBK extends third-party list of data providers to CRBs
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has extended the list of third party Credit Information Providers (CIP) to 1,994 institutions,…
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