Listed Insurance Group, Britam has launched a health insurance cover designed to cover full hospitalization expenses of its policyholders for persons up to the age of 75. The cover will be admissible upon hospitalization and discharge following a diagnosis of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. Britam’s Group Managing Director, Mr. Tavaziva Madzinga said
The Rastafarian community in Kenya has filed a petition at the Milimani Law Courts seeking to have marijuana legalised. They argued the ban on Marijuana use in the country has limited them on a number of religious beliefs to manifest their faith. In a petition, the community argued that the religion uses
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is in the process of lodging an appeal with regard to Thursday’s High Court ruling on the IEBC’s legality and constitutionality in relation to quorum. IEBC Chairman, Wafula Chebukati said the Commission will meet on Thursday with their lawyers to discuss the matter before
The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) team is set to file an appeal in the Court of Appeal over last Thursday’s ruling by a five-judge bench which nullified the Bill which sought to amend the Kenyan constitution. The High Court bench led by Justice Professor Joel Ngugi and judges Teresia Matheka,
The Agricultural Food Authority (AFA) has confiscated more than 150 tons of maize said to have originated from Tanzania and declared the consignment unfit for human consumption. The maize, which was found to have been contaminated with Aflatoxin, was retrieved from several stores at Nyametaburo Trading Centre in Kuria West
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board in 2020 when the board was pursuing an investigation into his romantic relationship with a female employee, Bloomberg reported Monday. The founder and former head of the US technology giant stepped down as board chair in March 2020. "Microsoft Corp. board members
Kenya’s COVID-19 new cases have sharply dropped, with the Ministry of Health announcing only 86 new infections in the last 24 hours. In a statement from the National Emergency Response Committee (NERC), the new cases were from a sample size of 2,789 tests, translating to a positivity rate of
The newly built Port of Lamu code-named Lamu South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor will receive its maiden cargo vessel on May 20, 2021 when operations officially kick-off. LAPSSET is a crucial Kenya Vision 2030 flagship project and is expected to transform the regional economies through increased trade,
Non-individual entities on the other hand are liable to a penalty of Kshs.10,000 or five percent of the tax due, whichever is higher, for late filing of returns. It is, therefore, important for taxpayers to ensure that they are compliant at all times.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has increased the price of super petrol by Ksh.3.56 shillings per liter while maintaining the price of Diesel and Kerosene in the latest fuel price review. Motorists in Mombasa will be charged Ksh.123.95 per liter of super petrol, Ksh.105.27 for Diesel, and Ksh.95.46
