Business
HELB releases funds for varsity students in batches
February 7, 2022
HELB releases funds for varsity students in batches
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has bowed to pressure and started disbursing funds to a number of students who…
MPs open probe into Chinese-managed multibillion contract beneficiaries
February 7, 2022
MPs open probe into Chinese-managed multibillion contract beneficiaries
Members of Parliament have been tasked to open an inquiry into the beneficiaries of multi-billion contracts that have been awarded…
New twist and turns in Mumias Sugar revival plan
February 7, 2022
New twist and turns in Mumias Sugar revival plan
Mumias Sugar Company receiver-manager Ponangipalli Venkata Ramana Rao has filed an application in court seeking to scrutinize the KCB bank…
Treasury fails to include fertilizer subsidy in 2021/22 supplementary budget
February 7, 2022
Treasury fails to include fertilizer subsidy in 2021/22 supplementary budget
Farmers will face a high cost of fertiliser this year after the government failed to allocate subsidies funds for the…
Kenya’s private sector growth down 7.8% on COVID-19 ravages
February 7, 2022
Kenya’s private sector growth down 7.8% on COVID-19 ravages
Kenya’s private sector credit growth declined in 2021 coming in at an average of 7.8 percent compared to 8 percent…
DStv subscribers to start streaming content without decoder
February 7, 2022
DStv subscribers to start streaming content without decoder
South Africa-based pay-TV operator MultiChoice group has launched a product which will allow DStv subscribers in Kenya to stream content…
Ruto led faction “Kenya Kwanza” to scrape CBC once in Office
February 7, 2022
Ruto led faction “Kenya Kwanza” to scrape CBC once in Office
The William Ruto-led faction “Kenya Kwanza” has pledged to scrape the controversial Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) mode of education once they…
Power firm REREC receives nod to extend CEO term
February 4, 2022
Power firm REREC receives nod to extend CEO term
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has backed the extension of the term for chief executive of the Rural Electrification and…
UK-based first food chain Chicken Cottage to open branches across East Africa
February 4, 2022
UK-based first food chain Chicken Cottage to open branches across East Africa
The United Kingdom-based Chicken Cottage has signed a deal to open outlets in Kenya and other East African nations.The 50…
Amitruck raises Ksh.454 million to accelerate Africa’s expansion.
February 3, 2022
Amitruck raises Ksh.454 million to accelerate Africa’s expansion.
Kenya- based digital trucking logistics startup Amitruck secured Ksh.454 million in a seed funding round with investors participation from Africa,…