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Tourism revenue up 34.7% to Ksh.146 billion in 2021
January 19, 2022
Tourism revenue up 34.7% to Ksh.146 billion in 2021
Kenya’s tourism revenue in the year 2021 went up 34.76 percent to Ksh.146 billion compared to Ksh.88 billion that was…
Equity Bank rolls out Till Number for multiple transactions
January 19, 2022
Equity Bank rolls out Till Number for multiple transactions
Equity Bank has rolled out one equity till number platform for integrated digital payments. The newly introduced centralized digital payment…
Boost for cotton farming as Thika-based firm offers ready market
January 19, 2022
Boost for cotton farming as Thika-based firm offers ready market
Cotton farmers from Taita Taveta County have been assured of a ready market and support with farm inputs by a…
Kenya to benefit from UK’s Ksh.2.2 billion drought support package for E.A
January 19, 2022
Kenya to benefit from UK’s Ksh.2.2 billion drought support package for E.A
The United Kingdom’s Minister for Africa, Vicky Ford, announced Britain is funding a Ksh.2.2 billion support package for four countries…
FAO launches Khs.15.6 billion plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
January 18, 2022
FAO launches Khs.15.6 billion plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says it is launching a 138 million U.S. dollar (Ksh.15.6 billion) plan…
Supreme Court reviews appeal to change constitution through BBI
January 18, 2022
Supreme Court reviews appeal to change constitution through BBI
The Supreme Court of Kenya began weighing a legal bid to revive government plans to shake up the country’s political…
African tourism up 12% in 2021 but below pre-pandemic levels
January 18, 2022
African tourism up 12% in 2021 but below pre-pandemic levels
Global tourism experienced a 4 percent increase in 2021, compared to 2020. However, the United Nations World Trade Organization (UNWTO)…
Section of Thika-Garissa Highway to remain closed for three months
January 18, 2022
Section of Thika-Garissa Highway to remain closed for three months
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a three-month closure of a section of Thika-Garissa Highway starting January 19,…
Unilever losses Ksh.7.7 trillion GSK deal, to pursue GSK-Pfizer unit
January 18, 2022
Unilever losses Ksh.7.7 trillion GSK deal, to pursue GSK-Pfizer unit
British multinational consumer goods company Unilever has disclosed a deal to pursue GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare business owned by pharmaceutical groups…
Parts of Kenya to face total blackout, says Kenya Power
January 18, 2022
Parts of Kenya to face total blackout, says Kenya Power
Some parts of the country will face power outage Tuesday, Kenya Power has announced. The regions which will experience power…