Business
Kenya Power to lay off staff in new business review
May 21, 2021
Kenya Power to lay off staff in new business review
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) plans to lay off an unspecified number of employees from its 10,481 workforce. The…
KRA destroys Ksh.1 billion worth of Contraband Goods
May 20, 2021
KRA destroys Ksh.1 billion worth of Contraband Goods
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has destroyed goods worth Ksh.1 billion in its strongest move yet in the campaign against…
Safaricom, Huawei unveil ‘Scan & Order’ digitisation solution for restaurants
May 20, 2021
Safaricom, Huawei unveil ‘Scan & Order’ digitisation solution for restaurants
Safaricom and Huawei have announced the trial of an innovative new solution for restaurants dubbed ‘Scan & Order’. The solution…
748 Air launches direct flights to Kisumu from JKIA
May 20, 2021
748 Air launches direct flights to Kisumu from JKIA
Aviation Company 748 Air Services has launched direct flights to Kisumu in a move expected to step up on the…
President Kenyatta commissions Lamu Port
May 20, 2021
President Kenyatta commissions Lamu Port
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commissioned the first three berths of the new Lamu Port. The newly built Port of Lamu…
Uhuru woos American SMEs
May 20, 2021
Uhuru woos American SMEs
President Uhuru Kenyatta is now charming American Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to invest in Kenya to help unlock the…
How government’s laxity is killing Kenya’s sugar subsector
May 19, 2021
How government’s laxity is killing Kenya’s sugar subsector
Sugar industry stakeholders are decrying government laxity in cracking down on illegal sugar importation in the country. According to the…
MPs back Treasury bid to exempt KQ from 1% minimum tax
May 19, 2021
MPs back Treasury bid to exempt KQ from 1% minimum tax
Members of Parliament (MPs) have approved the National Treasury’s decision to exempt Kenya Airways (KQ) and its subsidiaries from paying…
Kenya to receive second payment of IMF’s Ksh.255 bn loan facility
May 19, 2021
Kenya to receive second payment of IMF’s Ksh.255 bn loan facility
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cleared Kenya to receive its second batch of an advanced loan facility of Ksh.44.07…
New Airline launches direct flight to Kisumu from JKIA
May 18, 2021
New Airline launches direct flight to Kisumu from JKIA
Local air carrier, 748 Air Services has announced plans to roll out daily direct flights from the Jomo Kenyatta International…