Business
CBK retains base lending rate at 9% for the 16th straight month
September 24, 2019
CBK retains base lending rate at 9% for the 16th straight month
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained the base lending rate at nine percent for the 16th consecutive month…
Oil rallies on Mideast tensions, stocks weighed by trade remarks
September 23, 2019
Oil rallies on Mideast tensions, stocks weighed by trade remarks
Oil prices rallied Monday after Iran warned the presence of us forces in the gulf was causing instability in the…
Mombasa Port on track to handling 1.4m containers by end year
September 23, 2019
Mombasa Port on track to handling 1.4m containers by end year
The port of Mombasa is on track to achieve its target of 1.4 million containers by the end of the…
69 p.c of Kenyans are not aware of what UHC is, study shows
September 23, 2019
69 p.c of Kenyans are not aware of what UHC is, study shows
A survey sponsored by People’s Health Movement Kenya and conducted by Infotrak research and consulting has shown that 69% of…
Government to carter for the hospitalised Precious Talent pupils
September 23, 2019
Government to carter for the hospitalised Precious Talent pupils
The government spokesperson Colonel Cyrus Oguna said the government will take care of the medical bills for the 57 pupils…
Health and Blue Economy top agenda as President Kenyatta arrives for UN General Assembly
September 23, 2019
Health and Blue Economy top agenda as President Kenyatta arrives for UN General Assembly
PSCU…President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in New York for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74)…
Seven pupils dead after a classroom at Precious Talent School in Nairobi collapsed
September 23, 2019
Seven pupils dead after a classroom at Precious Talent School in Nairobi collapsed
Several pupils have been confirmed dead and other injured after a classroom collapsed on them at Precious Talent School in…
Thomas Cook files for bankruptcy, puts 22,000 jobs at risk
September 23, 2019
Thomas Cook files for bankruptcy, puts 22,000 jobs at risk
BBC…Thomas Cook has collapsed after last-minute negotiations aimed at saving the 178-year-old holiday firm failed. The UK Civil Aviation Authority…
EAPC fires its managers in cost cutting restructuring plan
September 23, 2019
EAPC fires its managers in cost cutting restructuring plan
East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPC) issued 136 supervisors and managers dismissal notices last week in a cost-cutting restructuring plan. …
KCB appoints Paul Russo to lead NBK in full capacity
September 20, 2019
KCB appoints Paul Russo to lead NBK in full capacity
Kenya Commercial Bank ()KCB has appointed Mr Paul Russo as the new Managing Director of National Bank of Kenya (NBK),…