Fastjet jets in Kenya
The battle lines are already drawn in the aviation industry in Kenya with entry of wholly owned subsidiary of Fastjet Plc of UK
The entry of Fastjet airline into the Kenyan airways marks unprecedented battle...
Guilty or Not Guilty – Waiguru denies ever meeting NYS Scandal suspect
While most of Kenyans thought the ghost after former CS Waiguru has been exorcised, it has glared its head again and the fire may not die out soon. This may seem like a bad...
U.N. Security Council Votes for tougher Sanctions on North Korea
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voted unanimously for toughest sanctions against North Korea after its recent nuclear and missile tests on 6th January 2016.
The sanctions seeks to block all imports of materials...
CMA Issues New Corporate Governance Code and Guidelines on AML
On 9th March, 2016 Kenyan Capital markets Authority published the newly gazetted guidelines that seek to stem poor corporate governance on bourse listed companies as means of protecting investors.
The authority also issued a related...
Why boosting legume production will lift the gloom for African farmers
Written by Frederick Baijukya & Fred Kanampiu
Africa has the lowest use of nitrogen on its farmland compared to other regions of the world. This is because smallholder farmers have limited financial resources to buy fertilizers.
Nitrogen is...
Apple launches smart watch, new iPhones and mobile payment system
Apple has finally released a watch, along with new larger iPhone designs and a payments system. In an eagerly anticipated keynote, Apple has moved into wearables, its first new product category since 2010.
The new...
Teachers’ strike enters day 5 with no party ceding ground
In a non-precedented move, Teachers' Service Commission (TSC) moved to court to petition it to declare the ongoing teachers' strike illegal. at the same time, the union leaders sort the arrest of the TSC...
Was there ever a time when so few people controlled so much wealth?
By Eoin Flaherty,
Oxfam’s latest report claims that income inequality has reached a new global extreme, exceeding even its predictions from the previous year. The figures behind this claim are striking – just 62...
Land Bill enters second reading amid calls to fast track Constitutional pending bills
Kenyan's National Assembly spent the better part of Tuesday afternoon discussing the long awaited Land bill. The bill is one of the legislation stipulated as necessary in the implementation of the Constitution, 2010.
The bill...
Kenyan economy expected to grow at 6% in 2015 – World Bank
In April, 2015 World bank revised its projections on the growth of Kenya's GDP from previous 4.7% to 6%, as lower oil prices spur consumption and the government proceeds with rail and energy projects.
The...