Farmers suffer as food imports dominate Kenyan dinner tables
High cost of production and little tariff protection push up prices of local commodities.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Farmers suffer as food imports dominate Kenyan dinner tables
Getting past the minefield that is crypto trading
Some of the dangers to look out for are ponzi-like schemes that promise unrealistic returns, as well as hackers out to clean out your online account.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Getting past the minefield that is crypto trading
Yatani goes after digital lenders with licence plan
Treasury eyes exorbitant interest rates charged by firms as number of borrowers grows.
By Awal Mohammed and Macharia Kamau 3 years ago
Yatani goes after digital lenders with licence plan
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Chris Kirubi: Business dealmaker to the last day
In 2019, the billionaire was voted the most admired businessman in the country in a survey conducted by market research company TIFA.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Chris Kirubi: Business dealmaker to the last day
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Funding opportunities for SMEs in Treasury Budget
In the second Budget reading since the onset of the pandemic, the Treasury has heavily invested in rescuing the small and medium enterprises.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Funding opportunities for SMEs in Treasury Budget
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Dirty fuel: Burning sacks sucking life out of Korogocho residents
'I have to choose between the smoke and staying hungry,' said Ndunge. 'My kids understand it’s the price they have to pay'.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Dirty fuel: Burning sacks sucking life out of Korogocho residents
Best roof colour? Not about taste...
Roofs painted with earthly colours showed more resistance to fading and gloss over time compared to those painted with other colours.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Best roof colour? Not about taste...
Construction: Why you need expert advice
Every few months, a building collapses somewhere in the country - either under construction or completed and already occupied.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Construction: Why you need expert advice
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Parallel economy: Illegal vendors make millions as residents dance with death
In Nairobi’s informal settlements, rogue civil servants in cahoots with unscrupulous traders hold ultimate power.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Parallel economy: Illegal vendors make millions as residents dance with death
Why break your pretty nails doing laundry yet you can dial for help?
Entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty are minting cash from this hands-off approach on household chores.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Why break your pretty nails doing laundry yet you can dial for help?
Local construction firms decry uneven playing ground
Certain works are to be exclusively reserved for local contractors as opposed to open bidding, which attracts all interested bidders.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Local construction firms decry uneven playing ground
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Mobile lenders increase threats as defaults swell
Many Kenyans are fed up with the crude tactics employed by some mobile lending apps to have borrowers pay up.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Mobile lenders increase threats as defaults swell
Manufacturers oppose VAT on bread products
Bakers have criticised the government’s move to introduce value-added tax (VAT) on bread and its products.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Manufacturers oppose VAT on bread products
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Why you need to start saving in your 20’s
Your money can generate returns. Starting early means you accumulate substantial cash by the time you reach retirement.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Why you need to start saving in your 20’s
List of parastatals with huge loans in Kenya revealed
Power, energy and water corporations lead State agencies with huge unpaid loans, with the national carrier following closely in the list of debtors.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
List of parastatals with huge loans in Kenya revealed
What to do when you have 500k to invest
Experts attribute this to the fact that human beings find comfort in doing what has already worked for others hoping it will post the same results.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
What to do when you have 500k to invest
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Road that opened up Nairobi ICD for trade
The 3.8 kilometre Nairobi ICD road was developed under the last-mile project to ease the movement of cargo from the Standard Gauge Railway
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Road that opened up Nairobi ICD for trade
New study says Kenya will make big gains in US free trade area deal
The deal seeks duty-free market access for US industrial goods to Kenya
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
New study says Kenya will make big gains in US free trade area deal
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Why Nairobi is losing its shine
Over the last two decades, Nairobi’s city and industrial status have grown at a fast pace.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Why Nairobi is losing its shine
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Matatu sector: Where 'madness''brings in the money
Numerous regulations have not succeeded to curb disorder in the sector with operators disregarding the law and common courtesy in mad rush for riches.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Matatu sector: Where 'madness''brings in the money
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Data Protection Bill: Election servers must be hosted in Kenya
This comes in the wake of the 2017 elections, where IEBC’s first deployment of technology run into headwinds.
By Awal Mohammed and Frankline Sunday 3 years ago
Data Protection Bill: Election servers must be hosted in Kenya
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The false allure of land ownership
Prior to colonisation of Africa, land was largely communal and was hardly fought over.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
The false allure of land ownership
Lenders feel defaults pinch
Non-performing loans in property sector rose by 13.3b by end of last year.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Lenders feel defaults pinch
Government ups fight with embattled tea agency bosses
Agriculture CS says the State will ensure tea farmers get their fair share of the crop and do away with middlemen who have infiltrated the sector.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Government ups fight with embattled tea agency bosses
Election servers to be hosted in Kenya
A new regulation now gives the government more control over the management of all election data.
By Awal Mohammed and Frankline Sunday 3 years ago
Election servers to be hosted in Kenya
Alarm as real estate loan defaults rise to Sh61 billion
Central Bank attributes the increase in the last quarter of 2020 to low demand for residential units, especially in the high-end areas and commercial
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Alarm as real estate loan defaults rise to Sh61 billion
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How to avoid losing money in Ponzi schemes
Financial regulators have warned of the emergence of online pyramid schemes and unregulated money-lending companies that are out to fleece Kenyans.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
How to avoid losing money in Ponzi schemes
Staff face hurdles working from home to keep firms up
Undeniably, Covid-19 has ravaged economies globally, leaving almost every sector reeling in losses.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Staff face hurdles working from home to keep firms up
New restrictions hurt businesses
The report revealed that most businesses had resumed operations, posting modest uptake in new orders until the latest restrictions were put in place.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
New restrictions hurt businesses
My business was hatched by a blog
Anita Gaitho looked around her and couldn’t find stylish clothes so decided to take action and created clothes that would speak to a woman like her
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
My business was hatched by a blog
Counties’ revenue down on Covid-19
Official data shows regions struggled to raise income in the first half of financial year. Only 28 per cent of funds used in first quarter.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Counties’ revenue down on Covid-19
Counties owe pension funds Sh26b, says budget boss
The unremitted pension dues to the CPF stood at Sh26.02 billion as of December 31, 2020
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Counties owe pension funds Sh26b, says budget boss
Producers challenged to submit work for International Film Festival award
The festival the first in the country will bring together film makers across the continent who will be competing for the coveted prize
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Producers challenged to submit work for International Film Festival award
Apartment sales boost housing sector recovery
The survey indicated that housing prices rose by 0.22 per cent in quarter four of 2020, from 0.08 per cent contraction in the previous quarter.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Apartment sales boost housing sector recovery
Why most small businesses face risk of costly penalties
KAM said the minimum tax will hurt the economy and reduce Kenya’s competitiveness.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Why most small businesses face risk of costly penalties
Covid-19 goodies yet to reach businesses
The money is in the form of a loan that attracts an interest rate of five per cent with a 10-year repayment period.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Covid-19 goodies yet to reach businesses
Covid-19 goodies yet to reach intended beneficiaries
When the Covid-19 pandemic docked the Kenyan shores, every sector of the economy was shaken, forcing the government to embark on a salvaging mission..
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Covid-19 goodies yet to reach intended beneficiaries
Investors to access free information from new Kippra archive
Kippra hopes the move will cure the perennial problem that taxpayers have been contending with in accessing government policies.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Investors to access free information from new Kippra archive
Hemmingways appoints get new CEO
Evans joined the Hemingways Group in 2016 and served as operations director for over five years.
By Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Hemmingways appoints get new CEO
Ross Evans appointed Hemingways Group CEO
According to the Central Bank of Kenya’s Monetary Policy Committee Hotels’ Survey,?the sector was the worst hit by the pandemic,
By Issack Awal Mohammed 3 years ago
Ross Evans appointed Hemingways Group CEO