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By Frankline Sunday

Private equities pump billions into fast-growing startups

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya stand to win big as private equity funds turn their focus towards the growing sector in a bid to cash in on growing opportunities in the country.

By By Frankline Sunday 10 years ago

Private equities pump billions into fast-growing startups

Very few poachers go to jail, new study shows

Very few poachers go to jail, new study shows

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 10 years ago

Consumers still prefer cash payments

Consumers still prefer cash payments

By By Frankline Sunday 10 years ago

South Sudan evacuation to cost Kenya Sh260 million

South Sudan evacuation to cost Kenya Sh260 million

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 10 years ago

Jicho Pevu’, IEBC 2013’s most Googled terms

Politics and celebrity news topped the list of agendas that Kenyans online gave priority to in the last 12 months.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 10 years ago

Jicho Pevu’, IEBC 2013’s most Googled terms

Is this end of online anonymity?

In June this year, a little-known former CIA data analyst hit international headlines after leaking information about invasive surveillance programmes carried out by the US and UK governments on Internet users.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 10 years ago

Is this end of online anonymity?

Kenya’s growing consumerism sparks huge interest among multinationals

Mombasa has outpaced Nairobi to emerge the 12th most expensive city in Africa to live in.

By By Frankline Sunday 11 years ago

Kenya’s growing consumerism sparks huge interest among multinationals

Technology to spur demand for affordable housing

The drive for affordable housing has gained fresh impetus. This follows the launch of the pilot construction project of low cost housing units in Ruai, a Nairobi suburb last week.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 11 years ago

Technology to spur demand for affordable housing

Low costs to make smartphones affordable

Consumers could purchase smart phones for as little as Sh4,000 by next year. The move is expected to deepen Internet penetration as well as increase digital inclusion.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 11 years ago

Low costs to make smartphones affordable

ICT sector merger to come with huge benefits for consumers

Kenya’s private sector and technology users are the biggest winners in a move by the Government to change the administrative structure of the country’s ICT industry.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 11 years ago

ICT sector merger to come with huge benefits for consumers

Capital markets jittery about tax

Kenyan investors are uneasy about the move by the Treasury to re-introduce the Capital Gains Tax in the securities market.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 11 years ago

Capital markets jittery about tax

Devolution hitch not new in Kenya as history shows

Kenya’s on-going devolution process has taken-off on a rocky start as many feared.

By By Frankline Sunday 11 years ago

Devolution hitch not new in Kenya as history shows

Lecturers, teachers brace for strike after pay hike cash misses from Budget

The Government’s failure to allocate funds for teachers’ perks in the 2013/2014 Budget sets stage for confrontation.

By By Frankline Sunday 11 years ago

Lecturers, teachers brace for strike after pay hike cash misses from Budget

Treasury slashes Sh1.3 billion for rural electrification

Public facilities and homes in rural areas will have to wait for at least one more year to be connected to national electricity grid.

By By Frankline Sunday 11 years ago

Treasury slashes Sh1.3 billion for rural electrification

Government plans issue of third signal distribution licence

The license will, however, be ring-fenced to restrict it to local investors only — opening room to local media owners

By By Frankline Sunday 11 years ago

Government plans issue of third signal distribution licence

New twist in revenue sharing plan

Taxpayers might have to do with less services and development projects from the central government if the latest proposal to the Division of Revenue Bill 2013 is passed.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 11 years ago

New twist in revenue sharing plan

Quality education elusive despite free learning bid

Kenya does not want to produce from its educational institutions graduates who will be like robot machines but disciplined youth with a sense of service to the country. This was the message from retired President Daniel Moi, the then vice-President on this day, 40 years ago.

By By Frankline Sunday 11 years ago

Quality education elusive despite free learning bid

Labour laws still out of touch with workers’ welfare

For most Kenyan workers, the fight for improved working conditions and wages commensurate to prevailing economic realities has been a decades-long battle.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 11 years ago

Labour laws still out of touch with workers’ welfare

Kenya wages war on cybercrime

Owners of cyber cafés may soon have to install CCTV cameras in their premises as part of measures to curb cybercrime and hate speech on social media.

By By Frankline Sunday 11 years ago

Kenya wages war on cybercrime

Report shows jobs in formal sector declined

University graduates may have to turn to the informal sector or self-employment as new data indicates that job vacancies in the formal sector are shrinking.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 11 years ago

Report shows jobs in formal sector declined

Weather pushes inflation, food prices down

Prices of most basic food commodities reduced last year due to improved weather conditions and increased farm harvests in most parts of the country.

By By FRANKLINE SUNDAY 11 years ago

Weather pushes inflation, food prices down

Floods ground Syokimau rail service

Commuters using Kenya Railways service from the Syokimau rail station into the city centre will have to look for alternative means after the transport provider announced it was temporarily stopping the service.

By By Frankline Sunday 11 years ago

Floods ground Syokimau rail service

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