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China's foreign minister visits Kenya amid unease over rising debt

Kenya is the second of three stops on the foreign minister’s African tour, after Eritrea and before Comoros.

By Duncan Miriri 2 years ago

China's foreign minister visits Kenya amid unease over rising debt

Europe’s fresh food supply is being threatened by coronavirus

Europe’s fresh food supply is being threatened by coronavirus

By Nigel Hunt and Duncan Miriri 4 years ago

Kenya in talks with World Bank for Sh100 billion loan

Kenya in talks with World Bank for Sh100 billion loan

By Duncan Miriri 4 years ago

Emotions high as 157 people die in Ethiopian plane crash

Emotions high as 157 people die in Ethiopian plane crash

By Duncan Miriri and Maggie Fick 5 years ago

World Bank set to loan Kenya's arid region Sh111b

Kenya will get a World Bank loan of Sh111 billion ($1.1 billion) for infrastructure projects in the country’s arid northern region, the bank’s vice president for Africa said.

By Duncan Miriri 8 years ago

World Bank set to loan Kenya's arid region Sh111b

KQ eyeing narrow loss via low fuel costs and savings

Kenya Airways expects an improvement in operating profit and narrower losses for the year ending in March.

By Duncan Miriri 8 years ago

KQ eyeing narrow loss via low fuel costs and savings

Anti-graft chief says a third of Kenyan budget lost to corruption

Kenya is losing a third of its budget - the equivalent of about $6 billion (Sh608 billion) - to corruption every year, the country’s new anti-graft chief told Reuters.

By Duncan Miriri and Reuters 8 years ago

Anti-graft chief says a third of Kenyan budget lost to corruption

Kenya aims to cut external, fiscal deficits

Kenya’s economy is expected to grow 6.1 per cent in 2016 and the government wants to trim ballooning budget and current account deficits to steady the economy, finance minister has said.

By Duncan Miriri 8 years ago

Kenya aims to cut external, fiscal deficits

Kenya’s coastal resorts see signs of tourism picking up

Kenya’s coastal resorts have seen a rise in bookings by western visitors, suggesting a tourist industry devastated by terror attacks may be starting to recover, tourism executives have said.

By Duncan Miriri 9 years ago

Kenya’s coastal resorts see signs of tourism picking up

Kenya Airways may need Sh60 billion bailout, says Treasury CS Rotich

Loss-making Kenya Airways, which has been hit by a slump in tourism in the African country, may require Sh60.6 billion ($500-600 million) bailout, Henry Rotich, Finance Cabinet Secretary has said.

By Duncan Miriri 9 years ago

Kenya Airways may need Sh60 billion bailout, says Treasury CS Rotich

Equity eyes expansion, extends CEO contract

The bank’s CEO James Mwangi had his contract extended last month to steer the planned entry into 10 more African countries

By Duncan Miriri 9 years ago

Equity eyes expansion, extends CEO contract

Kenya Airways to sell assets, seeks loan to beat cash crunch

Kenya Airways will sell some older planes and land and is negotiating a bridging loan to help it through a cash crunch caused by a drop in passenger numbers, its chief executive said on Friday.

By Duncan Miriri 9 years ago

Kenya Airways to sell assets, seeks loan to beat cash crunch

Safaricom could get extra spectrum in State deal

Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecoms operator, could gain vital additional spectrum to help improve its services as a spin-off benefit from a multi-million dollar government contract to build a security and surveillance system, its chief executive said.

By By Duncan Miriri 10 years ago

Safaricom could get extra spectrum in State deal

Nairobi bourse gears up to sell 38pc stake

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will sell up to a 38 per cent stake in an Initial Public Offer (IPO) by the end of next month to raise funds for new products and enhance transparency, its chief executive said.

By Duncan Miriri 10 years ago

Nairobi bourse gears up to sell 38pc stake

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