Financial decision-makers assemble in Nairobi for Seamless East Africa conference
The ICT principal secretary ICT announced that Kenya is setting up an open source that will help the young people to undertake their innovations.
Ruto reveals plans to list Kenya Pipeline Company on Nairobi Securities Exchange
Kenya has been seeking new sources of funding since deadly nationwide protests last summer forced it to pursue austerity measures and scrap planned tax hikes worth more than 346 billion Kenyan shillings ($2.68 billion).
Pig farming transforms livestock industry in Kiambu as youth venture into pork business
Pig farming in Kiambu County is experiencing a remarkable transformation, fostering local economy and renewed hope to thousands of farmers in the county. Once seen as a small-scale, low-income venture, pig farming is now emerging as a key driver of agricultural development and youth employment in the area. At the...
China’s Shenzhen investment group targets 400 million consumers in COMESA bloc as it sets base in Kenya
Kenya is emerging manufacturing zones ranging from Export Processing Zones (EPZs) in Athi River to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Dongo Kundu, Eldoret and Naivasha, are set to benefit from such collaborations, especially as the country seeks to raise its manufacturing contribution to GDP from 7.6 per cent to 20 per cent by 2030.
Be warned most packaged food in Kenya is unhealthy, need label under new rules – report
The report by the non-profit Access to Nutrition Initiative found that under those rules, 90 per cent of products sold by both international companies like Coca-Cola and local firms such as Brookside Dairy Ltd and Manji Foods Industries contained either too much salt, sugar or saturated fat.
Kenya’s eating chiefs: Day President Ruto dismissed criticism of his unessential foreign tours and pilferage as ‘noise’
Enormous travel costs extend beyond the national level. Counties incur substantial expenses primarily consisting of domestic travel costs which together with foreign travel totalled Ksh15.4 billion in 2022/23.
Kenyan president among world leaders to be taxed for using private jets or first class
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the Seville meeting aimed “to repair and rev up” a world system where “trust is fraying and multilateralism is strained.”
Inflation trends show point to 3.8 per cent plateau in June, Kenya’s statistics office says
The central bank targets Kenya’s inflation to be within the 2.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent range in the medium term.
After clamping down on leading television stations to blackout live broadcast of protests, Kenya now says it’s committed to information access
After an eventful week during which the Communication Authority of Kenya switched off signals of leading television stations to compel them to discontinue live coverage of nationwide anti-government protests, the state now says it is committed to transparency, accountability and citizen empowerment through the implementation of Access to Information Act,...
Dorper sheep rearing takes root in Nakuru in Rift Valley as Kenya targets expanding meat market in Middle East
Agriculture Chief Officer Newton Mwaura indicates that dorper sheep farming, especially the use of dorper rams, presents a promising opportunity for farmers in Kenya seeking a profitable and resilient livestock venture.
