Kenya’s trade minister says Nairobi is engaging Trump regime to renew AGOA treaty
The current agreement, which provides duty-free access to the US market for Kenyan exports, is set to expire in September this year.
International Telecommunication Union ranks Kenya top in Africa, 20th in the world in ICT
The ITU further rated Kenya’s ICT regulatory framework at the apex level of advanced fourth generation (G4), acknowledging the country’s competitive and inclusive ICT regulatory framework.
Genocide: Irony of Uganda President Museveni investment in military equipment to defend himselfe against his own people
Besides, there is increasing arrogance of our political, military and police leaders, with spiralling joint determination to push indigenous civilians out of the leadership and governance of Uganda or to render them to the position of playing second fiddle to the dominant ethnic group. They are grabbing land in order to erase the indigenous belonging and ownership of the country in favour of their people.
Despite its vast potential, sports given a short shrift in Kakamega County budget as recurrent expenditure gets Ksh6 billion
In the budget estimates, the public service and administration has been allocated Ksh7.4billion taking the lion’s share, which translates to 40.8 per cent of the budget. The department of Roads, Public works and Energy has been allocated Ksh1.68billion translating to 9.3 per cent of the proposed budget.
Ivory traffickers arrested in northern Kenya as searchlight shows poachers are back with unseen ferocity after a lull
The KWS rangers in Turkana said they suspect the tusks were obtained by poachers who killed at least three elephants. The suspects will be charged with being in possession of wildlife trophies of endangered species contrary to section 92(4) of the Wildlife Conservation Management Act 2013.
State maintains ban on raw macadamia export as central Kenya complains of a glut
The ban has not gone down well with some farmers who argue that it will hurt them and traders who rely on direct export. They say the ban restricts them from selling their produce at competitive prices in the global markets, thus adversely affecting potential economic benefits.
How three chickens inheritance from mother in-law blossomed into thriving poultry farm for Kiambu woman
Her background a compelling story of a humble beginning. For capital, she inherited three chickens from her mother-in-law.
When infrastructure impedes environmental protection: How Uganda’s President Museveni stifles biodiversity
The environmental movement, which had done so well to combat forced development through resisting the erection of big unsustainable dams such as Bujagali Dam on the River Nile, became weakened.
KRA crackdown on uncustomed goods nets 144 bags of contraband sugar at Lunga border post
The truck was directed to the verification yard for a multi-agency inspection, which is mandatory under Section 153 of the East African Community Customs Management Act (EACCMA), 2004.
Economy wobbles: Purchasing Managers’ Index shows Kenya’s private sector activity contracted in May
Kenya’s private sector activity contracted in May for the first time in seven months, hurt by a slowing performance in the construction, wholesale and retail and services sectors, a business survey showed on Thursday. The Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 49.6 in May from 52.0 a month...
