It is estimated that the ban on consumption of alcohol in restaurants and eateries as well as the closure of bars will lead to a supply chain losses estimated at well over Kes. 10Billion and will lead...

This past week has seen a wide range of activities in the technology space with the key highlight in Kenya being the launch of the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo programme by Safaricom in partnership with Google. T...

On Wednesday this week, the Senate ICT Committee had a meeting ICT industry stakeholders to discuss industry views on items the Senate should focus on in its current session. The meeting was held onli...

It is no longer a question of whether or not Kenya Airways will be nationalized, but rather a matter of when. The wheels to nationalization have been in motion since 2019 and the process is set to con...

This week, the Director of Occupational Safety and Health Services issued a General advisory regarding return to work basic requirements for all workplaces in Kenya to ensure that all workers returnin...

On June 15-16th, the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit virtually convened over 20,000 leaders from business, government, the UN, civil society and academia for a 26-hour conversation on building inc...

On 18th June 2020 Kenya won the bid to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council defeating Djibouti by 67 votes.  As part of the UNSC, Kenya joins 9 other non-permanent members and...

Last week, the Ministry of Education was put to task by parliament to come up with measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in the education sector. Due to COVID19, His Excellency President Uhuru ...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic the Kenyan economy is experience reduced growth. In fact, it is projected that the growth rate initially pegged at 5.6% will be revised downwards to about -1.5% to...

PLEASE DON’T TOUCH! SOCIAL DISTANCING IS OUR SAFEST BET Following the President’s directive of 15th March, 2020 requesting companies to consider a work from home policy, a majority of entities wer...

Following confirmation by the Ministry of Health that a Kenyan has tested positive for Covid-19, the question on everybody’s mind is what next? First, it is important to keep in mind that the Corona...

Whereas what is being witnessed in the financial markets and consumer trends is expected, the crises occasioned by COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity for countries such as Kenya, which have been s...