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14 Mar 2024
From nightmare to sector success: Training bodaboda operators is the key to a safer and more profitable future
In Kenya, boda bodas have become more than just a means of transportation. They have evolved into the unsung heroes of our communities. Beyond ferrying people from one point to another, they play a vi...
9 Mar 2024
Finger on the Pulse.
Battle looms in ODM as Raila Odinga’s ‘exit’ whets appetites for top seat ODM leader Raila Odinga is facing a litmus test as his party gears up for grassroots elections next month amid a raging ...
9 Mar 2024
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up.
Kenya State risks losing Sh60m in cheap gas project. The project, which resumed in 2022 after stalling for years, is meant to wean poor households from the use of dirty wood fuel by providing them wit...
9 Mar 2024
Political and Regulatory Affairs Round-Up
Kenya Mudavadi rallies diplomats to back Raila for AUC chairperson’s position Kenya has formally pitched Opposition leader Raila Odinga to peers, seeking to have him elected the next African ...
9 Mar 2024
Parliamentary Round-Up
Tuesday, 5th February National Assembly Motions Appointment of Members to the Committee on Powers and Privileges The Hon. Joseph Lekuton, CBS, MP The Hon. Farah Maalim, EGH, MP ...
9 Mar 2024
African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria committed on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 to accelerated action to end deaths from the disease. They pledged to sustainably an...
9 Mar 2024
FKE slams PSRA for unilateral actions impacting jobs and contracts
The Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) in February 2024 released a Legal Notice notifying the general public of a list of 726 registered and licensed corporate private security service provi...
9 Mar 2024
Simplifying tax compliance: How small businesses can join the eTIMS bandwagon.
In a groundbreaking move aimed at revolutionising tax collection, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced the electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS), mandating all businesses to ele...
9 Mar 2024
Balancing Kenya’s carbon deal with Saudi Arabia: Addressing land degradation and acquisition challenges.
Following UNEA 6, Kenya and Saudi Arabia have entered into a voluntary agreement on carbon credit deals to help Kenya tackle land degradation issues. Unlike compliance markets, which are created as a ...
9 Mar 2024
New energy regulations set to open Kenya’s electricity market to competition and investment.
One of the biggest problems the electricity market has faced in Kenya has been the monopoly over the transmission and distribution of electricity in the country by two state agencies. Transmission and...
8 Mar 2024
Kenyan banking sector balances strong profits with sovereign exposure challenges
Fitch Ratings recently conducted a peer review, where they assessed the creditworthiness of three bank holding companies – KCB Group PLC, NCBA Group PLC, and I&M Group Plc – along with...
8 Mar 2024
IWD 2024: Investing in HER power for a sustainable future
On this International Women’s Day, as we celebrate the achievements of women worldwide, it is imperative to highlight the theme, “Invest in Women”. There is a Kiswahili saying that g...
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