Tag: Kenya
Kenya seeks to revamp Sugar Industry
Kenya on Wednesday formed a taskforce to help revamp the Sugar Industry which is facing a lot of challenges.
Kenya to launch health coverage pilot programme Dec. 1
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will launch the Universal Health Coverage pilot programme on Dec. 1 and 3.2 million people were…
Kenya warns against unlicensed online FOREX trading
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) warned Kenyans on Monday against online foreign exchange trading through unlicensed entities, saying they risked…
FG condemns killing of another Nigerian in Kenya
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora,Mrs Abike Dabiri-Eriwa, has demanded for full autopsy and…
Kenya bus crash kills 50 people
At least 50 people were killed including seven children in a bus crash between Nairobi and Kenya’s Western city of…
Kenya on course to develop nuclear energy – Official
Kenya is still on course to build its first nuclear power plant facility in the next 12-15 years, a senior…
Anti-graft heat turns on banks
In a renewed battle against corruption, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued a stern warning that it would…
Kenyan president proposes tax hike on money transfer
Kenya’s president has proposed hiking taxes on mobile and other money transfer services, documents sent to parliament this month showed.
Kenyatta proposes to cut fuel tax to 8%
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Friday said a new and unpopular tax on petroleum products was necessary but that…
FAO launches 5-year development plan for Kenya
The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO) has launched its Country Programming Framework plan for Kenya in the…
President Kenyatta rejects bill delaying unpopular fuel tax
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya defied parliament by rejecting a finance bill that sought to postpone a widely unpopular tax…
Kenya says IMF $989.8m stand-by deal over
Kenya’s stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expired, Finance Minister Henry Rotich said on Thursday.
Kenya launches strategies to boost food security
Kenya on Tuesday unveiled strategies to boost food security and help curb rising cases of malnutrition.
Kenyan Govt urged to reverse 16% tax on fuel
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) on Friday urged the country’s government to reverse the 16 per…
Kenya surpasses domestic borrowing target
Kenya surpassed its domestic borrowing target by 250 million U.S. dollars in the period ending June as the government sought…
CCCC ready for $3.8b Kenya’s second railway deal
The contract for the second phase of Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) valued at $3.8 billion is to be signed…
HIV testing: Kenya launches modern diagnostics lab
Kenya’s Ministry of Health and private sector partners on Tuesday launched a state-of-the-art laboratory to enhance screening of the HIV…
Kenya increases strategic food reserve
Kenya Government on Monday said that it had planned to increase its strategic food reserve to eight million bags of…
Kenya, Ethiopia electricity interconnector to be completed in mid 2019
The Kenya and Ethiopia electricity transmission interconnector is set to be complete in mid 2019, Joseph Njoroge, the Principal Secretary…
Kenya calls for inclusion of women in agribusiness
Kenya on Thursday called for inclusion of women in agribusiness to help transform the continent’s economy.
Serving governor arrested for corruption
A county governor in Kenya has been arrested on corruption charges, an official at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)…
Kenyan standards official arraigned for attempted murder
The Kenyan Police on Monday, arraigned the Managing Director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards’(KEBS), Charles Ongwae, before a Magistrates’…
Kenya: 5 die of Rift Valley Fever
Five people in Kenya have died of the Rift Valley Fever disease in the past week, a health official said…
Kenya urged to step up fight against corruption
Activists in Kenyans on Wednesday urged government to step up action on investigation and prosecution of more corruption scandals.
Stolen $99m: Kenya to investigate 10 banks
Kenyan authorities will investigate 10 financial institutions suspected of handling funds that were stolen from the government’s National Youth Service…
Kenya: New cybercrime law goes into force
A new cybercrime law came into force in Kenya on Wednesday, but without a ban on “false” information, after bloggers…
Kenya requires $2.5bn for broadband connectivity
Kenya’s telecommunications industry regulator said on Monday it requires about 2.5 billion U.S. dollars for broadband connectivity across the country.
NYS boss in trouble over $99m theft
The theft of $99 million has led to the arrest of head of Kenya’s National Youth Service, Mr. Richard Ndubai.
Kenya outlaws abuse of people on social media
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Wednesday signed a new law that outlaws the abuse of people on social media…
Kenya to launch first locally produced satellite
Kenya is scheduled to launch its first locally produced satellite into space on Friday.