Investors meet KDF chief ahead of polls
The Chief of General Defense Forces, General Julius Karangi has assured the business community of maximum security during the electioneering period. Karangi met the business community under the...
View ArticleShilling weakens vs dollar
The shilling weakened slightly yesterday, with traders saying the Central Bank may intervene to prevent it worsening past the next key support at 87.00 per dollar. Market players said energy importers...
View ArticleKenyan manufacturers eyeing Somalia market
KENYA'S business community is raring to venture into Somalia as soon as security threats are minimized to acceptable levels for investors to feel their businesses would survive. Kenya Association of...
View ArticleExternal debt ceiling raised to Sh1.2 trillion
THE government can now borrow Sh1.2 trillion from external sources after outgoing MPs passed a motion to raise the country's external indebtedness. Before breaking, the house passed the motion by...
View ArticleLG Optimus G arrives next month
Korean phone maker, LG Electronics, is set to introduce its latest LG Optimus G smartphone in Kenya towards the end of February.This will add to the growing brands of LTE-enabled handsets in Kenya. The...
View ArticleMozilla App Day set for next week
The Nairobi edition of the Firefox OS App Day will be on January 26.For local developers, this is a chance to participate in global Firefox OS App development challenge. It is an opportunity to learn,...
View ArticleLocal water App wins global contest
A locally developed SMS based application, MajiRipoti, has emerged top in a global contest.The app is aimed at improving role of water service providers, which is a major problem especially among urban...
View ArticleTech predictions for 2013: Kenya not far off
This week, Deloitte Global released some major predictions for the technology, media and telecommunications sector for 2013. The likely developments over the next 12 to 18 months that are likely to...
View ArticleMCSK to use cost cutting licensing regime
The Music Copyright Society Of Kenya has announced an exciting new partnership that will boost it’s revenues in license collection. In line with the partnership, MCSK has commissioned Xone Innstore Ltd...
View ArticleKimora Lee finally coming to Kenya in June
American Kimora Lee Simmons will finally be coming to Kenya for the Fashion and Beauty(FAB) June series. "Kimora is very keen on visiting Kenya and we hope we can fly her in by June of course depending...
View ArticleInside the kidney transplant theatre at KNH
TODAY marks the end of a five-day kidney transplant week that has been going on at the Kenyatta National Hospital. The operation that lasts for over five hours will end the suffering of patients whose...
View ArticleJamaica's Mavado confirms Uganda show
After speculation that Jamaican singer Mavado had vowed not to set foot in East Africa he has refuted the claims. Reportedly he and Chris Martin have a show confirmed on Easter day in Uganda. Last year...
View ArticlePoliticians stop defacing property!
It’s election year again and as always the country goes a bit ga-ga and everyone seems to be vying for some sort of political position. With the new set of civic leaders coming in, we are seeing a lot...
View ArticleMedicine and your sex drive
Dear Valentine Happy new year and congratulations on your new show The Chama. Now I need your help. I am 63 and was recently prescribed with high blood pressure medicine. It is not having the proper...
View ArticleWhy Did Gumo And Bett Quit Politics?
By the time you read this article, Kenya’s primary elections will have been concluded. With that conclusion, many political careers especially in Nyanza and Central will have been cut short. This is...
View ArticleUpholding Integrity Of The March 4 Elections
When Kenyans passed the new Constitution on August 4, 2010, one of their biggest hopes was that the Constitution would help instill high standards in elective leadership. The centrality that the...
View ArticleChina is fueling elephant poaching
The year 2011 was declared Annus Horribilis “a horrible year” for elephants by the International Union for Nature (IUCN). This was the year when seventeen consignments of ivory tusks weighing over...
View ArticleSpotted Friday
Spotted: A formally clad minister Fred Gumo with a bodyguard at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi on Tuesday afternoon.Read more about Spotted FridayComments
View ArticleCJ Mutunga launches 'Walk of My Life'
Jafar Isaack, who had declared his interest in running for president but later stepped down, launched a charity walk called the 'Walk of My Life’ at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi last Friday evening. The...
View ArticleLet’s Forget About ICC Until After Elections
Kenya is 45 days away from the March 4 historic elections. As countrymen, we will be making the critical decision on who we want to be our next leaders. Presidential candidates are on the campaign...
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