Nzoia Sugar tops in state debt waiver
STATE owned Nzoia Sugar is the biggest beneficiary of the recently approved Sh40 billion debt write-off for government run sugar companies. The sugar miller will have more than Sh27 billion of its...
View ArticleEA Central Banks to integrate payments
Central Banks in East Africa are testing a new cross border payment systems aimed integrating money transfer systems in the region. Central Bank of Kenya’s head of national payment system Stephen...
View ArticleKepsa warns over election effect on tourism
THE business community a cautioning against a repeat of violent political confrontations witnessed in some areas during last week's nominations saying such events could cripple the already struggling...
View ArticleKonza targets 200,000 jobs in 3 years – Kibaki
The initial structures in Konza Techno City will be in place within the next three years, potential investors and guests attending the ground breaking ceremony were told yesterday This includes...
View ArticleHome builders back in market as CBK rate cut boosts confidence
Confidence in the property market is back after a slump in 2012, with home builders resuming construction of stalled projects and starting new ones as financing comes through. Real estate firm...
View ArticleMakadem headed for Europe concert
Afro-fusion musician Makadem is set to tour Europe for six months starting from January 25 to July 14 2013. Makadem will tour Denmark, Sweden, Canada, USA and Mexico. Claimed to be "Kenya's Fela Kuti",...
View ArticleWanted: Kenyan Pool Champion
The hunt for a Kenyan representative to the World Pool Championships in England is on. Pilsner has launched a national consumer pool competition, dubbed League of Kings Pool challenge. The three-month...
View ArticleKenyan TV chef show wins international deal
Fox International Channels (FIC) has acquired global distribution rights for the TV show Tales From The Bush Larder hosted by Kiran Jethwa , a Kenya born and internationally renowned chef. The Kenyan...
View ArticleJuma Odemba for Women in Jail in Khartoum charity
Juma Odemba together with three other members of Kayamba Africa jetted off to Sudan to headline a charity concert for women in jail in Khartoum. The other three are Peter Mburu, George Omondi and...
View ArticleNo More Police Protection For Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan has been in the news recently for all the all reasons including a scuffle with Shirish Kunder at Sanjay Dutt’s party and the heated exchange he had at Wankhede Stadium during the Indian...
View ArticleSpotted
Spotted: Former nominated MP Amina Abdallah dressed in a buibui walking along Loita Street in Nairobi on Monday afternoon.Read more about SpottedComments
View ArticleGuava Bar opens new section at Buffet Park
The Nairobi evening circuit has been changing in recent times with the introduction of new plush lounges and services. The Guava Bar at Buffet Park in Hurlingham is on Argwings-Kodhek Road and...
View ArticleAcapella Freeplay duo wows Nairobi
The Freeplay duo of Suba Sankaran and Dylan Bell performed to a standing ovation at Kenton College’s Roger Owles Memorial Hall in Kileleshwa last Sunday afternoon. Both award-winning vocalists, the duo...
View ArticleMeru decries European ban on miraa
While some locals link the ban to the impending ICC trials, others are concerned about their livelihoods following the threat of collapse of the business which used to rake in Sh100 million daily to...
View ArticleLiterary Postcard: Mahmud Darwish and the poetry of resistance
Homeland repeated in massacres and songs, Show me the provenience of death Is it the dagger, or the lie? -Mahmud Darwish British journalist Robert Fisk once said that journalists writing about...
View ArticleFilm Review: New poll violence film pricks Kenya’s conscience
“The characters in this story are fictional. The story is not.” That is the disclaimer that comes right before Judy Kibinge, Mungai Kiroga and JC Niala take warranted liberties and bundle film lovers...
View ArticleHow To Finance Green Economy
According to new estimates that will be presented at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, $100 trillion is needed by 2030 to finance infrastructure needs worldwide. This investment needs...
View ArticleClosing The Global Opportunity Gap
We stand in the midst of a global economic tragedy. Around the world, new job opportunities are being created that offer the promise of prosperity. Yet hundreds of millions of people find themselves...
View ArticleParties Are Just Private Clubs
Political parties have been turned into private clubs by party leaders and outfits of certain individuals contravening and contradicting political parties Act at the expense of party members. Political...
View ArticleLessons From The Waititu-Kidero Duel
Critics, opinion shapers, influence peddlers and skeptics went awash on mainstream and social media when Ferdinand Waititu beat Jimnah Mbaru for the TNA Nairobi governor’s ticket last week. While I was...
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