Kenyans back after a disastrous outing at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso
Team Kenya arrived back in the country early on Saturday morning, after a disastrous outing at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway that took place from 1-14th August. The men’s team finished in...
View ArticlePatience Please
Athletics Kenya have called on athletes to be patient with their involvement in the country’s 2017 World Youth bidding process. AK on Friday announced a bid committee of 12 which have elicited hue and...
View ArticleWhen Mass Market Just Won't Do
The East African winter is hardly the long dark night of the soul, but it does go on a bit. Time to flee the city, and this weekend I found distraction at Ol Pejeta - the region’s most successful...
View ArticleTourism players want a dedicated ministry to tackle crisis
PRIVATE sector tourism players want a stand-alone ministry from the East African Affairs and Commerce docket to give the industry the attention it deserves in the face of crisis. Speaking yesterday,...
View ArticleShilling eases against dollar, CBK action eyed
The shilling weakened yesterday, hurt by dollar demand from the oil and telecommunication sectors, as traders watched to see if the central bank would intervene to stop the currency's depreciation. At...
View ArticleLimuru Tea half-year profit drops by 42%
Agricultural firm Limuru Tea reported a 42 per cent drop in first-half pretax profit and forecast lower revenue in the second half of the year, blaming weaker tea prices for both declines. Kenya is the...
View ArticleERC shuts down four petrol stations for cheating
The Energy Regulatory Commission has shut down four petrol stations for contravening quality standards while eleven others have been fined for not paying the requisite duty to the Kenya revenue...
View ArticleChamber issues notice to exporters
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry has so far issued more than 20,000 certificates of origin to exporters by the Kenya Chamber of Commerce and Industry since it took over the role in...
View ArticleTwo firms battle over control of Sh100 million planes
A company associated with Fly540 is petitioned a decision requiring it to hand over two of its aircrafts worth $1.2 million (Sh105.6 million) to a private company despite cancellation of sale...
View ArticleM-Pesa rewards low amount users, targets big cash deals
SENDING large amounts of money on M-Pesa will cost you more from tomorrow but those sending less than Sh1,500 can smile as the transaction fee has been slashed. However withdrawal charges remain...
View ArticleChina issues draft property registration rules
China on Friday published a draft of long-awaited property registration rules, a move expected to stabilise the real - estate market and help crack down on corruption. Real estate taxes based on a...
View ArticleChina to spend Sh88 billion on huge Caribbean resort
Chinese investors are to plunge more than $1 billion (Sh88 billion) into developing Antigua and Barbuda's first mega-resort, creating 1,000 jobs for the tiny cash-strapped nation. Construction on the...
View ArticleFirst-time Hong Kong homebuyers turn to high-end 'micro-flats'
At a glitzy show stall for a new residential development in Hong Kong, property agents with loudspeakers are promoting the latest trend in the overcrowded city – high-end "micro-flats" which still come...
View ArticleCoast property market recovering as enquiries start rising
Enquiries for properties at the Coast have started to trickle in faster as confidence returns to a market embattled by insecurity, according to a Mombasa-based real estate developer. Prices of...
View ArticleCrown bets on adhesives to raise revenues
Crown Paints is betting on growth in furniture, automotive, construction and building sectors to drive up demand for adhesives. The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed paint maker said the firm is...
View ArticleHigher density to solve housing woes
Kenya's housing market should adopt a high density approach and larger plot ratio to utilise land optimally, according to pan-African housing financier Shelter Afrique. The lender says this is among...
View ArticleDraft planning law proposes prison, fines for Developers
Landowners who undertake development – including sub-division or construction – without requisite permission from planning authorities will be fined or imprisoned, according to a new law in the making....
View ArticleCoola Gang: We are not discrediting local video makers
SENSATIONAL Kenyan hip hop duo Coola Gang didn't intend to discredit local video makers when it flew in renown Nigerian film and music video director Sesan Ogunro to work on their new video Zumbalela ....
View ArticleWilly Paul, Gloria Muliro are Mwafaka's best
SINGERS Willy Paul and Gloria Muliro are this year's best Mwafaka Awards male and female artistes respectively. The two were announced winners during a colourful second edition of the gospel music...
View ArticleCelebrity chef Ali Said to wed soon
CELEBRITY chef Ali Said Mandhry is set to quit the bachelors' club this month. Ali is all set to say “I do” to his 'love-at-first-sight' girlfriend Khadija, a degree holder in Creative Arts from a...
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