Kenya’s total debt now at Sh11.9 trillion with over half in foreign currency...
Kenya has at most 17 years to clear her compound debt that stands at almost Sh12 trillion, all factors remaining constant.The amount is way above Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimated at Sh8.2...
View ArticleWhy Kenya and Somalia are fighting over ocean boundary
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre’s defiance not to postpone or stop the London meeting where contentious oil blocks were “auctioned” escalated diplomatic friction with Kenya.President Uhuru...
View ArticleWe’re ready to lose Somalia market, miraa traders say
Miraa farmers could lose 90 per cent of the market if the diplomatic spat between Kenya and Somalia is not resolved.According to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Somalia remains Kenya’s key miraa...
View ArticleSacco savers dividends drop as tax takes effect
Sacco members should expect a significant cut on their dividend payout this season following Income Tax changes that took effect last month.The new law doubled taxes on members’ dividends from five to...
View ArticleKENNEDY BUHERE: TVET not for 12-13 year olds
The … youth needs to be empowered, and it can be done through good education and vocational training — MM Pallam Raju.Recently, Education CS Amina Mohamed revealed that 2,299 out of 130,000 KCPE...
View ArticleSaccos, solar coolers fired up Turkana fisheries and incomes
Being able to sell fresh fish instead of dried fish has uplifted the communities around Lake Turkana.Through cooperatives in Marsabit county they have been able to find markets and install cooling...
View ArticleOver half Ngong Forest gone, water tower dying
Manipulative officials in President Daniel Moi’s administration took advantage of legal amendments to hive off public forestland, the Star can reveal.Ngong Forest, which was gazetted in 1932, is...
View ArticleMandera to spray houses in malaria control drive
Mandera Health department has rolled out a two-week indoor residual spraying on mosquitoes in the war on malaria and dengue fever.Hundreds of residents have been diagnosed with the two killer diseases....
View ArticleRubis misses a clean sweep in Kenolkobil share deal scheme
Rubis Énergie SAS’ may only manage a majority stake in KenolKobil as opposed to a takeover if shares bought so far is anything to go by.Sources close to the transaction revealed the French firm has...
View ArticleAfter raising hopes of land reforms, Swazuri team leaves under a cloud
“You must have a stiff spine and a cool head, guided by the Constitution. The intricate web and reach of interests around land is powerful and smart. The sheer struggle to have you sworn in today is a...
View ArticleSwazuri's exit report blames Lands Ministry for its failures
The embattled National Land Commission chiefs have blamed the Ministry of Lands as the greatest impediment to their work, as they exit office today after a controversial six-year stint.In their exit...
View ArticleMACHEL WAIKENDA: Where’s outrage over murders?
Susan Njoki, 24, left her parent’s Njoro home on December 27 last year for Nairobi after spending Christmas, like many of us, with her family. She was last seen on the night of December 30 and reported...
View ArticleInvolve clergy in bill to regulate churches, bishop tells legislator
Churches have called for inclusion in the making of a bill to regulate religious organisations.‘We support the move to streamline church regulations, but that mandate should be left to the church...
View ArticleMexico border wall: 16 US states sue Trump over emergency declaration
A coalition of 16 US states led by California is suing President Donald Trump's administration over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a Mexican border wall.Mr Trump made the...
View ArticleMorality police can stop beach sex, say clerics
Religious leaders in Mombasa have decried increased cases of minors engaging in “indecent activities” at the beach.The minors, most of whom are high school students, are also said to indulge in chewing...
View ArticleCataract and traditional beliefs that fuel growth of disease in Kakuma
Fatuma Ahmed slowly raises her eye lashes to let in sunlight, but quickly closes them.In the second attempt, she squints and blinks several times for the eyes to adapt to the scotching sun. The eyes...
View ArticleConfusion over land payouts for Lower Nzoia Irrigation project
The Sh5.3 billion Lower Nzoia Irrigation project is at the centre of a looming storm involving state agencies.Construction of the national government-funded project has stalled in some areas as...
View ArticleKenya’s crude oil deposits not enough to run a refinery – PS
Crude oil deposits discovered in Kenya are insufficient to justify construction of a refinery, a senior petroleum ministry official said on Tuesday.Kenya discovered commercial oil in 2012 in its...
View ArticleOutrage as new sacco tax burden hits savers
Sacco savers yesterday took to social media to express anger after realising that the government will be taking 20 per cent of their dividends in tax up from 10 per cent.Reacting to a story in the Star...
View ArticleOKECH KENDO: Is apex court hawking justice?
‘Learned friends’ love demeaning lay views. Their dismissive posturing is a strategy to suppress freedom of expression. But certain legal outcomes make it necessary to decry the dearth of public...
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