Day: September 25, 2019

17 Articles
Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge clutches the new currency notes. Businesses have set earlier deadlines for accepting old generation Ksh 1,000 notes. www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

Naivas Sets Sunday Midnight Deadline for Old Sh1,000 Notes

Retailer reveals it has observed a high conversion rate with the stock of new Ksh 1,000 notes standing 92%. At the same time,...

GIPHY partners with Oracle to use its Data Cloud so as to monitor GIF Ads. www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Oracle Gangs Up With GIPHY to Monitor GIF Ads

Oracle wants to bring data to GIF Ads, monitoring a range of statistics that could be helpful to advertisers.

Athletics Kenya Boss Jack Jack Tuwei was unsuccessful in his quest to get IAAF top seat. www.businesstoday.co.ke
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AK Boss Misses IAAF Top Seat as Team Kenya Readies for Doha

Athletics Kenya Boss Jackson Tuwei was unsuccessful in his bid to be elected as one of the four vice presidents of the International...

One of Kenya Power’s campaigns on billing which has been riddled with corruption. Kenya’s energy sector regulator has rebranded promising better service delivery with an expanded mandate. www.businesstoday.co.ke
ECONOMY

Will Corruption in The Energy Sector End as Regulator Rebrands?

The Authority now has the expanded mandate to supervise and regulate upstream petroleum operations.

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. He says his administration shall not condone or tolerate any form of corruption, incompetence or lethargy that may jeopardize the lives of, or negatively affect service delivery to, Nairobi residents in any way whatsoever. www.businesstoday.co.ke
POLITICS

Sonko Sends Home 16 Top Officials Including His ‘Right Hand Man’

He says decision will facilitate impartial investigations that have commenced into classrooms collapse incident and the conclusion of an ongoing comprehensive systems audit...

FEATURED STORY

Company CEO Released on Ksh3M Bond For Ksh900 million Tax Evasion

Moses Ikinya faced 12 counts of charges ranging from altering statements in income tax returns, omitting to declare income taxes and VAT.

Wheat farming in kenya 2 www.businesstoday.co.ke
MARKETS

Wheat Fields Become New Home for Dirty Money

A number of businesses, including Safaricom cash transfer service M-Pesa, will stop taking old notes from today 25th September.

According to the survey, Kenyans were found to consider natural resource conservation, alternative energy and zero waste as most important in creating a better future, while ranking technological developments such as ride-sharing and electric vehicles least www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Amid Gloomy Economy, Kenyans Still Most Optimistic in Africa

Kenyans' optimism about the future has been linked to, among other factors, new opportunities being created by a thriving digital technology landscape, decentralised...

Opera Mini Offline File Sharing Service www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Opera Mini Enables File Sharing Without Using Internet

Opera Mini is specially crafted for markets with limited network conditions and has industry-leading data saving capabilities.

Successful completion of non-recourse project financing for the two solar projects in Eldoret, commercial lending that based on project proceeds, demonstrates the strong investment potential for future development of renewable energy by the private sector in East Africa. www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Financiers Close Deal on New Sh15.3b Solar Energy Project

New initiative will diversify Kenya’s electricity supply away from both rain-dependent hydro and fossil fuels, contribute to improving grid stability in Western Kenya...