Month: August 2021

145 Articles
Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir wins the women's marathon final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Sapporo on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
BUSINESSSPORTS

Kenya Tourism Board Eyes Athletes for Long-Term Deal

Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) will identify areas of collaboration with Kenyan athletes to promote the country as a tourism destination. KTB CEO Dr Betty...

StarTimes Regional Marketing Director Mr. Aldrine Nsubuga noted the pay television platform is progressively exploring new ways to extend more value for less
BUSINESSMEDIA

StarTimes’ Basic Subscribers Get New Sports, Movie Channels

Subscribers enrolled on Pay Television platform StarTimes media Basic package are set to enjoy an enriched content offer after the company introduced five...

The National Treasury on August 10, 2021 invited local and foreign companies to bid for the design, development, installation and maintenance of a new e-procurement system.
BT memoBUSINESSOPINION

New Govt Portal to Process All Public Tenders – Gamechanger or Liability?

A new digital procurement system processing all public tenders is set to change the face of 'tenderpreneurship' as Kenya knows it. The National...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge.
ECONOMY

Top 10 Sources of Diaspora Remittances to Kenya

If you asked the average Kenyan to name the country’s leading sources of forex, you would hear mention of tourism, tea, or horticultural...

The upward review of excise duty on 31 products looks set to force Kenyan households to dig deeper into their pockets even as many continue to experience economic hardships occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
BUSINESSECONOMY

You Will Pay More for Water, Alcohol and Boda Bodas as KRA Raises Tax

The cost of 31 goods including motorcycles (boda bodas), bottled water and juice, beer and spirits, cigarettes and fuel are set to increase...

(From Left to Right) Absa's Chief Strategy Officer Moses Muthui, Managing Director Jeremy Awori and Head of Digital Andrew Mwithiga during the official launch of Abby, Absa's WhatsApp digital assistant.
BUSINESS

Absa Introduces ‘Abby’ the Whatsapp Banking Assistant, Here’s How to Register

Absa Bank Kenya PLC on Tuesday, August 10 launched a new innovation that allows its customers to access their bank accounts and transact...

World Lions Day - captive lion breeding
FEATURED ARTICLE

Captive Lion Breeding a Big Threat To The Big Cats’ Survival

Captive Lion Breeding: World Animal Protection has raised alarm on the plummeting numbers of wild African lions, part of it is as a...

REAL ESTATE

The Land Buying Process And Red Flags To Look Out For

Land Buying Process: Besides land being the most rewarding asset to acquire, you need to know that it comes with the highest risk...

what is bottom up economy
ECONOMYOPINION

Bottom Up Economy Explained Through Lives Of Ordinary Kenyans

Bottom up economic model is not a new invention. The million dollar question is how you choose to practise it. First things first...

Upfield - blueband owner
BUSINESS

Plant-Based Margarines Better At Cutting Carbon Emissions Than Dairy Butter

Upfield has published data showing that consumers and chefs who bought its plant-based butters, margarines and spreads instead of dairy butter, have avoided...