Year: 2021

2133 Articles
Ms Debra Mallowah (left), Vice President, Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Franchise, Dr Catherine Mbaisi, Deputy Director - NEMA
BUSINESS

Sprite Sheds Off Iconic Green Bottle For a Clear Look

The Coca-Cola system in Kenya on 25th June unveiled a new iconic look for its leading sparkling soft drink brand, Sprite. The lemon-lime...

A woman cooking outside. The VAT exemption is also expected to help companies boost their sales and production of clean cooking products. [Photo/ Clean Cooking Alliance]
ECONOMY

Lobby Welcomes Reinstatement of VAT Exemption on Clean Cooking Fuels

The Clean cooking Association of Kenya (CCAK) has commended the Government of Kenya for the reinstatement of VAT exemptions on a range of clean...

Cultural practices are also barriers that allow perpetrators go scot free, leaving the victims traumatized and suffering from stigma. [Photo/ SDGWatchEurope]
FEATURED ARTICLE

GBV: Rising Cases Prompt Push to Simplify Knowledge in Prevention and Response

New Faces New Voices- Kenya (NFNV-Kenya) and Women Win have appealed to policy makers to create adequate mechanisms in governance framework in a...

From Left to Right Standing- Dr. Joseph Sevilla-Director @iLabAfrica, Mrs Lucy Mulili- Administrative Secretary Kenyan Ministry of ICT, H.E Prof. László Palkovics- Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology, H.E Zsolt Mészáros- Ambassador of Hungary to Kenya. From Left to Right Seated: Dr. Vincent Ogutu- Strathmore University VC-Designate and Prof. Habil Levente Kovács-Rector of Óbuda University
FEATURED ARTICLE

Strathmore Signs MoU With Hungarian University to Utilize Technology for Academia

Strathmore University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading Hungarian University - Óbuda towards promoting knowledge sharing, research and innovation in the areas of...

Anwar is currently the Managing Director of Vodacom DRC and the Chairperson of Vodacash (M-PESA) a position he has held since 2017.
BUSINESS

Safaricom Appoints First Ethiopia Managing Director

The Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) has appointed Mr. Anwar Soussa as the Managing Director (MD) of the Operating Company in Ethiopia, effective...

Lloyd Masika is among the leading registered valuation and real estate agency firms in Kenya. [Photo/ Soko Directory]
ENTERPRISE 101REAL ESTATE

How Lloyd & Masika Built Multi-Billion Real Estate Empire

With a property portfolio featuring more than 1 million sq. feet of everything from commercial space to residential units and Mixed-Use Developments (MUDs),...

Listed equities displayed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).
BUSINESSMARKETS

EFG Hermes One: New Platform Woos NSE Retail Investors

Brokerage firm EFG Hermes Kenya on Monday, July 5 launched its online equity-trading platform, EFG Hermes One, which will facilitate convenient stock trading...

Unlike other petroleum products, LPG prices are not controlled by the EPRA, raising fears that players could exploit the reintroduction of the 16% levy.
BUSINESS

9 Illegal Gas Cylinder Brands Listed as LPG Prices Soar

9 widely-distributed gas cylinders are among those listed by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) on Monday, July 5 as being owned...

A dump in Tudor, Mombasa Kenya.
BUSINESS

Towards a Circular Economy for Plastics, Where it Does Not Become Waste

BY JOSEPHINE WAWIRA Plastic, plastic, plastic everywhere! Not a place you can turn to without being greeted by the sight of plastic. Plastic...

Through the MoU, CMA and KEPSA will seek avenues for private and public sector finance and investment necessary to support Kenya’s economic growth and complement development funding gaps.
BUSINESS

How SMEs Can Utilize Capital Markets – CMA Offers Advice After KEPSA MoU

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to support market deepening...