Residents in a rural area using smartphones. One of the countermeasures to address rural decline is for tech companies to recognise that talent can operate from anywhere and provide employees the option of working from anywhere. (Photo: OneAcre Fund)

How Tech Firms Can Reverse Talent Drain in Rural Communities

By Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager, Africa, Zoho Corporation For decades, companies, especially tech providers, have followed a certain operational pattern. They start out...

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Cows waiting to be slaughtered at the Kenya Meat Commission in Athi River . KDF wants KMC removed from the list of parastatals identified for privatization. (Photo: PETERSON GITHAIGHA)

BUSINESS ECONOMY

KDF Moves to Stop Privatization of Kenya Meat Commission

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has called for the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) to be excluded from the list of 26 parastatals earmarked...

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Airtel representatives serve customers at a store. Airtel Kenya will be required to comply with local ownership regulations by 2024.

BUSINESS MARKETS

Airtel Faces Deadline to Sell 30% Stake to Kenyans

New licensing rules announced by ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru are set to push Airtel Kenya to sell a 30 per cent stake...

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Interviews for New Chief Justice Kick Off at Supreme Court

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is set to begin interviews for the recruitment of a new Chief Justice and a Supreme Court Judge....

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Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Headquarters at Times Tower, Nairobi. According to the taxman, introduction of new digital channels such as the M-Service app is meant to enhance taxpayers' experience. (Photo: Twitter)

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Beat Deadline by Filing Tax Returns on New KRA M-Service App and iTax

Taxpayers in the country have been urged to embrace digital channels to file their tax returns early in a bid to avoid the...

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Prince Philip Death: Guns To Mark Passing of The Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip Death: Queen Elizabeth II's husband - Prince Philip - has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. A statement issued by...

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Award-Winning Rwandan Film ‘The 600’ Premiers in Kenya

The 600 Soldiers Story: On 7thApril, Rwanda, and Rwandese around the world, began ‘Kwibuka’ – meaning “to Remember”, which is an annual commemoration...