ECONOMY

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The milk shortage in Kenya has lasted for several weeks. [Photo/ CIAT)
BUSINESSECONOMY

Milk Shortage Hits Supermarket Shelves in Kenya

The milk shortage has lasted for several weeks. The situation has driven up prices of the commodity across the country.

Applicable pump prices for Super Petrol, Kerosene and Diesel all increased by Ksh9.90 per litre.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Petrol Hits Ksh144 Per Litre as Fuel Shortage Bites

Super Petrol, Diesel and Petrol will go for Ksh144.62, Ksh125.5 and Ksh113.44 respectively in Nairobi. The hike comes amid a massive fuel shortage...

President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) in DR Congo when he presided over the official inauguration of the rebranded Equity BCDC office block in Central Kinshasa in April 2021. [Photo/ PSCU]
BUSINESSECONOMYFEATURED STORY

Meet the Kenyan Companies Trooping to DRC in New Wave

At a trade dinner this week hosted by Equity Bank and attended by DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, CEO James Mwangi announced that 26...

Betting
BUSINESSECONOMY

KRA Eyes Betting Billions With 20% Stake Tax

If Members of Parliament approve it, the excise duty excise duty on cash wagered on betting, gaming, prize competition and buying a lottery...

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani before presenting the 2022/23 budget in Parliament on April 7, 2022. [Photo/ Pd]
BUSINESSECONOMY

New Tax Rule Would Cost Keroche Ksh11 Billion

In the Ksh22.9 billion tax dispute between Keroche Breweries and KRA, for instance, Keroche would be required to deposit Ksh11.45 billion in a...

President Uhuru Kenyatta.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Uhuru’s Final Budget – Highlights of Ksh3.3 Trillion Plan

Yattani emphasized that the budget was geared to drive accelerated economic recovery from the effects of Covid-19 as well as to protect low...

Brian Kuira - Digital Strategist and active Social Media commentator
ECONOMYOPINION

 KRA’s Eye On Social Media Posts Enhances Tax Compliance

With the proliferation of social media platforms on which most people have had a tendency to share their ‘lavish’ lifestyles, many tax administrations...

Concerns of rapid price inflation hit business confidence during March, which dropped to the lowest level since the survey began in January 2014. [Photo/ Capital FM]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Business Confidence Hits Record Low in Kenya – Stanbic

"The pressure of higher prices on customers was substantial, with many choosing to reduce their spending, leading to a much slower increase in...

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