ECONOMY

Kenya is the biggest economy in East Africa and most watched in sub-Saharan Africa, being the regional business hub. BT brings you comprehensive coverage of the various economic sectors.

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Tea Prices Drop as High Volumes Persist

A global oversupply of the beverage coupled with market disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic has seen prices continue on a downward trend for...

Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters at Times Tower Nairobi.
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KRA’s Voluntary Tax Disclosure Program to Improve Revenue Collection

The VDTP provides a platform for a taxpayer to disclose tax liabilities that were previously undisclosed to the Commissioner for the purpose of...

Centum Group CEO Dr. James Mworia addressing participants during the Cascadia Open Day at Two Rivers, Nairobi on February 24, 2021.
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Why Kenyans Are Snapping Up Centum’s Cascadia Apartments

Centum Chief Executive James Mworia asserted that the firm was keen on complimenting President Uhuru Kenyatta's affordable housing agenda. The Cascadia development includes...

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Young Entrepreneurs Offered Ksh1.3B as Uhuru Launches Youth Strategic Plan

The President challenged winners of the World Bank sponsored initiative to utilize the grants awarded to them to grow their businesses, create employment...

Depiction of smart home technology. Today, most people and households boast a multitude of smart devices.
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Sensory Surveillance & Smart Devices: Why We Should Care About the Cost of Convenience

Most of us buy smart devices for the innovation and convenience they promise without giving much thought to how these gadgets handle data...

The Carrefour Market outlet in Westlands, Nairobi.
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Carrefour’s Newly Opened Westgate Store to Create 200 Jobs

The store is intended to serve residents of Westlands, Parklands and the larger Thigiri area. It sticks to the Carrefour Market model -...

A view of a section of the Kisumu Central Business District (CBD). The county has banned all motorized transport in the CBD.
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Motorists Banned from CBD as Kisumu Ramps Up Non-Motorized Transport

County enforcement Officials in Kisumu on Tuesday, February 23 implemented a ban on all motorised transport in the Central Business District (CBD) under...

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Kenya’s Tourism Sector Doomed Until 2024 – Balala

Upon the announcement of a Covid-19 Vaccine in November 2020, Balala had expressed hope that the tourism sector would immensely recover by July...

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