Mumias Sugar Company has plunged further into negative territory after posting a Ksh 15.1 billion loss in the year ending June 2018, which is more than double the Ksh 6.8 billion loss reported in 2017. Despite receiving billions of shillings in Treasury bailouts, the sugarcane miller attributes the deteriorating financial situation to shortage of sugarcane, […]
Kenyatta family plot to take over Kenya Airways and JKIA airport on Final Stages- MPs cry
Kenyatta family empire is on the rise and expanding to at a much faster rate than any other business entity in Africa. The family has been singled out for positioning themselves to take over the management and running of Kenya’s premier airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) through Kenya Airways (KQ). During a parliamentary committee […]
Reprieve for fish importers as government lifts Chinese fish ban
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive has seen the Department of Fisheries lifting a ban on fish imports following a biting shortage after against Chinese catch that had flooded the market. The ban was lifted in January, barely three months after the restrictions took effect in November. Mr Kenyatta, in ordering the ban, had said it was […]
Exposed: Cartels behind Kenya Airways bid to grab Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
The proposed take over of Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport whose ownership and management is to be placed under a holding company that will be 100% owned by KQ in a concession deal that will run for 30 years is one the calls for serious questioning due to the far reaching implications it portends. For […]
Poverty? How Kenyans borrowed over 1 billion shillings in a week
Safaricom notched up one million users for its new overdraft feature on the M-Pesa platform in just eight days, surpassing its CEO’s expectations, he said on Thursday. Started 11 years ago as a service to allow Kenyans without access to the banking network to transfer money via mobile phones, M-Pesa now offers loans and savings […]
Inside airtel’s and Telcom secret deal to kill Safaricom’s dominance
Bharti Airtel is in talks about a potential takeover of Telkom Kenya, the East African nation’s smallest operator, three telecoms industry sources said on Monday. London-based Helios Investment, which owns a 60 percent stake in Telkom, was looking to partly cash out of the investment which it entered in 2015, the sources said. Safaricom telecommunication […]
BLOW TO NAIROBI TEACHERS AS MEDICAL INSURER CANCELS SERVICES OF GOOD HOSPITALS
By Miruka Ongoro It is now apparent that Nairobi teachers will miss the services of the best hospitals in the city,. This is according to multiple sources and investigations conducted by this writer. Among the hospitals that have been serving teachers well are Nairobi West Hospital, which #Minet, the medical insurer contracted by #TSC has […]
Meet The Highly Experienced Pilots Who Flew KQ Dreamliner From Nairobi to New York
Hours before the flight took off, Veteran Kenya Airways pilot Joseph Kinuthia expressed his delight at being chosen to fly the Dreamliner 787-8 during the inaugural flight from Nairobi’s Joma Kenyatta International Airport to New York’s JF Kennedy Airport. In an exclusive interview with Media Personality Alex Chamwada who is also on the maiden flight, […]
It’s A Safe Landing! First Ever Kenya Airways Direct Flight to USA Lands In New York
Kenya Airways’ maiden direct flight to the US has landed at the JF Kennedy International Airport. The plane carrying 234 passengers landed some minutes after 2pm after it was delayed for half an hour. The plane christened “Magical Kenya” left JKIA on October 27 at 2259 hours, cruising at 888 km/hour. It was bound traveled […]
CNN’s News Anchor Richard Quest Praises Governor Sonko Beautification Program, Ranks Nairobi High
CNN’s world-renown TV Anchor *Richard Quest has praised Governor Mike Sonko’s Nairobi Beautification Programme* calling it evidence that *“Nairobi’s citizens take pride in their home.”* In an article on CNN Global Website, Richard Quest who has visited most International Cities around the world to shoot his top-rated show “The Business Traveller” in which he captures […]
CNN Top Anchor Richard Quest to grace Nairobi-New York inaugural flight for his Business Traveler Show
CNN Top news anchor Richard Quest is set to fly on Monday to cover Kenya’s inaugural direct flight to New York. The highly celebrated TV personality is expected to fly the inaugural flight scheduled for October 28, 2018, for his globally renowned Quest Means Business show and also his monthly show BUSINESS TRAVELER. Richard is […]
Basic CV Writing Rules – check out what is required of a good CV
Basic CV Writing Rules 1. Put your names/contacts/career objective right at the beginning. 2. Marital status/religion/DOB/Gender are unnecessary-avoid. 3. State your core (4-6) skills in the third or fourth segment. 4. Mention your previous workplaces & your roles preferably the best three jobs . 5. No one cares which primary and high school you went […]
HERE Are The Fuel Prices After Uhuru Signed 8% VAT Bill, Other Devastating Taxes Take Effect
By Epraim Njega ERC has computed new fuel prices following the signing of the Finance Bill into law by the president. The maximum price for petrol in Nairobi will be as I had earlier indicated KShs 116.9 per litre. Before the VAT a litre of petrol was retailing at KShs 113.73 as per 14th of […]
BREAKING: Governor Kidero Arrested Again, Dragged to EACC For Questioning
By Grace Gichui for STD The Ethics and Anti-corruption commission (EACC) detectives and police officers have arrested ex-Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero at his Muthaiga home in Nairobi. Kidero was taken to EACC headquarters at Integrity Centre for questioning. The officers raided Kidero’s home on Thursday at around 2am and until his arrest, they had […]
LIST Of New Taxes Proposed By Uhuru, HOW They Will Affect You, What Your MP Will Be Voting For!
Here is a summary of what your MP will be voting for; check out a range of taxes introduced by Uhuru. What worries many is that the same taxes will be looted by Uhuru’s friends just like they have done in NYS, Ministry of Health, Kenya Power, Kenya Pipeline corporation etc etc 1. Poor families […]
Uhuru Orders Budget Cuts; See Key Government Agencies To Suffer Massive Cuts; CDF, Devolution
In order to balance the budget the government has moved to cut allocations to key government ministries and agencies, see list of key reductions; 1. Devolution ministry (Sh6 billion), 2. National Treasury (Sh6 billion), 3. the Information and Communication Technology ministry (Sh5.9 billion) and 4. Energy docket (Sh2.6 billion). 5. The Infrastructure ministry is set […]
Uhuru’s Lawyer Ahmednassir Offers To Buy Prism Towers At 1.2Billion in A Flash, Donald Kipkorir to Conveyance
President Uhuru’s lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi has offered to buy the newly built Prism towers at 1.2Billion. Senior counsel Ahmednassir asked his friend Lawyer Donald Kipkorir to get in touch with the developer and also prepare conveyancing papers. Pesa Otas !! Don…please give him my number…ready to buy the entire 28 floors for Kshs 1.2b…urgently…and you […]
We Are In Deep Shit, More Suffering To Come As IMF Rolls Out Tough Programme For Kenya, Looting Continues
By Darius Okolla Let’s face it, we are on an economic free fall. Such crises often lasts a few years to decades and the effects stalls mobility for generations. We obv don’t know how long this will last but it’ll be painful and prolly the worst financial crisis any of us will ever live through. […]
You Are No Better Than Tanzanians Or Ugandans, May Be On Social Media- Kenyans Told
By Darius Okolla For decades we’ve been indoctrinated into the belief that we are superior to Tanzanians and more urbanized than Ugandans. The rural North has minimized our access to Ethiopia meaning we haven’t perceived them as direct rivals worthy of comparison. We’ve in turn bought into the national myth of being the regional powerhouse. […]
The Deep Rot In Our Economy And How To Resolve It; Short Term Solution
By Darius Okolla As Dr Ndii clarified in his KTN interview last week, there are no easy choices as far as the Kenyan economy is concerned. Thing is, we’ve maxed out our borrowing, and pretty much maxed out taxation at the same time while perpetuating reckless spending. It gets more alarming considering the economy hasn’t […]
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