- Kenyan lenders like KCB Group and Equity Group have been eyeing Ethiopia as their next growth market and scouting targets as Addis Ababa seeks to attract international players.
- Italians in Venice are up in arms against too many tourists. In Japan, there are restrictions on visiting Mt Fuji. In Kenya, we are struggling to hit five million tourists a year.
- A team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice, in a process they hope could revolutionise how the world eats.
- CAK could soon begin regulating the activities of players in the digital marketplace in a move that could see platforms like Facebook and Google declared dominant.
- By now, any patriotic citizen with at least an average sense of awareness on national matters has some idea of what the government has proposed for the next 12 months, good or bad.
- The cost of petrol is down by Sh3 per litre, diesel by Sh6 and kerosene by Sh5.71 in Epra guidelines. The shilling has strengthened to around 130 against the dollar.
- Ongeti said KENAS acts as the 'checker of checkers' accrediting organisations that assess the competence of laboratories, inspection bodies, and certification bodies.
- The Finance Bill, 2024 carries significant implications for the housing and settlement sector, aligning with the government's commitment to address the country's housing challenges.
- Orange juice prices have always been volatile, falling when bumper harvests create an oversupply of oranges and rising when frost or a hurricane knocks out fruit trees.
- While AI may create new types of jobs, there will likely be workforce disruptions and a need for reskilling programmes with a consequent impact on workforce morale.
- President William Ruto has called for expanding the mandate and financial muscles of regional lenders to help mobilise more domestic resources for development across the continent.
- It is becoming increasingly difficult to link this administration's fine words with its fancy (and correct) ideas - six objectives, five pillars, five clusters, nine value chains etc
- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a reduction in the prices of Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene by Sh3.0, Sh6.08 and Sh5.71 per litre respectively.
- The Bahamas pushed for stronger commercial cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, saying direct flights could help unlock economic opportunities between the regions.
- Currently, Kenya lacks a conducive environment for local manufacturing of Electric Vehicles. Therefore, the focus should be on encouraging local assembly.
- 27 years later, the building stands at only 15 floors, with about two-thirds of the original architectural vision reduced to a bland form similar to the surrounding buildings.
- The report by the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the WTO and UN, highlights significant untapped potential but declining trade flows between regions with historical links.
