Kenya
Vai alla Scheda Paese »There comes a time when the nation is more important than an individual.
— George Saitoti
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Kenya receives Sh8.8bn to alleviate education
The multilateral partnership gives education to children in the world’s poorest nations.
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Kenyan economy among the best but growth slow
While economic growth in Kenya has slowed, according to latest projections from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, it is still among the best performing sub-Saharan African economies.
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East Africa: Why U.S Firm Dropped Interests to Buy Rift Valley Railways
[East African] An American firm that was negotiating to buy Rift Valley Railways from Egypt's Qalaa Holdings withdrew its interest after the World Bank signalled its intention to blacklist the rail firm over massive corruption that was revealed in an audit report last year, the Business Daily said.
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Business News: Agency to step up rural electrification drive to beat deadline
The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has set its sights on Kenya achieving universal access to energy goal ahead of its 2030 deadline.
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Business: Kenya now has 39.4 million internet users
The number of Internet Service Providers grew from 221 in 2015 to 242 in 2016, which saw the number of wireless internet subscriptions increase by 11.5 per cent to 26.6 million subscribers.
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Business: Slum that is watering down Thika's real estate market
Some 40 kilometres North West of Nairobi lies Kiandutu, a rapidly growing slum in Kiambu County. The houses here are made of corrugated iron sheets and mud. This sprawling slum is a hindrance to the growth of the nearby Thika Town.
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Business News: Financial sector posts slowest growth in five years as lending pace slows
The financial sector grew by 6.9 per cent in 2016, the slowest pace since 2012, according to the latest Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data.
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Business: NSE bear run hurts traders' 2016 profit
Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) traders encountered a tough terrain in 2016, with stockbrokers and investment banks recording losses or drop in returns.
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Business: State woos Japanese investors into Special Economic zones
Kenya will work closely with the Japanese private sector in a bid to lure investment into the Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
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Business News: NSE bear run hurts traders' 2016 profit
Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) traders encountered a tough terrain in 2016, with stockbrokers and investment banks recording losses or drop in returns.
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Business News: State woos Japanese investors into Special Economic zones
Kenya will work closely with the Japanese private sector in a bid to lure investment into the Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
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Business: Financial sector posts slowest growth in five years as lending pace slows
The financial sector grew by 6.9 per cent in 2016, the slowest pace since 2012, according to the latest Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data.
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Business News: Economy grew 5.8 percent as 800,000 new jobs created in 2016
Economy grew by 5.8 percent in 2016 compared to 5.7 reported last year, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
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Business News: KCB in a deal to promote quality education among needy students
KCB Foundation has signed a partnership with Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) that will see bright needy students living with disabilities access quality education under the Foundation's scholarship program.
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Sci & Tech: Don't just throw money at it: Lessons on growing an online business
Ian Isherwood, the founder of Date Me Kenya, describes himself as a 31 year-old white Kenyan. Born and raised at the Coast, he gets a little annoyed when people keep asking where he is originally from.
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Business News: KRA in out-of-court deal with firm in health ministry Sh5 billion scandal
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has brokered a deal with a firm said to be a beneficiary of the Sh5.3 billion Health ministry scam to withdraw a tax evasion case against it.
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Business: Students develop app to curb Crime
Five Strathmore students and one from the University of Nairobi have developed a mobile applicationthat could revolutionise how Kenyans report crimes.
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World Bank in fresh warning as Kenya’s debt hits Sh3.8 trn
A rapid build-up of public debt in the past four years has put the Kenyan economy at the risk of turbulence, the World Bank warned on Wednesday, adding its voice to rising concerns over the possible impact of heavy borrowing on the country’s future.
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New Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs
[Addis Fortune] Meles Alem has been appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He replaces Tewelde Mulugeta, who has been at the post since he replaced Dina Mufti, who is now Ambassador to Kenya.
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Business: Why KRA barred from accessing Chinese firm account worth Sh3.5b
Court has temporarily stopped Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from freezing Sh 3.5 billion accounts belonging to a Chinese firm over alleged outstanding tax returns.
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Business News: Why KRA barred from accessing Chinese firm account worth Sh3.5b
Court has temporarily stopped Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from freezing Sh 3.5 billion accounts belonging to a Chinese firm over alleged outstanding tax returns.