Kenya
Vai alla Scheda Paese »There comes a time when the nation is more important than an individual.
— George Saitoti
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Business: Kenya seeks to go one better in conference tourism in 2017
Kenya is keen to build on the success of last year as a major conference tourism destination. Among the high-profile international events to be staged in the country this year include the Aid and Development Africa Summit in Nairobi.
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Business: World Bank's IFC to acquire 10 per cent stake in Britam for Sh3.6b
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made an entry into Kenya's insurance industry by acquiring a significant stake in Britam Holdings Ltd.
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Business: Falling exports to EAC signal Kenya's weaker grip on region
Kenya's exports to the East African Community (EAC) fell by more than 27 per cent in the third quarter of 2016 further, loosening the country's grip on the key regional market.
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Islamic finance roots grow deeper in Kenya
Insurance law sets the country on the path to being the regional hub on the continent
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Dutch tourists escape unhurt as youths stone their vehicle in Laikipia
A family of Dutch holidaymakers was attacked by a mob of Pokot invaders at the Laikipia Nature Conservancy on Friday night. Harm Duiker, head of Dutch development organisation SNV, together with six others, were confronted in their Safari vehicle by more than 10 Pokot youths armed with crude weapons, who ...
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KCSE 2016: Candidate disputes 'B' grade, says more time needed to mark exams
A KCSE candidate who scored a B in the 2016 exams has disputed his results saying he was supposed to have received an A. Msuo Abubakar from Aga Khan High School, Mombasa said he cried upon learning that he missed the A following what he termed as mistakes in marking. ...
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Uhuru, Raila draw battle lines ahead of August polls
Kenya’s foremost political rivals, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Cord leader Raila Odinga, have used their New Year messages to draw the pre-election battle lines. The two, who faced off for President in 2013, and are expected to do so again on August 8, had not a kind word for the ...
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Kenya: Region's economy under threat as Central Kenya's Lake Ol Bolossat faces extinction
Unprecedented levels of environmental degradation are threatening the economy of Central Kenya, with the region's only lake now facing extinction.
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Kenya: Making, sticking to New Year resolutions amounts to economic sabotage, experts say
Economic experts have warned that making and sticking to New Year resolutions could have a catastrophic effect on the economy.
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Kenya: Business Ideas Sparked By a Visit to a Cape Town Vineyard
[Nation] My proposal last week to brand Kenyan athletics yielded many responses. Before proceeding to make another proposal for this week, I want to share just two of the comments elicited by last week's column.
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Business News: Drop in tea and coffee exports eat into Kenya's foreign earnings
Kenya's export earnings dropped by 12.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2016 following reduced performance in the tea, coffee and horticulture sectors.
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Business: Drop in tea and coffee exports eat into Kenya's foreign earnings
Kenya's export earnings dropped by 12.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2016 following reduced performance in the tea, coffee and horticulture sectors.
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Kenya: Christmas away from in-laws was pure happiness
Problem is this feast is prepared by daughters-in-law under very circumstances meant to test their so-called humility and resilience.
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Kenya: NTSA shifts from manual car registration to online
You will not be able to register, change particulars or transfer ownership of a car manually as from today. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has officially scraped off manual transaction of vehicle registration following the lapse of a six month grace period given to motorists and business persons ...
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Poll: Raila is the most trusted and controversial personality
Kenyans have expressed mixed feelings about opposition leader Raila Odinga in a poll conducted by the Star that ranks Education CS Fred Matiang’i as Person of the Year. Raila was ranked most controversial personality, most trusted person and the person with the most negative impact on respondents’ lives. The poll ...
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Business: German tourist, 74, who can't get enough of Kenya
At 74, German national, Horst Beelitz has done his fair share of travelling. Of all places he has been to, however, none beats the beauty and allure of Kenya, he says.
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Business News: German tourist, 74, who can't get enough of Kenya
At 74, German national, Horst Beelitz has done his fair share of travelling. Of all places he has been to, however, none beats the beauty and allure of Kenya, he says.
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Kenya: My friend's 'sponsor' landed me in jail
I woke up with a start one night. Someone was banging on my apartment door. It was 2am and thought perhaps it was the caretaker.
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A year in pictures: the tears of joy and despair
Across much of Europe and Africa, 2016 was a year of tumult. There were seismic shifts in politics, with the falls of prime ministers David Cameron of Britain and Matteo Renzi of Italy, both of whom stepped down after losing referendums. Iceland's prime minister resigned, triggering early elections, after protests ...
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Owner of luxurious sailing car faces KMA detectives after 'Star exposé'
The owner of the luxurious sailing car wanted for flouting maritime laws presented himself before the authorities on Friday. Simon Everett faced the Kenya Maritime Authority detectives moments after he learned of a story in the Star that he was being sought. A police source said that the investor wrote ...
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Business News: Sanlam Kenya issues profit warning for third straight year
Sanlam Kenya has issued a profit warning for the third year in a row as the investment environment got bleaker for the financial provider.