High Court suspends controversial fuel tax
Fuel Tax: Motorists in Kenya can now heave a sigh of relief. This is after the High Court in Bungoma on Thursday temporarily suspended the implementation of the new 16 per cent VAT on fuel. According...
View ArticleI started with Sh. 5,000 now I make millions from tomato farming in Kenya
Profitable Tomato Farming in Kenya: BY SMART HARVEST – Nicholas Njagi’s seven acre tomato farm located in Igamba-ng’ombe, Tharaka Nithi County, produces 400 boxes of tomatoes per acre and this season...
View ArticleCentum’s Sh. 1.2 billion geothermal wells fail to yield power
Geothermal in Kenya: BY BUSINESS DAILY – Centum Investments has suffered a major blow in its quest for generation of steam power. This is after its renewable energy company Akiira Geothermal’s (AGL)...
View ArticleThe new crop making farmers rich
This feature on canola farming in Kenya was first published in the Business Daily by Gitonga Marete. At the beginning of this farming season, Japhet Mwongera, a small scale farmer in Buuri sub-county,...
View ArticleKajiado County schools benefit from e-learning project led by Camara...
Camara Education has been working with Kenyan schools for over ten years, providing ICT skills and hardware to teachers and students alike in over 800 schools during that time through its social...
View ArticleBillionaire Bill Gates eyeing Kenyan banks
Bill Gates Invests in Kenya: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking to engage the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on the rollout of a free software that will enable Kenyans transact money across...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines invests sh338 Million in a LidoFlight 4D Solution
Ethiopian Airlines Group and Lufthansa Systems announced the introduction of Lufthansa’s Lido/Flight 4D solution in Ethiopian’s flight planning system. This new generation of the proven flight planning...
View ArticleNairobi to have yet another new mega shopping mall
aLL Design Mall in Kenya: The British architecture firm aLL Design in conjunction with Kiloran Development Group are constructing the latest shopping mall in Nairobi. The mall which has been dubbed,...
View ArticleHow the late Kunste Hotel owner built his empire
Nakuru’s Hotel Kunste is well known to travellers. But its owner, Stephen Kung’u, has always lurked behind its success — opting to steer away from media limelight. When he passed on three years ago at...
View Article5 regrets of a failed businessman
Ninety percent of start-ups fail, some for reasons which were completely avoidable, others because of a lack of confidence, preparation or understanding of what was needed to be successful. I have...
View ArticleSimple ways to spot good layers when buying chickens
Ways to spot good layers: While we can buy breeds based around their egg producing capabilities, how can we tell who in our flock is a laying queen, and who is freeloading? First things first, let’s...
View ArticleThese are the estates in Nairobi with 624 unfit buildings
Estates in Nairobi: The National Buildings Inspectorate (NBI) has found more than 650 buildings across the country unfit for human occupation, highlighting poor safety standards in Kenya’s booming real...
View ArticleAlibaba’s Jack Ma to step down in September 2019
Jack Ma, one of China’s richest men and chairman of Ali Baba, will hand over the reins to Daniel Zhang, currently chief executive. Alibaba is one of the world’s most valuable companies – its shares...
View ArticleEphraim Wainaina: Why you must take calculated risks to get rich
Ephraim Wainaina is the founder and CEO of I-Clean EA Ltd, a professional commercial and residential cleaning company. Biggest milestone: In entrepreneurship, there is no milestone that can surpass the...
View ArticleHow Jubilee’s debt appetite sunk Kenya in hot soup
BY EPHRAIM NJEGA Recently there has been a lot of talk about our public debt. It is therefore necessary for all to understand what the issues are with our public debt. This will help in informing...
View ArticleHow my watermelon farming dream ended in tears and losses
Watermelon business in Kenya By Mercy Adhiambo / Smart Harvest. Six years ago, Mr Zacharia Onchuri packed his bags and left his home in Sotik to pursue a new life. He was 22, desperately seeking for a...
View ArticleHow 2 passenger planes nearly crashed mid air in Naivasha last week
Passenger Plane Crash: Two passenger planes almost crashed mid air in Kenya last week. According to a report that appears in the East African newspaper, the two planes missed each other by just a...
View ArticleMeet Bow James, a 22 year old Boss who transformed creativity to business
Fortune favours self-made entrepreneurs. At only 22 years old, Bow James is making a name for himself in the creative industry, exploring his innate gifts and making good use of his impeccable business...
View ArticleVisa appoints Kenyan Female to lead Social Impact Initiatives
Visa today announced that Marianne Mwaniki has joined the company as senior vice president of social impact, with responsibility for the company’s comprehensive strategy in the areas of financial...
View ArticleSix NSE-listed firms make it to Global Investment Summit in London
Six NSE-listed firms are currently attending the EFG Hermes 9th annual London Conference, the biggest Middle East North Africa and frontier emerging markets (“FEM”) investor event held in the UK. The...
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