Kenya Launches KSh 150 Billion SGR Phase 2A
Kenya has launched Phase 2A of the Standard Gauge Railway running from Nairobi to Suswa and covering 120 kilometres. China Communication Construction Company was the main contractor taking three years [...]
Kenya Power Cautions Against Unlicensed Communication Networks on Electricity Poles
Kenya Power has issued a public notice cautioning unlicensed communication networks from attaching their fibre optic cables onto their distribution poles when offering internet, television, communication and other services to [...]
Podcast: Family-Owned Businesses to Benefit From New Program
Family Owned businesses, high net worth individuals and private companies will benefit from Deloitte East Africa's newly launched Deloitte Private Program. Deloitte Private Program will offer audit, tax, consulting, risk, [...]KCB Group Jumps 92 Positions in The 2019 World's Top 1000 Banks
KCB Group has been ranked at position 717 in The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking for 2019, emerging 21 in Africa and number 1 in Eastern Africa, out of [...]Lamu Port Declared a Customs Area
Lamu port has officially been declared a customs area, allowing the facility to hold goods as they wait for clearance. A Gazette notice from the customs and border control Commissioner [...]One Year Later, The Inuka SME Program Continues to Greatly Impact Small Businesses
Kenya Bankers Association, a lobby group for commercial banks in Kenya, has been running an online platform (inukasme.co.ke) where entrepreneurs can access valuable information on how to overcome challenges that [...]
How Safaricom’s Ecosystem Enhances job Creation
Safaricom aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that aims to reduce inequalities by enabling equal access to opportunities to everyone, especially to vulnerable groups, using the firm’s [...]Kenya Airways New AccesRail Partnership to Enhance Europe Expansion
Kenya Airways has signed an agreement with AccesRail to connect its passengers to different destinations in Europe through train transfers. The new deal will allow passengers to buy an air [...]Nairobi Bourse Signs Deal to Woo Chinese Investors
The Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC (NSE) has formalized the partnership with the Chinese Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement is expected to showcase the [...]Tea Farmers Demand for Fewer KTDA officials
Tea farmers from the Kisii Region are demanding for the reduction of officials at the Kenya Tea Development Agency. They blame the many officials for the low bonus payouts. The [...]HF Group Redeems its Ksh 3 billion Corporate Bond
Housing Finance has announced the redemption of its corporate bond that was worth KSh 3 billion shillings. The bond was issued in 2012 and had a 7-year tenor and an [...]Menengai Crater Geothermal Power plant Construction to Start in December
Construction of a geothermal power plant on the Menengai Crater floor is set to start in December 2019. GDC and transmission giant KETRACO have already begun the development of a [...]
