Chrispinus Juma
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John Ngumi resigns as Kenya Airways independent director
This is Ngumi's second high-profile resignation after he quit as Safaricom's board chairman and director in January just after just five months in office.Mr Ngumi’s exit comes barely three weeks after rushing to court to bar the anti-graft agency Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)&nbs...
Mukumu Girls: 800 bags of contaminated cereals to be incinerated in Mombasa
The 800-bag consignment of maize, beans, and rice was flagged off from the school by Kakamega Governor Farnandez Barasa, who was flanked by other political leaders and regional commissioner Samson Irungu, and delivered to the Mombasa-based Bamburi Cement plant for destruction....
Search for Central Bank of Kenya Chairperson: What the board and the market need
Among those warming up to replace Patrick Njoroge, whose second and final four-year term ends in June, are former central bank deputies Haron Sirima and Edward Sambili, and four others. The two missed out on the job in 2015, when Mr Njoroge got hired
Over 100,000 Kenyans could lose their jobs over duty-free cooking oil
KAM has expressed fears that the sustained duty-free importation of edible oils could equally signal the closure of decades-old key industries and a Ksh.52 billion loss in taxes annually.This follows a long protracted standoff between the government and edible oil manufactures over taxes....
Land prices in Ngong, Ongata Rongai, Tigoni and Kiambu shoot up - Report
Unlike last year, however, Juja, Kiserian and Syokimau have been shoved off the list of most coveted areas.Athi River, on speculations of extending the SGR to the EPZ in the area, saw it pop up on the list of towns land buyers are eyeing.
KRA seeks to replace Githii Mburu
The taxman advertised the critical job in the local dailies on Wednesday, whose holder serves for a five-year term, signaling the possible end of Mrs Simiyu's tenure since her appointment in October last year to tame a looming leadership crisis.
Understanding President Ruto’s push to increase foreign remittance
According to the CBK, inflows were strong in December at Sh44.1 billion, an increase of 3.4 Per cent compared to Sh42.6 billion in November.
The ugly face of drought: Bandits’ guns go silent as hunger pangs rule in Isiolo
Used and unused bullets are a common sight in Isiolo. They sum up the weight of the fight that has gone on – cattle rusting, now wiped out by the trail of drought.
KLM removes Kenya from list of countries with 'civil unrest' after uproar
A civil unrest involves fierce fighting between different groups of people or communities, so fierce that it could greatly disrupt airspace operations leading to its closure.On Friday night, in an alert displayed on the website and its social media channels, KLM had instructed travellers to consider...
KQ net earnings to drop by 25 percent on forex exchange losses, loans servicing
Kenya Airways’ Board of Directors, in a profit warning announcement to stakeholders, said that the dip has been occasioned by forex losses but exuded confidence that it is a one-off loss.The announcement was based on financial analysis at the loss-making airline.