Shipping takes backseat as climate summit ends
The shipping industry, responsible for emitting 3.9 per cent of planet-warming gases, drew little interest among delegates as the African Climate Summit was concluded.
By Lee Mwiti 1 year ago
Shipping takes backseat as climate summit ends
The plan to save the high seas
UN High Seas Treaty will help reverse biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development, but caution there is still a long way to go before implementation.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 1 year ago
The plan to save the high seas
Tough times now shadow the allure of fasting period
The last two years have proved especially hard for most residents with families abandoning some of the niceties' meant to spice up the meals after fast.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 1 year ago
Tough times now shadow the allure of fasting period
How SAP tech is changing oil and gas supply chain in Kenya
The oil and gas industry operates through a global supply chain that includes domestic and international transport, trading, shipping, ordering, and inventory visibility and control.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 1 year ago
How SAP tech is changing oil and gas supply chain in Kenya
Seafarers to gain from KCB loan deal
Sh155 million has been set aside to be disbursed to seafarers as bursaries.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 2 years ago
Seafarers to gain from KCB loan deal
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How Paul Russo saved Chase Bank from sure death when it reopened for business
The closure of Chase Bank on April 7, 2016 caught thousands by surprise and shook an already reeling banking sector.
By Lee Mwiti 2 years ago
How Paul Russo saved Chase Bank from sure death when it reopened for business
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How ferries work
Ferry designs depend on the length of the route, the number of passengers and vehicles to be ferried, speed requirements and the water condition the craft must deal with.
By Lee Mwiti 2 years ago
How ferries work
IEBC to slash nomination fees for women and special groups
Male aspirants for a member of Parliament seat will pay Sh20,000, while women will pay Sh10,000.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 2 years ago
IEBC to slash nomination fees for women and special groups
Proposed EAC tariff hike to boost regional trade
The proposed maximum East African Community Common External Tariff (CET) rate of 35 per cent will boost intra-EAC trade by $19 million (Sh2 billion)
By Lee Mwiti 2 years ago
Proposed EAC tariff hike to boost regional trade
KPA readies to complete second oil terminal
The new terminal, which has multiple berths, will reduce freight costs for fuel importers while reducing the penalties levied by shipowners.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 2 years ago
KPA readies to complete second oil terminal
State in plan to enhance access and improve quality learning in TVETs
Members of the Technical Working Group on harmonisation of TVET qualifications are meeting in Nairobi and virtually to discuss the draft Regional TVET
By Lee Mwiti 3 years ago
State in plan to enhance access and improve quality learning in TVETs
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KAA to upgrade Malindi airport
KAA plans to increase the length of the runway to 2.4 kilometres from the current 1.4 kilometres.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 3 years ago
KAA to upgrade Malindi airport
Reflections resilience and hope as curtains fall on Ramadhan
Our virtues and our strengths, some of which we never knew we possessed then shone to the surface and saved the day.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 3 years ago
Reflections resilience and hope as curtains fall on Ramadhan
Awareness creation key in addressing kidney diseases
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a progressive loss in kidney function over a period of months or years.
By Lee Mwiti 3 years ago
Awareness creation key in addressing kidney diseases
Mobius opens Sh330m factory
Local carmaker Mobius Motors has opened a new Sh330 million manufacturing plant in Nairobi.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 3 years ago
Mobius opens Sh330m factory
Importance of trust in a business
Trust and relationships, much more than money, are the currency of business.
By Lee Mwiti 4 years ago
Importance of trust in a business
Why every entrepreneur should read book
It is simple logic that those who read often have been known to have more finely-tuned brains
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 4 years ago
Why every entrepreneur should read book
Consistent innovation is key to saying afloat
The world around us is constantly changing, and in order for your business to remain relevant and profitable, it will eventually need to adapt
By Lee Mwiti 4 years ago
Consistent innovation is key to saying afloat
The power of never giving up
It is never too late to become what you might have been.
By Lee Mwiti 4 years ago
The power of never giving up
Importance of knowledge in a business
Knowledge enables you to identify and seize opportunities, it enables your business to thrive amid competition.
By Lee Mwiti 4 years ago
Importance of knowledge in a business
Fertiliser wars put KEBS on the spot
State agency bows to intense lobbying by one importer to raise permissible levels of potentially dangerous element in widely used DAP.
By Lee Mwiti 4 years ago
Fertiliser wars put KEBS on the spot
Survey calls for tighter regulation on digital loans
Credit checks are not thoroughly done before disbursing funds.
By Lee Mwiti Mukunga 5 years ago
Survey calls for tighter regulation on digital loans
EU doubtful UK plan could lead to Brexit deal
European Union officials expressed doubt yesterday that the latest British proposals on Brexit could yield an agreement before an October 31 deadline.
By Lee Mwiti 5 years ago
EU doubtful UK plan could lead to Brexit deal
Firms rush to cash in on speed governors
Among the firms that have positioned themselves to gain from the anticipated business is a startup that has won a recommendation from NTSA.
By Lee Mwiti 5 years ago
Firms rush to cash in on speed governors
Pastor, congregation escape death as 'strange' fire engulfs church
A pastor and his congregation narrowly escaped death after their church in Maara, Tharaka Nithi, caught fire on Sunday.
By Lee Mwiti 5 years ago
Pastor, congregation escape death as 'strange' fire engulfs church
Restive millennials present headache for baby boomers
The employee was the pillar of the society and was the ultimate bread winner of his extended family.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Restive millennials present headache for baby boomers
New unit to fine, jail retailers for delaying suppliers’ cash
New unit to fine, jail retailers for delaying suppliers’ cash
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
New unit to fine, jail retailers for delaying suppliers’ cash
High fees hinder success of Agpo
Special groups losing State tenders to unscrupulous business people.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
High fees hinder success of Agpo
Poor cobblers cut off from Sh300 billion State plan
Small-time operators cite frustrations and broken promises after being edged out of ambitious Government project for the leather industry
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Poor cobblers cut off from Sh300 billion State plan
Fancy crickets? New edible species soon to be served
Kenyans will soon have a wider dietary choice after researchers reported the discovery of a new edible insect in the country.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Fancy crickets? New edible species soon to be served
Researchers discover new edible insect in Kenya
Kenyan’s dietary choices have been expanded if a fresh discovery by a research agency of a new edible insect is to be embraced.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Researchers discover new edible insect in Kenya
EAPCC seeks Sh15b to avoid total shutdown
Troubled firm admits to not being able to pay employees’ statutory dues and taxes to KRA as it awaits Cabinet nod to dispose of some of its land.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
EAPCC seeks Sh15b to avoid total shutdown
Airlines and oil firms take fight for jet fuel cash to Parliament
Oil marketing firms have now taken their fight for the aviation industry’s billions of shillings to the National Assembly.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Airlines and oil firms take fight for jet fuel cash to Parliament
Airlines demand tax review to lower fuel costs
Top airlines in the country have protested the high fuel prices that have been brought by stringent taxation from the government.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Airlines demand tax review to lower fuel costs
Farmers to get potato harvesters
The firms said the project that kicked off in Meru County aims to showcase the importance of mechanising agriculture.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Farmers to get potato harvesters
Airlines in trouble over jet fuel contracts
Oil marketer claims airlines gave tenders to unlicensed firms.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Airlines in trouble over jet fuel contracts
Hold on, State tells leather manufacturers on tax cut
Lobby wants materials zero rated as sector faces another tax increase
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Hold on, State tells leather manufacturers on tax cut
New taxes cut appetite for kerosene, hurt poor
Use of fuel has gone down by up to 75pc, according to ERC
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
New taxes cut appetite for kerosene, hurt poor
Pharmaceutical firm in row with Tanzania over Sh1.5m tax refund
A Kenyan-owned pharmaceutical company is engaged in a protracted battle with Tanzanian authorities over a tax refund.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
Pharmaceutical firm in row with Tanzania over Sh1.5m tax refund
State seeks Sh1.4 trillion to develop blue economy
More allocations will be coming in the future as negotiations with private partners and donors start.
By Lee Mwiti 6 years ago
State seeks Sh1.4 trillion to develop blue economy
State waives duty for steel tycoon equipment to build Sh11b plant
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