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Matatu industry defends itself over fatal incidents amid outrage

NTSA Director General George Njao said they would crack the whip on rogue crew and that no stone would be left unturned.

Matatu industry defends itself over fatal incidents amid outrage

More than 80 million jobs on the line globally as tech takes centre stage

More than 80 million jobs on the line globally as tech takes centre stage

Morocco summit to discuss Africa's digital development

Morocco summit to discuss Africa's digital development

What home buyers must know before getting a mortgage

What home buyers must know before getting a mortgage

Private capital investments up despite investor jitters

2022 was the highest year on record for deal volumes in Africa in the past 10 years, surpassing the record levels achieved in 2021 and representing a 46 per cent year-over-year increase.

Private capital investments up despite investor jitters

Race for KNCCI top seat hots up days to elections

Ngatia, who will be facing opposition from his First Vice President Erick Rutto, has picked seasoned businessman Abdulwalli Sharrif as his running mate.

Race for KNCCI top seat hots up days to elections

Rents in satellite towns shoot up as land prices reach historic high

Apartments’ rental prices in all satellite towns increased in the first quarter of 2023 owing to an increased demand for affordable houses and inflationary adjustment to prices.

Rents in satellite towns shoot up as land prices reach historic high

Twitter war on Finance Bill as Ndii slams opposition calls

Kenyans on Twitter joined Azimio leader Raila Odinga and public sector unions to oppose Finance Bill 2023 which proposes to raise taxes.

Twitter war on Finance Bill as Ndii slams opposition calls

Grooming: When professionals do not conform to formal dress code

What has grooming to do with your professionalism? HR Manager Faith Kosilbet says older people are either impressed or discouraged by professionals’ presentations, especially in dressing.

Grooming: When professionals do not conform to formal dress code

Lucrative public, private sector industries pay staff over Sh1m

Accommodation and food service activities paid well in private and public sectors while Kenyans working in farming, sewerage and water supply sectors earned peanuts.

Lucrative public, private sector industries pay staff over Sh1m

Why you should buy property during the rainy season

You will know if the roads leading to the plot you are interested in feature overflowing bridges, or if they are cut off by floods. Also, you will establish if the land is vulnerable to erosion

Why you should buy property during the rainy season

Transport sector records growth after travel restrictions are eased

Personal movement increased with easing of Covid curbs. 6,505km of rural roads were under improvement in 2022.

Transport sector records growth after travel restrictions are eased

Manufacturing sector posts growth far below 10 per cent target

The sector has a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) of 7.8 per cent in 2022. The value of output increased by 17.6 per cent to Sh2.7 trillion in the year under review.

Manufacturing sector posts growth far below 10 per cent target

Broke: Demotivated civil servants suffer in silence amid pay woes

The inflation rate has now hit 9.19 per cent and the Central Bank Rate is up to 9.5 per cent as the dollar, which traded at Sh115 in April 2022, is now past Sh135.

Broke: Demotivated civil servants suffer in silence amid pay woes

Kenyan firms honoured for climate solutions

The Ashden Awards shortlist highlights 32 inclusive climate solutions to power the earth’s future and regenerate the world, Ashden says.

Kenyan firms honoured for climate solutions

NTSA crackdown: Non-compliant PSVs to be removed from roads

Public transport operators with less than 30 vehicles have 30 days to enforce the NTSA (public service vehicles) Regulations 2014, failure to which they will have their licences revoked.

NTSA crackdown: Non-compliant PSVs to be removed from roads

Pastor Paul Mackenzie's bizarre teachings

DCI detectives have so far exhumed not less than 58 bodies from a graveyard in which Pastor Mackenzie’s followers were buried in Shakahola, Kilifi County.

Pastor Paul Mackenzie's bizarre teachings

IMF: Funding squeeze to hurt Sub-Saharan Africa economies

Global lender says this could force countries to reduce spending on critical sectors such as health. Burden of debt is rising as countries source expensive credit from the international market.

IMF: Funding squeeze to hurt Sub-Saharan Africa economies

Sudan has faced its fair share of strife and peace over the decades

As fighting entered its sixth day on Friday, calls for ceasefire seemed to do little in coercing the two rival factions, the Sudan Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to down their arms.

Sudan has faced its fair share of strife and peace over the decades

Comfort vs habitable: Why rural dwellings beat urban housing

As Kenya, whose greater population is youthful, sees the rise of urbanisation by the day, it is unlikely the quality of housing will get better for the majority.

Comfort vs habitable: Why rural dwellings beat urban housing

Why Africa's adoption of electric vehicles is in low gear

A temporary reprieve for those selling fossil fuel is the fact that electric vehicles are way more expensive than their internal combustion engine counterparts.

Why Africa's adoption of electric vehicles is in low gear

Kenya's economy to grow at 5.2pc in 2024 amid mounting headwinds

Investor confidence has continued to be buoyed by the new government’s plans to stabilise public finances, as well as the more general improvement in risk appetite.

Kenya's economy to grow at 5.2pc in 2024 amid mounting headwinds

Lazy bunch: Fools' Day pranks show how fast fabricated stories can travel

Quick gratification at being among the first to share news has ruined trust and reliability, and intellectual querying of information.

Lazy bunch: Fools' Day pranks show how fast fabricated stories can travel

Lazy bunch: We miss on crucial information because we don't read

On April 1, The Standard newspaper ran a story announcing that former US President Barack Obama would be resettling in Kenya in June for at least a year in a new diplomatic role.

Lazy bunch: We miss on crucial information because we don't read

The pros and cons of State subsidised housing project

Subsidisation has always been welcomed in housing. It is well-intentioned and should be responsible for good outcomes, including improved quality of life, but it has its problems.

The pros and cons of State subsidised housing project

Pain on the cross, pain in the pockets: High cost of living puts damper on Easter holiday

Many Kenyans were in a sombre mood not only because of this commemoration but also a sad realisation they have nothing to celebrate his rising from the dead, three days later.

Pain on the cross, pain in the pockets: High cost of living puts damper on Easter holiday

Student accommodation opens new investment frontier

Kenya and the rest of Africa continue to experience a rapidly growing youthful population, and the sustained undersupply of formal student housing will only keep on increasing demand

Student accommodation opens new investment frontier

Near or far away from competition? This is where to set up new business

Customers will always prefer places where they can have alternatives and can make choices at will.

Near or far away from competition? This is where to set up new business

President Obama to Relocate to Kenya in June

Final touches being done on a grand, highly secured, ultramodern block in the outskirts of Nyeri, cryptically labelled "Yad Sloof Lirpa", an old slogan of his alma mater Occidental College.

President Obama to Relocate to Kenya in June

Experts: Why Kenya is unlikely to see a property bubble

Clive Ndege, head of sales at Superior Homes Kenya says the widely speculated bubble “is a rise in housing costs that is driven by demand, speculation, and reckless spending until it bursts.

Experts: Why Kenya is unlikely to see a property bubble

Kenya needs to train more personnel for cheaper, quality healthcare

In Kenya, we are significantly below the required level of physicians or nurses per 1,000 people according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) standards.

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Kenya needs to train more personnel for cheaper, quality healthcare

Harold ready to teach curriculum of useless stuff

Being a school for adults, we would have loved to assume they all had common sense but aware that Harold has a dearth of this, we included it as one of the key subjects to be taught.

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Harold ready to teach curriculum of useless stuff

Kepsa condemns opposition call for business boycotts

Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) warned that such calls will hurt an economy primed for recovery and could lead to numerous job losses.

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Kepsa condemns opposition call for business boycotts

Like in 2016, weekly protests may leave Kenya's economy worse off

Experts say Azimio-led demos could complicate an already delicate business environment. In 2016, 44 per cent of the businesses felt that economic conditions had worsened.

By 2 months ago

Like in 2016, weekly protests may leave Kenya's economy worse off

Kenyans happiest people in Eastern Africa, report

Kenya is a happier country in 2023, climbing up the rankings to position 111 from position 119 in 2022 in the World Happiness Report

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Kenyans happiest people in Eastern Africa, report

Karen Nyamu: Increase minimum wage to Sh22,680

Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu wants government to increase minimum wage by 50pc in the face of “current harsh economic conditions and the deteriorating rate of inflation”.

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Karen Nyamu: Increase minimum wage to Sh22,680

Opposition protests rock Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and South Africa

Thousands of demonstrators across four African countries yesterday heeded calls for anti-government protests to agitate for an end to, among others, worsening economic conditions.

By 2 months ago

Opposition protests rock Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and South Africa

World Bank raises lending to Kenya by Sh32.5 billion

The World Bank is lending Kenya an additional Sh32.5 billion raising the amount agreed for budget support to $1 billion (Sh129.9 billion).

By 2 months ago

World Bank raises lending to Kenya by Sh32.5 billion

Dollar shortage persists as costly imports dry up forex reserves

Outside CBK, exchange rates are even worse, at a staggering average of Sh140. Crucial imports may spin out of reach and cost of living, as a result, will remain high

By 2 months ago

Dollar shortage persists as costly imports dry up forex reserves

Salinity: The costly headache that shapes coastal architecture

With the prestige, and the proximity to the sea comes a cost - that dream house, and even the posh car, could be damaged due to repeated exposure to the saline ocean water.

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Salinity: The costly headache that shapes coastal architecture

Mushrooming real estate firms cash in on land-owning craze

The regularity with which new companies are appearing and aggressively advertising land for sale in the city raises a few questions.

By 2 months ago

Mushrooming real estate firms cash in on land-owning craze

Harold wants village to help him pay dowry

Gitegi is special; we owe no money to neighbouring villages. We loathe any deals that leave us at the mercy of others. Except for girls, who we import with a promise to pay dowry in the future.

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Harold wants village to help him pay dowry

Africa seeks more funding to move away from dirty energy

Dubai forum notes little green energy financing reaches the continent. There’s need for public-private partnerships in efforts to reduce carbon footprint.

By 2 months ago

Africa seeks more funding to move away from dirty energy

Why marriage is helping more women to own property

More married women in Kenya own property than those unmarried or divorced, a government report shows. Among women who own a house, only nine per cent have a title deed.

By 2 months ago

Why marriage is helping more women to own property

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