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Peter Theuri

Harold's dream and the rich man of Gitegi's tales

The rich man ferried to his house basic goods that he knew the people would come looking for. Salt, flour, grain, milk and drums of muratina, which was the fuel that ran the place.

By 2 months ago

Harold's dream and the rich man of Gitegi's tales

What protests mean to the people of Gitegi

What protests mean to the people of Gitegi

By 2 months ago

Why I'm to blame for damning prophecy on Harold

Why I'm to blame for damning prophecy on Harold

By 2 months ago

Kenya neglected its women during the Covid-19 pandemic

Kenya neglected its women during the Covid-19 pandemic

By 2 months ago

Praying the cost of living down

So Harold is about to pull the biggest heist of his career, praying for an economy while those who should be fixing it continue to do very little to right it.

By 2 months ago

Praying the cost of living down

Harold and his disdain for the Judiciary

The executive is happy. The Judiciary, not quite. This TV is used to watch Arsenal lose matches every weekend, with Chelsea quickly replacing them when fortunes look up for the former.

By 2 months ago

Harold and his disdain for the Judiciary

How women bore the brunt of Covid-19 including abuse during lockdown

Women in informal sector struggled for necessary during the pandemic. The government, a new report says, did little to rescue women.

By 2 months ago

How women bore the brunt of Covid-19 including abuse during lockdown

From sports to entertainment, Saudi redefines its global role

3 of the 4 active Ballon d’Or winners will be plying their trade in Saudi Arabia. A US-based PGA Tour and LIV Gold deal will see the finest golfers playing there, some for the first time ever.

By 2 months ago

From sports to entertainment, Saudi redefines its global role

Morocco investor summit shines light on Africa's tech uprising

Exhibitors and investors from around the world converged for three-day inaugural event. Startups on show included several from Kenya to pitch their innovations.

By 3 months ago

Morocco investor summit shines light on Africa's tech uprising

Surveyors seek end to unlawful land subdivision, rogue lobbies

The Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) is worried about the proliferation of real estate lobbies purporting to regulate the sector.

By 4 months ago

Surveyors seek end to unlawful land subdivision, rogue lobbies

Inaugural Africa tech and startup showcase kicks off in Morocco

Exhibiting companies, mainly drawn from Africa and The Middle East, showcase dedicated innovations in technology, including agrotechnology which is a niche market in many countries.

By 4 months ago

Inaugural Africa tech and startup showcase kicks off in Morocco

Housing fund levy: A red herring or remedy for shelter shortage?

President Ruto’s regime plans to construct 200,000 affordable houses using the funding pool. Shortage of housing has never been properly addressed.

By 4 months ago

Housing fund levy: A red herring or remedy for shelter shortage?

Why Harold is considering marrying again

While choosing his Sunday sermon, Harold wanted to draw from the Finance Bill 2023 and all the proposed taxes. Apparently, he has no qualms with taxes if they do not touch his alcohol.

By 4 months ago

Why Harold is considering marrying again

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.

By 4 months ago

Matatu industry defends itself over fatal incidents amid outrage

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

The key job displacers will be slower global economic growth, supply shortages and/or the rising cost of inputs for businesses and the rising cost of living for consumers.

By 4 months ago

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

Morocco summit to discuss Africa's digital development

The summit comes amid significant African digital growth, with statistics showing the continent has the world’s fastest-growing internet population, up by 20 per cent in just one year.

By 4 months ago

Morocco summit to discuss Africa's digital development

What home buyers must know before getting a mortgage

While a 15-year or 20-year term may initially seem like a long commitment, it is essential to note that it doesn’t mean you must keep the loan for the entire duration.

By 4 months ago

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.

By 4 months ago

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.

By 4 months ago

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.

By 4 months ago

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.

By 4 months ago

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.

By 4 months ago

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.

By 4 months ago

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

By 4 months ago

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.

By 4 months ago

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.

By 4 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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

By 5 months ago

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.

By 5 months ago

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.

By 6 months ago

President Obama to Relocate to Kenya in June

Praying the cost of living down

So Harold is about to pull the biggest heist of his career, praying for an economy while those who should be fixing it continue to do very little to right it.

By 2 months ago

Praying the cost of living down

Harold and his disdain for the Judiciary

The executive is happy. The Judiciary, not quite. This TV is used to watch Arsenal lose matches every weekend, with Chelsea quickly replacing them when fortunes look up for the former.

By 2 months ago

Harold and his disdain for the Judiciary

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