Economy

• Why cost of table salt could rise

  
  2 days ago
  The price of table salt is set to increase after the High Court slapped a major manufacturer with a Sh2 billion bill.

• How election year sank listed firms into the red

  
  5 days ago
  With the exception of Equity and NBK who managed a growth in net profits, banks saw their combined profits fall by Sh5.7 b.

• Uhuru-Raila deal kick-starts economy

  
  2 weeks ago
  Kibera, the political bedrock of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has become the thermometer of Kenya’s political temperature, followed by Mathare,

• Cabinet approves Africa free trade treaty for ratification

  
  3 weeks ago
  Also approved was the County Retirement Benefits Bill, which will establish an umbrella pension scheme for county employees.

• Broke government now wants to cut budget

  
  1 month ago
  CS Rotich plans to slash national government's allocation by about Sh60 billion.

• Why KNEC boss wants freeze on conversion of technical colleges into universities

  
  1 month ago
  Magoha now wants Govt to freeze the conversion of technical colleges into universities as a measure of “generating skills necessary to support economy

• Many Kenyans took loans to fund Christmas festivities, survey says

  
  1 month ago
  The prolonged electioneering period saw the economy slow down. The property market was one of the most affected sectors.

• Kenyans deserve to know why another Eurobond and its use

  
  1 month ago
  Kenya is still stuck among the bottom 20 countries where corruption is viewed rampant.

• Each Kenyan owes Sh100,000 due to Jubilee's loan appetite

  
  1 month ago
  Statistics show Kenya owes international lenders Sh2.35 trillion and there are no signs the State will end its borrowing spree any time soon.

• The big hole in Uhuru million jobs promise

  
  1 month ago
  Cabinet secretary paints a rosy picture even as employment figures in manufacturing sector remain at the same level they were a decade ago.

• Economic truth in standoff between envoys and NASA

  
  1 month ago
  NASA’s response to envoys suggesting that they should recognise President Uhuru Kenyatta as the legitimate head of State and Government before holding