Importers face higher freight charges as Covid-19 crisis bites
Importers are grappling with a sharp rise in freight charges as cargo operators hike the cost to compensate on reduced consignments and empty flights coming in from Europe and Asia …...
Read More Minister Bartlett in Kenya to establish resilience outpost
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for Jamaica, has paid a flying visit to Kenyatta University to review progress towards the setting up of a Global Tourism Resilience & Crisi…...
Read More Kenya launches Chinese-built 50MW solar power plant
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday launched a 50 MW solar power farm located in Garissa, northeast region, with the plant being one of the largest photovoltaic electricity st…...
Read More Data gradually turning into oil fuelling success of businesses
Data is becoming an integral driver of the economy and our overall daily lives. In tech circles, it is regarded as the ‘modern oil’ that when well processed, fuels corporates grow…...
Read More Farming key to upper middle income status
The outputs of Kenya’s agricultural sector, if targeted as a raw material for use by industry, could easily transform the country into an upper-middle-income economy in one generat…...
Read More How SMS has turned into a powerful business tool
When Ruth Gachomo was in Kahuhia Girls’ High School, Murang’a Count, 15 years ago, she noticed the challenges parents encountered when receiving report forms. “Mostly it was thro…...
Read More New app helping track construction projects, cut costs
Managing construction sites can be demanding as the projects get bigger and more remote. This can lead to contractors struggling to meet deadlines, often compromising on quality and…...
Read More How Kenya can unlock the huge SMEs’ potential
The recent small and medium enterprises expo hosted by National Media Group two weeks ago was an eye-opener. The forum highlighted not only the challenges that the SMEs face, but a…...
Read More Absa Kenya launches credit line for SMEs
Absa Bank Kenya has launched a new credit line to boost Small Scale Enterprises (SME’s) to address concerns of increasing defaults on loans as a result of government failing to pay…...
Read More KenGen half-year profit nearly doubles to Sh8 billion
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) first half net profit to December 2019 surged 98 percent to Sh8.17 billion boosted by tax savings and drilling works in Ethiopia. The …...
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