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Kenyans prepare for tough month ahead as Ruto enacts finance bill

Kenyan President William Ruto signed a bill into law that increases taxes on a wide range of items, despite concerns about the...

Kenya’s economy grows by 5.6%

Kenya's economy expanded by 5.6% in 2023, up from a revised 4.9% the previous year, according to the head of the statistics...

Manufacturers caution potential job cuts and economic hit if protests persist

Kenyan businesses are now tallying the financial repercussions of recent protests, estimated to be worth billions of shillings, following opposition-led demonstrations against...

Investors happy as operations at Naivasha Inland Container Depot commence

Naivasha is expected to be the next hub of business in the Country thanks to the recently establishment of a special economic...

Breakfast gets costlier as milk price rises Sh5

Kenyans are grappling with an expensive breakfast after processors raised the price of milk just days after the cost of sugar went...

Samburu gets Sh36m milk processing plant

Dairy farmers in Samburu are beaming with hope after a new milk processing plant was launched in the county, 

New payslip pain for workers as Treasury plans tax relief axe

The Treasury is contemplating eliminating tax reliefs on pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) taxes, which could lead to smaller payslips for salaried employees. This proposal...

Uganda’s private sector now shows strongest growth since 2016

Activity in Uganda's private sector recorded its strongest growth in October since the start of a monthly survey of 400 purchasing executives, supported by...

What stunts growth of insurance industry

Over 40 percent of Kenyans have a bank account, and when one includes the use of mobile money over 80 percent...

Nakuru gets Sh1bn for urbanisation project

Nakuru County has received more than Sh1 billion from the World Bank this financial year for urban growth projects. Lands chief officer Judyleah Waihenya said...

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