Following the launch of the all-inclusive data package known as FLEX by Safaricom, one of the biggest questions among consumers has been on how to utilize the product and get the 35 per cent more value that it offers....
At least 23,000 potato farmers in 13 counties are set to get cheap loans that will help boost their production and ease access to the market.
This follows a deal between the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK), Alliance for Green Revolution in...
BY WACEKE NDUATI-OMANGA
Owning your own home is a goal sought by many. Here are some of the issues to consider as you work towards this.
i) Find a reputable property agent in your area of interest to assist you with...
The government has admitted that the law that capped interest rates might be scrapped if it continues to have negative effects on the economy.
According to Henry Rotich, the cabinet secretary in charge of the National Treasury, the continued decline...
On Monday, the Nairobi Securities Exchange made history by trading its first Exchange Traded Fund (EFT).
This is after Barclays listed 400,000 gold-backed units. The units had Sh. 1.125 worth of trades. According to market data, the Barclays EFT traded...
Civil servants in Kenya are set for a 7.3 per cent pay increase in July. The pay increase will include higher housing and hardship allowances, and will only affect employees working for the national government. This is according to...
BY JOSEPH MUCHIRI / SMART HARVEST
A few years ago, there was a craze on rabbit urine.
Every rabbit farmer in town claimed how they had found a ‘minefield’ in rabbit urine. Some fell into scams but others hit some ‘jackpot’ with this liquid fertiliser.
One such farmer who says he got it right and is making a kill is Peter Kagereki. He...
Before you pick a system, you need to consider the breed of chicken, production purpose, growth rate and number of chicken reared.
The commonest methods of poultry rearing fall under three groups — semi-intensive, intensive and free range systems.
Free Range system
This is the most common and...
M-Pesa's daily cash transaction ceiling of Sh. 140,000 is set to be raised. This is in a bid to shore up uptake of the newly launched mobile based bond trading, M-Akiba.
“We are discussing with Central Bank of Kenya to...
Entrepreneur Brit Morin is the founder and CEO of Brit + Co, which she founded in 2011 after working at Google and Apple. She oversees a community of over 125 million users and over 100 employees at the company’s offices in New...
