Thursday, January 22, 2026
spot_img

James Oundo

I guaranteed friend Sh5m Faulu loan, lost Sh32.5m property to auctioneers

A man who guaranteed a loan for his friend has sued a micro lender after losing his property through a recovery auction. The aggrieved man, Kennedy Kimutai Salat, says that he had a friend known as Robert Kanuli who...

Investor Kibunga Kimani’s Centum stake now worth over Sh1 billion

Billionaire investor Kibunga Kimani's stake in Centum Investments Company has crossed the Sh1 billion mark in value. This is after the billionaire investor topped up the amount of Centum shares he owns. According to regulatory filings, Kibunga Kimani's Centum stake...

Grounded Boeing Dreamliners stall KQ’s plan for Nairobi-Beijing direct flights

Kenya Airways is now postponing the launch of its Nairobi-Beijing direct flights to 2026. This follows its Boeing 787 Dreamliners which remain grounded, rendering the airline short on planes that cater for the long haul route on a regular...

Trump imposes $100,000 (Sh13 million) annual fee on H-1B work visa

The United States of America President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that has imposed a $100,000 annual fee on the H-1B visa for skilled workers. This new order shall take effect starting on September 21,...

History as Ethiopia opens $5 billion Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam

Ethiopia has entered into history books after opening Africa's largest hydroelectric dam. The dam which was constructed at a cost of USD5 billion is known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd). The wall of the dam stretches 1.78 kilometres...

In 3 years, Ruto has borrowed half of what Uhuru borrowed in 10 years

The debt problem in Kenya appears to be ballooning at an alarming rate. Over the past three years, Kenya's public debt has been on a steady rise. Last week, the public debt crossed the Sh12.1 trillion mark with domestic...

Housing tax collections hit Sh73.2 billion; only a small portion used on houses

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Sh73.2 billion in housing tax in the financial year 2024/25. This amount surpassed the Sh63.2 billion target that had been set by the National Treasury. Despite the taxman surpassing the housing tax collections target,...

Majority of new and renewal U.S visa applications now require in-person interviews

From today, September 2, 2025, a majority of U.S visas will require a mandatory face to face visa interview with a consular officer. This is after the U.S State Department reviewed its waiver for carious categories. In the latest review,...

Salaried workers to use ID number for automatic KRA tax filing

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has eased the way salaried workers in the country file their returns. In the new filing method, the taxman has done away with manual tax filing which involved inputting all salary, tax and deductions...

KQ shares lose 20pc value on NSE after Sh12.15 billion half year loss

Kenya Airways was the biggest loser at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday after losing 19.18 percent of its market value. The KQ shares drop came a day after the national carrier announced that it had slumped back...

About Me

1104 POSTS
0 COMMENTS

Latest News

Standard Chartered appoints Dalu Ajene as CEO Africa

Standard Chartered has appointed Dalu Ajene as the Chief Executive Officer for Africa, a strategic leadership move that underscores...
error: Content is protected !!