James Oundo

Interpol goes after Kenyan politician, 3 Nigerians over Sh. 25bn illegal cash

Interpol has flagged Sh. 25 billion that was reportedly laundered by a Kenyan politician and three Nigerians and sent to multiple banks in Kenya and Europe. According to a report that appeared in local business newspaper Business Daily, the powerful...

Fuel shortage is back: Long lines, no fuel reported in many parts

Fuel shortage is back. Long lines and zero fuel are being reported in many parts of the country. This is barely a week after the government announced that normal fuel supply to fuel stations had resumed. The shortage is being...

Boys lead in scoring Es as number of poorest grade rises 65%

The number of students scoring Es increased by 65 per cent n the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. An analysis of the exam shows that this was the first time that such a huge number of students were scoring...

Should Safaricom employ and pay people working in M-Pesa agents?

Recently, a debate erupted on whether Safaricom should consider all Kenyans working in M-Pesa agents as its employees and therefore put them on a salary. This debate attracted two lines of thoughts from lawyer Donald Kipkorir and Ombo Malumbe. Mr....

Weak shilling forces increase of Nairobi Expressway toll fees by Sh. 350

Nairobi Expressway toll fees have increased by as high as Sh. 350 following the unabated weakening of the Kenya shilling. According to the revised fees, motorists using the road that links Mlolongo to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway via Jomo Kenyatta International...

CBK orders banks to ration dollars as shortage crisis deepens

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has ordered commercial banks in the country to ration dollars following a shortage of the US currency. This comes weeks after revelations that Kenya was facing a US dollar crisis. For weeks now, businessmen...

KCSE Results: 1,138 score A Plain, 145,000 C+

KCSE results for the 2021 national examinations have been released. The results were released by Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha at Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) offices. 1,138 candidates scored overall grade of A Plain. The number of students who...

Uhuru to take Sh. 106 billion new loan in fifth Eurobond

President Uhuru Kenyatta's government is targeting to get Sh. 106 billion in a fresh eurobond. The fifth eurobond comes a year after Kenya got Sh. 112 billion from the fourth eurobond which was issued in June 2020. So far, President...

Former President Mwai Kibaki is dead

Former President Mwai Kibaki is dead. He was 90 years old. His death was announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, April 22 at midday during a press briefing at State House Nairobi. Uhuru announced that Kibaki died on the...

Why you need Chapa Pay if your business is on social media

"I got into the graphic design business right after graduating from Zetech University," begins Robert Kimani. He had studied theatre arts and film technology at a college in Nairobi. After graduating in 2019, he found himself spending much time...

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