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Car import duty jumps to 35%. Kenyan cars now costlier than Uganda, Rwanda

The price of cars in Kenya is set to rise following the increase of car import duty to 35 per cent. This increase follows the approval of an import duty revision from 25 per cent to 35 per cent that...

Koinange family demand demolition of Village Market

Part of the famed Koinange family has been seeking court orders to have the Village Market and the adjacent Tribe Hotel brought down. The family petitioned the High Court to order for the demolition or compensation at today's market rate...

Kenyan investor Baloobhai Patel acquires 5 million more Absa Bank shares

Billionaire Kenyan investor Baloobhai Patel has acquired more Absa Bank shares that are valued at around Sh. 59 million. According to an annual report by Absa Bank that lists the top thirty shareholders, Baloobhai Patel has moved up the scale...

Answers to key questions on successful chicken farming in Kenya

There are certain questions that farmers seek to know on how they can set themselves up for successful chicken farming. Here, we take a look at some of the questions whose answers can lead to successful chicken farming. 1).How do I...

Ethiopian Airlines named Africa’s cleanest airline, best economy, best business class

Ethiopian Airlines has been named the best airline in Africa for the sixth year in a row. The Ethiopian was named in the 2023 world airlines rankings by Skytrax. "Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing airline brand globally and the continent’s...

How KRA has simplified process of filing returns this year

Every first six months of the year, Kenyans are mandated to file their tax returns with the Kenya Revenue Authority. According to the Kenya Revenue Authority, Section 52B of the Income Tax Act (CAP 470) of Kenya’s laws requires that...

Shilling set to cross 140 against US dollar. Ruto’s government clueless on solution

The Kenya shilling has fallen to a new official low of 139 against the US dollar. The Shilling on Monday June 12 officially exchanged at 139.4, according to data from the Central Bank of Kenya. This fall comes weeks after...

Georgina Chepkoech: I quit Sh. 50K office job; made Sh. 150K monthly from dairy farming

Leaving a job to venture into business is never an easy decision. Procrastination isccompounded by the imminent struggle that a new business must go through to break even. Yet this is the bold decision that Georgina Chepkoech Rono took. Georgina,...

Lufthansa to fly daily from Nairobi to Frankfurt, Germany from June

Europe's biggest airline Lufthansa has announced that it is increasing its flights between Nairobi and Frankfurt from five to daily. The daily flights will begin on June 3, 2023. The airline says that this move has been informed by the...

Ruto asks for Sh. 2 billion for foreign trips in budget

The cost of foreign trips by President William Ruto will shoot to Sh. 2 billion in the financial year starting July 1 if a proposal tabled before parliament is adopted. Currently, the National Treasury has allocated Sh. 700 million for...

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