The government is contemplating removal of the Shs. 200 levy on replacement National Identification Cards (IDs). Speaking at a rally in Kakamega County, Immigration assistant minister Francis Baya instructed all chiefs and assistant chiefs to urge eligible youth to start the process of acquiring IDs. The Shs. 200 levy and the…

Should the Landlord and Tenant Bill before parliament be passed, landlords will have to get a permit from authorities to increase their rent. The bill which is before parliament seeks to to protect both landlords and tenants to ensure that both parties have an agreeable business relationship. Housing minister Soita…

It could easily pass in many quarters as correct to say M-Pesa is the best thing that has happened since sliced bread. Well, it could be true, but the real big thing was the penetration of the mobile phone in Kenya. The mobile phone growth in the country forced people…

Mortgage financier, Housing Finance is set to construct 162 maisonettes and a commercial centre. The firm, through its subsidiary, Kenya Building Society, will put up the structure on a13-acre piece of land in Komarock, Nairobi, at a cost of Sh800 million, making a grand return to property…

Cooperative Development and Marketing minister Joseph Nyagah, says his ministry is developing a law that would see motorcycle taxis, commonly known as boda boda pay taxes. (Daily Nation) In a bid to control the fast growing division of public transport, the minister says they are proposing…

You will pay lower power bills this month and a couple of the next if the weatherman’s predictions are anything to go by. The heavy rains have filled four power generating dams to capacity and the fifth dam is expected to spill in a weeks time if the rain intensity…

Thanks to the rate of technology uptake in Kenya, new innovations are being seen that are changing Kenyans’ lives for the better. From mobile phone applications in the health, agriculture and business fronts to leisure and social arenas, live has been changing for the better. All these developments have an…

Customers outside a Safaricom Shop (Photo: Nigeria News) Mobile operator Safaricom has plans in place to launch an online store that will be a unified online version of the Safaricom Shops. The online store will be a more convenient platform for accessing merchandise that is available…

Contributors to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) will continue making contributions of Kshs. 320 for up to three months after the fund suspended its quest to implement a new tariff. Suspension of the tariff comes weeks after the Central Organization of Trade Unions…

In the recent days, borrowers have not only been subjected to high interest loans, but the conditions for borrowing and repayment histories of the borrowers is the new nightmare. Lenders have greatly embraced credit sharing information which has seen a great decline in the amount of bad debts. The information…