Services paralyzed as workers’ protest spread The protest by City Council of Nairobi workers over delays in effecting a salary increment negotiated two years ago spread to other local authorities Monday, paralysing services. City Hall workers downed their tools last Thursday, abandoning vital services like…

The number of mobile phone users in Kenya rose 2.5% between July and September last year to 30.4 million, compared to 29.7 million posted in the previous quarter.

1. What Doesn’t Kill Emerging Markets Makes Them Stronger Emerging markets make up two-thirds of the world’s economic growth, but they’re countries in which the politics matter as much as the economics. One revolution, one coup, or one sanction can turn growth into risk.

Nokia has today announced that the Nokia Asha 205 Dual SIM is now available for purchase in East Africa at estimated retail prices: KES 5,499 in Kenya, UGX 215,000 in Uganda TSH 120,000 in Tanzania. The Nokia Asha 205 is the newest addition to the Asha…

You will soon be able "swipe" to pay for a packet of peanuts at your local Kiosk. Equity Bank is prospecting to tap the billions of shillings passing though kiosk and retail shops by introducing a system that will allow consumers to pay for goods without using cash.

Poor families conned of KES 7 billion in dubious scheme Police are investigating a dubious investment scheme through which poor families may have lost more than KES 7 billion on expectations that their children would be educated for a token. The Criminal Investigation…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is lobbying to start taxing the popular and low-cost 'Keg' alcoholic drink which is currently exempted from excise tax. If this happens, you will obviously add a few more shillings to pay for your tin of Keg.

Tedious paperwork plus long queues are back, notwithstanding a non-responsive website portal for online taxpayers. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General John Njiraini has disclosed that the amendments made through Finance Bill 2012 will require all salaried employees to file and submit income tax returns with effect from calendar year 2012.

Miraa or otherwise Khat farmers, traders and consumers are very sad right about now after a January 5th 2013 ban on Kenyan miraa by the Netherlands. The Netherlands Secretary of State for Health, Welfare and Sports has listed the good crop as a drug, thus directing traders to stop stocking miraa at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam.

Airtel Kenya is offering its’ subscribers an opportunity to have their bills paid for a full year and or win instant prizes that include free minutes and SMS. To participate subscribers have to top up with KES 50 and above and stand a chance to have…