The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) plans to double its National Park entrance fees come February, 2013.The rise in fees will affect both the Nairobi National Park Safari Walk and the Impala Sanctuary in Kisumu.

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.

yuMobile has plans to increase its Agent distribution from the current 6000 to enable subscribers access the services more conveniently.

A KES 2.9 billion deal between the Treasury and the NSSF goes sour and Egypt lifts punitive taxes on Kenya cigarettes. All this and more on 8 Things You Should Know This Morning.

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.

The year is off to a positive start as you should expect a marginal drop in your electricity bills this month following Kenya Power latest review of the Fuel Cost Charge and the Forex adjustment rate in electricity bills. Electricity consumers will this month be required…

There are currently 45 registered insurance firms and all of them are stationed in Nairobi. The Kenya Government has now made plans to set up insurance agencies across all the 47 Counties.

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.

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