Yu Mobile subscribers can now enjoy BlackBerry services after the mobile operator launched its long awaited BlackBerry Service Plan. Both retail and corporate subscribers will have an option of eight service plans to pick from which will give them access to e-mail and messaging, social networking,…

Former South African Minister for Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has been appointed as the first female head of the African Union (AU). According to reports from the AU, she officially took up the post on Monday afternoon at the New African Union…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will be holding the 9th annual taxpayers week that is slotted to kick off today Monday 15th to Friday 19th October 2012. During this event, a series of activities will run, including tax clinics, seminars, corporate social responsibility and talk shows countrywide.

The latest fuel price review has seen the price of Super Petrol increase by KES 6.31 to retail at KES 115.26, Diesel increase by KES 5.04 to retail at KES 106.11 and Kerosene increase by KES 6.36 to retail at KES 86.01 per liter in Nairobi, a price…

According to the Business Daily India’s Bharti Airtel must sell 15 per cent of its stake in Airtel Kenya to a local to avoid getting into trouble with the regulators. The mandatory share sale is to bring the firm in full compliance with ownership regulations…

Joint Savings Accounts are not a very common type of account in Kenya. The world over, joint accounts which have several advantages are shunned by many on trust reasons. According to Norwich & Peterborough building society (N&P), many Britons are keen to protect their wealth…

Today on the Nairobi Securities Exchange we shall be keeping our eyes on Kenya Airways, Uchumi and TPS Eastern Africa (Serena). See a summary of last yesterday’s share trading here. TPS Eastern Africa (Serena) – Through a company announcement released on Friday the hotel company wants to acquire 79.19% of TPS (Uganda) Ltd from…

1. Airtel May be Forced to Sell 15% Under New Rules India’s Bharti Airtel must sell 15 per cent of its stake in Kenya’s second largest telecoms operator to a local to avoid getting into trouble with the regulators. The mandatory share sale is to…

Pump prices have risen, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The regulator has adjusted the cost of fuel amid the recent increase in international crude oil prices and the shilling’s weaker performance against the dollar. Super Petrol went up by KES…

Safaricom Limited have announced that M-Pesa services will be unavailable tonight, 13 October 2012, from 11:00PM to 6:00AM tomorrow morning, 14 October 2012, due to a planned M-Pesa upgrade. All your funds and accounts will remain intact during the M-Pesa upgrade. Safaricom further apologized for any…