The Kenyan Court yesterday fined four Chinese “smugglers" KES 119,000 for getting caught with KES 2.1 million worth of ivory.

Despite Nairobi ranking as the second worst city to live in globally, a recent study produced on behalf of MasterCard identified Nairobi as the 6th city out of 19 cities in Sub-Saharan Africa with economic growth potential. Nairobi ranked two places above Johannesburg, four places above…

The Standard yesterday, January 29, 2013 posted that Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) had quietly halved fares and scrapped all the daytime frequencies of the Syokimau commuter train service after its strategy targeting the middle class hit a snag. According to the post, fare for a one way ticket between Syokimau and the Central Business District (CBD) had dropped to KES 50 from KES 110 while fare for return ticket at peak times has dropped to KES 100 from KES 220. How does this look in terms of sensibility?

1. Lawyer Urges Court to Squash New Dress Code A lawyer has challenged the new Law Society of Kenya dress code in court. Mr Andrew Barney Khakula has told the High Court that the Law Society of Kenya Dress Code (Revised 2013) violates his constitutional rights. His application…

According to Housing Permanent Secretary Tirop Kosgey and a report from a government-sponsored survey, the housing deficit currently stands at 550,000 units, which is almost 4 times more than 2008.

yuMobile has reduced its cross network calls to KES 3 per minute

With less than a year since its official launch, StarTimes digital television services are available in up to 15 towns across the country. The company on Monday, January 28, 2013 confirmed that its services are up and running in Meru, Embu, Karatina, Nanyuki, Malindi, Kakamega, Webuye, Kitale, Bungoma,…

KCPE candidates record best results of the last five Performance in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam improved significantly last year with more than half of the candidates achieving more than 250 marks. The results released by Education minister Mutula Kilonzo…

With two years to the2015 internationally agreed analogue switch-off deadline, Tanzania is the Only East African country to switch off its analogue television signal. The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) switched off analogue signal transmission in Dar es Salaam on December 31, 2012 at midnight. There…

Miraa (Khat) farmers and traders have a reason to feel relieved now after the United Kingdom Advisory Council on the misuse of drugs rejected requests to ban importation of Miraa in the UK. The UK council found out that there was no evidence that Miraa had any health effects as the Dutch parliamentarians had earlier said.

Political parties earn millions from aspirants ahead of polls The three major political coalitions collected at least Sh185 million in nomination fees arising from the recently concluded party primaries. The amount is derived from charges paid by 1,510 candidates that…

Numbers Don’t Lie: January 2013…