Electricity costs drop on 210MW injection The decline follows the injection of 210 megawatts of geothermal power into the national grid, with 140 megawatts added to the grid in late July and the second tranche of 70 megawatts on September 16. Electricity prices are expected to drop by about 7.8…

East African Community ministers order telcos to agree on terms to reduce tarrifs Mobile phone operators across the East African region must agree on terms to reduce international and roaming tariffs to lower the cost of doing business in the region, three ICT ministers from Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda have…

Kenyan shilling firms but still vulnerable, stocks inch lower The Kenya shilling closed at 89.20/89.30 to the dollar, compared with Wednesday’s close of 89.25/45, having reached an intraday high of 88.90/89.10. The shilling is expected to stay under pressure with hard currency inflows taking a beating after Kenyan officials failed to meet a Sept. 30…

Kenyan shilling steady, stocks a fraction higher At 1300 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 89.25/45 to the dollar, compared with Tuesday’s close of 89.30/40. Traders said there were some dollar inflows from tea exporters and non-governmental organisations, which countered the demand for the U.S. currency. On the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the main NSE-20 Share Index…