It is the narrative, not the place’ reads the signboard outside Embark Restaurant off Ngong Road in Karen. The tiny restaurant that seats only 12 people on a semi-open veranda is nestled in a beautiful garden.
Here, proprietor and head chef, Dennis Ang’ani, has embarked on a gastronomic vo…
Nairobi’s Sh500m plan for governor, deputy homes
City Hall has revived a plan to acquire lavish homes for the new Nairobi Governor and deputy at a hefty cost of Sh500 million, setting it on a collision course with the Senate.
The plan is contained in the Nairobi County Annual Development Plan for the financial year ending J…
Disquiet as State fails to pay oil subsidy billions
The government has defaulted on fuel subsidy billions that continue to be paid under a cloud of secrecy, sparking disquiet among the oil marketing companies ahead of the fresh pricing review to be effected from midnight.
The Business Daily has learnt that oil marketers are gr…
Telkom fights State over Sh15bn sports complex property
Telkom Kenya has started a court battle with the government over a Sh15 billion prime property in Nairobi, escalating the dispute that could affect the construction of a modern sports complex on Ngong Road.
This is after the telco, which is owned partly by the government, mov…
Dirty cash: Court stops lawyers from disclosing deals
The High Court has temporarily stopped the implementation of a new law that compels lawyers and their staff to disclose suspicious financial deals involving their clients.
Justice James Makau issued the order following a request by Nairobi-based lawyer Omwanza Ombati, who argued that the a…
KRA deploys new technology to nab landlords
The taxman has stepped up the onslaught on tax-evading landlords through the latest mapping technology, in addition to accessing bank records on rental income and utility transactions with utilities such as Kenya Power.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is implementing a bloc…
High Court suspends 50pc rise in car insurance
The High Court has suspended the planned increase of motor vehicle insurance premiums by up to 50 per cent, pending the determination of a case filed by a lobby group.
Justice James Makau said in a ruling that the case by Kenya Human Rights Commission has chances of success, …
Three power failures strike Kenya in 24 hours
Three major transmission failures that occurred within hours of each other on Tuesday plunged Kenya into its worst nationwide power blackout in recent years amid rising sabotage fears.
By last night, officials from Kenya Power and Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) were racin…
Lifting Covid curbs sinks insurers into Sh4bn loss
Increase in accidents following the lifting of curfews and restriction of movements plunged general insurance companies into a Sh4.1 billion underwriting loss in the nine months to September 2021.
The insurers had recorded a loss of Sh879.28 million a year earlier. The loss m…
After Dubai ban, US limits Kenya travel on Covid
The United States has downgraded Kenya to level three travel advisory, a category that requires American citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to the country or reconsider planned trips in the wake of a surge in Covid-19 infections.
In its first travel advisory this year, the US made …