The effects of climate change are becoming more noticeable in Kenya, as the country again suffers from another drought in the northern and coastal parts. The impact of drought is a two-edged sword because as the land hardens under the sun, so its ability to absorb any subsequent rainfall les…
Renew the neglected diseases fight
Deep inside the corridors of power, some good things happened in health in 2019. But as Covid-19 atomises our foreign aid, the challenge now is to maintain and increase delivery for millions of our citizens from crippling blindness and diseases. For, finally, in 2019, we stopped neglecting o…
Make cooking gas affordable
Kenya risks reversing gains made in curbing respiratory diseases and environmental degradation when low-income earners can no longer afford to buy cooking gas.
The lack of affordable alternatives is likely to fuel demand for charcoal among these households at a time the world…
Kenya eyes more Ukranian travellers after agents’ visit
Kenya has set its sights on more Ukrainian tourists after travel agents from the European country visited Mombasa and expressed delight at the exciting destinations on offer in the coastal region.
The agents, who left last week, visited Mombasa and Diani and made excursions into Tsavo East…
Drivers face 20 years in jail over scrap metal
Two Kenyan drivers are facing a jail term of up to 20 years or a fine of Sh20 million each after they admitted to charges of transporting scrap batteries to Tanzania without a licence.
The two, Isaack Njama and Francis Njoroge, may become the first casualties of a tough law that criminalis…
Kenya’s bullet factory misses financial target
Kenya’s bullet factory failed to meet demand in the domestic market due to a wider financial loss of Sh694.3 million for the year ended June 2019, an audit report shows.
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said the Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation (KOFC) losses increased from …
Court blocks KenGen Sh1bn Olkaria tender award
The High Court has blocked KenGen from awarding a tender worth close to Sh1 billion to H. Young & Company (East Africa) Ltd, pending the determination of a petition filed by a local company.
Justice Anthony Ndung’u blocked KenGen from signing the deal in a case filed by L…
State to pay Turkana oil fields landowners
The State is finally expected to pay out billions of shillings to more than 516 landowners in Turkana County after a British exploration firm Tullow Oil presented a clearer plan for oil production in South Lokichar Basin.
Energy Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau said preparations for the co…
Anxiety as Kenya Power staff lifestyle audit starts
Kenya Power has begun a lifestyle audit of its staff as it moves to crack down on fraud linked to some rogue employees.
Sources told the Business Daily that the first phase of the exercise will cover the executive team at Kenya Power and later extend to the rest of the firm’s more than 10,…
US delays Sh54bn loan for Safaricom Ethiopia entry
A US government agency has delayed the disbursement of a $500million (Sh53.97 billion) loan to finance the entry of a Safaricom-led consortium into the Ethiopian telecoms market, citing uncertainty over the ongoing unrest in the country’s Tigray region.
The US International Development Fin…