Mombasa expects 15 charter flights

At least 15 charter flights are expected in Mombasa from Europe including Germany and Poland ahead of the December peak season, boosting the international tourism at the Coast.
Mombasa County has partnered with cities abroad to market the coastal tourism circuit to woo international visito…

Six days of Lamu adventure

I recently discovered the delights of Lamu when Jambojet relaunched its flights to the coastal town after a four-year break.
I felt like I had stepped into a different world, one of culture, history, and an easy-going atmosphere. From Manda Airport on the mainland, we crossed the channel o…

Centum shuts down services unit, lays off staff

Centum Investment Group has shut down its shared services division as part of its cost-cutting plan, which will see staff members sent home.
Centum chief executive James Mworia told the Business Daily via telephone on Friday afternoon that the affected workers would be fairly…

EACC eyes Sh192m assets from ex-KRA staff

A former tax enforcement officer at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been accused of amassing properties worth Sh192 million from corrupt dealings during a seven-year period when he earned Sh11.6 million in net salary.
Jeremiah Kamau Kinyua, who resigned from the KRA in March this yea…

CA chair loses prime city public land suit

The chairperson of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Kembi Gitura has lost bid to overturn decision of the National Land Commission (NLC) revoking his title for a parcel in Lang’ata, Nairobi.
Mr Gitura, also former Murang’a senator, wanted court to declare that he is…

Firms hire, raise salaries at fastest pace in months

Kenya’s private sector jobs for September expanded at the fastest pace since January as firms raced to clear orders from previous months, findings of a monthly survey show.
Stanbic Bank Kenya’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) found that companies increased workforce for the fifth month in …

Large commercial electricity usage falls to 20 percent

The growth of power consumption from the national grid by large commercial users has slowed down since April, indicating a rising shift to cheaper own sources by firms seeking to cut production costs.
A report by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that year-on-year power c…

Kenya faces Sh158 billion penalty for road toll breaches

Kenya risks being slapped with Sh158.8 billion damages if it terminates contracts with private firms that have built roads and solar power plants under the new public private partnership models.
National Treasury disclosures on seven projects that are either operational or under implementa…