There is no doubt that environmental and social responsibility are fast becoming critical indicators of corporate performance, not just in Kenya but around the world. Kenya Airways (KQ) is among …
The Kenyan business landscape has become one of the most unforgiving terrains for entrepreneurs and investors. Despite the rise of innovative startups and regional giants, the rate at which businesses …
Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP), Africa’s largest wind farm, today launched its 2024 Sustainability Report. The report, titled “Beyond Turbines: Impacting Kenya, Empowering People,” details LTWP’s 2024 impact that includes …
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa has released a statement, joining Kenyans in mourning and calling for justice for Albert Ojwang, a young Kenyan teacher who was arrested by the police and …
You’ve probably seen it on your store receipt or felt it at the gas pump: Value Added Tax (VAT). Whereas it’s not the most glamorous line item, VAT is a …
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to implement a new tax valuation system for imported used vehicles under the Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) framework starting 1st July 2025. …
Tanzania has many historical facts, but no one anticipated that at one point in time and life, Tanzania would give Africa the first brutal female dictator in the name of …
Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has filed a lawsuit in a US Federal Court against eight individuals for attempting to abuse X’s Creator Revenue Sharing Program by posting inauthentic content …
In Kenya, third-party car insurance isn’t just an option—it’s the law. Every motorist must carry at least this basic form of insurance before taking to the road. Yet despite its …
Joseph Kairo Wambui, famously known as Khalif Kairo, and his company Kai & Karo Limited have been charged at Nyeri Law Court with tax fraud of Kshs. 1,283,830/-. Kenya Revenue …
East African Cables PLC has faced a significant blow in its legal battle with Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited, as the Court of Appeal dismissed its application for an injunction, effectively …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has officially commenced the process of notifying successful applicants for the 2,014 replacement teaching positions that were advertised earlier this year. The application period for …
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has committed to safeguarding taxpayer data within its possession as it implements its digital transformation program. Speaking during a meeting with the Departmental Committee on Finance …
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has refuted reports that its systems were breached and its database compromised, affirming that member data and financial records remain intact and secure. In …
At the start of the week, some Kenyans online took to X (Twitter) claiming that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) had made it mandatory for Kenyans filing their taxes to …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced the renewal of internship contracts for 20,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers who were recruited in late 2023 and deployed to schools in …
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued a firm directive warning all learning institutions that delays in uploading Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) project scores for the year 2025 will attract …
A warrant of arrest has been issued by the Iten Law Court Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Gladys Odhiambo against Festus Koech Tuitoek, a suspect found in possession of alcoholic drinks …
The British Council has announced the launch of the UK/Kenya Season 2025, a cross-cultural program designed to strengthen ties between Kenya and the UK through a wide range of artistic …
Francis Atwoli has been the Secretary General of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) for more than 20 years. He was first elected to the position in August 2001. …
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has issued a list of requirements that Kenyan betting companies must meet ahead of their license renewal by the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB). …
Two traders who were busted in a separate but similar tax evasion scheme involving the use of false Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) to evade taxes have …
Kenya must urgently implement financial system reforms to strengthen its economic resilience and global credibility, a report on anti-financial crime has recommended. A Post-Summit Report on the Inaugural Kenya Anti-Financial …
Nobody likes it when their personal belongings are displayed in public, especially when they land from another country. But as they say, the law is a jealous mistress. Sometimes it …
On April 9, 2025, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe assembled tea stakeholders from the Rift to stop protests that had seen farmers in Motigo and Olenguruone boycott delivering harvested tea …
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has officially launched the Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS) to simplify tax compliance for property managers and owners across the country. This is the first …
As the world began battling the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the tea sector was facing its internal war that pitted reformers and the old guard at KTDA, the smallholder tea …
VAT on Commercial Property Transactions: What You Need to Know The Court of Appeal has upheld the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) right to levy Value Added Tax (VAT) on the …
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the President of Uganda. The man, together with his family, has ruled Uganda for more than 38 years and is still going strong. For him and …
In February 2025 the High Court affirmed Geoffrey Kirundi Chege as the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) chairman, the organization that represents 680,000 smallholder tea farmers. The court dismissed a …
Nancy Macharia, the CEO of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), is about to retire. Many teachers want her gone, and most we have talked to say they cannot wait to …
Two firm directors were charged in Nakuru Law Courts with ten counts of tax evasion. Harrison Waweru Nganga and Caroline Nyambura Munyambu, both directors of Matigari Ndunyu Njeru Company Limited, …
A businessman who was nabbed for being in possession of ethanol at the Matunda area along the Kitale – Eldoret road within Uasin Gishu County has been charged in Eldoret …
As Nairobi gears up for the 2027 gubernatorial elections, the city stands at a pivotal moment in its history. Leadership in the capital has long been a subject of debate, …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is facing significant challenges in its efforts to deploy primary school teachers to junior secondary schools (JSS). Despite keeping the online application portal open for …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to employ at least 18,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers by December 2025 for a one-year internship term. According to TSC, this …
Mwai Kibaki was Kenya’s longest-serving Finance Minister, holding the position from 1969 to 1982. It was during his leadership that Kenya adopted an import substitution policy, in short, it actively …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to employ at least 18,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers by December 2025 for a one-year internship term. According to TSC, this …
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) held a high-level roundtable with the private sector to address key tax-related challenges and explore solutions aimed at enhancing business competitiveness and investment growth in …
At the height of the 2022 general elections and campaigns in Kenya, apart from the Presidential one, the Nairobi Gubernatorial race was out of this world, marred with heat and …
Uchumi Supermarkets CEO Mohamed Mohamed secured a major victory in mid-May 2019 when Jittery and impatient suppliers agreed to give his team time to implement the retailer’s Company Voluntary Agreement …
Uchumi Supermarkets Plc formed a subsidiary dubbed Kasarani Mall Ltd in 2001 and pumped KES 109.8 Million. Kasarani Mall was to drive the retailer’s expansion plan. It bought 20 acres …
Trade between Kenya and South Sudan is set to receive a significant transformation following the launch of trade facilitation centres in Kainuk, Lodwar, and Kakuma areas. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) …
The controversy surrounding President William Ruto’s 20 million shillings pledge to Jesus Winners Ministry has rekindled the fate of Uchumi Supermarkets Plc, once Kenya’s largest retail chain and a contributor …
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has addressed concerns regarding delays in payments for some examiners who administered the 2024 national examinations. In a statement released on Wednesday, March 12, …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is seeking parliamentary approval for an additional Sh17 billion to facilitate the second phase of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and address other pressing …
Eighteen people have been arrested in Eastleigh, Nairobi City County, in connection to a well-deliberated, complex tax evasion scheme involving ‘cargo dumping’ aimed at evading tax payment. Kenya Revenue Authority …
It has emerged that the government to President Samia Suluhu Hassan often uses influencers from Kenya to push its agenda and not those from within the country. From bashing the …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is currently in the process of issuing appointment letters to newly recruited teachers who will replace those who have exited the service due to natural …
President William Ruto seems so keen on reclaiming Nairobi River, that flowing sewage that has over tens of years meandered across the city, leaving a terrible smell across its path. …
Police tactical team under Recce Squad has arrested 12 individuals who attempted to access the State House when the President was around. The intentions of the 12 are yet to …
The Ministry of Education, under the leadership of Cabinet Secretary (CS) Julius Migos, is expected to release comprehensive guidelines this week on the transition of learners from junior school to …
There are numerous unconfirmed reports that the Bomas of Kenya, one of Kenya’s iconic places that is full of our national heritage, tradition, and history, has been sold to a …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has officially commenced the release of appointment letters for teachers recently recruited to fill vacancies created by natural attrition. The move follows the completion of …
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has officially announced plans to train examiners who will be responsible for assessing the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) for Grade 9 candidates. …
The Senate in Kenya has launched an investigation into a deep-rooted child trafficking ring in Kenya after it emerged that at least 6,000 newborns mysteriously disappeared from Kenyan public hospitals …
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has waived over Kshs. 140 billion in penalties, interest, and fines under the ongoing Tax Amnesty Program, providing significant relief to taxpayers. Since its launch …
A total of 39,550 Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers who were confirmed to permanent and pensionable (PNP) terms in January 2025 have now been officially enrolled as members of the …
Martha Karua has rebranded her NARC Kenya party to People’s Liberation Party (PLP), perhaps having been born out of the Gen Zs agenda of liberating Kenya from the hands of …
Elon Musk, the head of DOGE (Department Of Government Efficiency) in the United States of America (USA), has revealed that there is a massive shortage of air controllers in the …
The ongoing troubles facing Mumias Sugar Company have taken a dramatic turn after the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled in favor of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), allowing the tax body …
Safaricom has been penalized Sh250,000 for registering a SIM card using a customer’s national ID without her consent. The ruling, issued by Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, found that the telecom …
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) is set to officially open its placement portal for the September 2025 university intake in March 2025. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has officially commenced the process of replacing more than 1,645 Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers who have successfully transitioned to permanent and pensionable teaching …
Nairobi City Hall has started a crazy operation of tearing down and vandalizing fiber cables across major highways in the city as their feud with Kenya Power and Lighting Company …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has established specific academic and professional requirements for teacher registration, aligned with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) system These requirements are designed to ensure that teachers …
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has encouraged stakeholders in Kisumu County to take up the recently introduced tax amnesty. Speaking during the engagement, KRA’s Regional Coordinator for Western Region Ms …
A major stumbling block in the recruitment and deployment process is the stringent academic requirements set by TSC for primary school teachers seeking promotion to junior secondary levels. Currently, for …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will start the document verification and posting of primary school teachers to junior secondary schools (JSS) in March 2025. According to TSC, the online application …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is poised to receive an infusion of 17 billion shillings from the National Treasury. This substantial allocation, detailed in the budget estimates recently presented to …
Elon Musk, the head of DOGE in the United States of America sent an email to all Federal Employees, asking them to reply to the email with what they did …
In Kenya’s dynamic corporate landscape, Public Relations (PR) agencies play a pivotal role in shaping the narratives of businesses and organizations. These agencies offer a spectrum of services, including communication …
While the adage “crime doesn’t pay” serves as a moral compass for many, history reveals that numerous individuals have amassed extraordinary wealth through illicit activities, particularly in the realm of …
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has commenced a strategic reform process whose objective is to enhance operational efficiency, optimize processes, and streamline administrative procedures within the tax administration. The process which …
The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has issued a directive requiring all beneficiaries of the Inua Jamii cash transfer program to withdraw any uncollected funds from their bank accounts …
British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya could soon face legal and financial repercussions following allegations of tax evasion amounting to Sh3.6 billion ($28 million) between 2017 and 2018. Additionally, questions have …
Zuku has been ordered to pay their former customer 500,000 shillings for ignoring his request to stop sending him screaming promotional messages because he was no longer using their services. …
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has been granted access to various databases, including Kenyans’ mobile money transactions, Kenya Power payments, and Kenya Revenue Authority records, to identify individuals underpaying premiums …
Rowdy boda boda riders found riding on pavements will be fined 20,000 shillings or jailed for 6 months in the proposed changes tabled before the Kenyan Senate. The regulations come …
KRA has continued its unwavering commitment to combat corruption within the agency, after dismissing 19 staff members in the second quarter of the financial year 2024/2025 (October–December), compared to nine (9) dismissals …
On Tuesday, the Cabinet of Kenya issued an explosive dispatch on the 2024/2025 Supplementary Estimates No.—II, announcing that it was authorizing 344.8 billion shillings in extra spending for this Financial …
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telecommunications company, has petitioned the High Court to halt the enforcement of a Ksh 944 million payment to Popote Innovations Ltd. The dispute centers on allegations that …
There are over 700 mobile loan apps in Kenya, and over 40 percent of them are not regulated. Even with regulation, the impunity that reigns among them during loan collection …
OPPO Kenya has sued influencer marketing agency AIfluence for defamation after some of the influencers in the Reno12 series campaign came out to claim that the company had refused to …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced that they will start releasing teachers promotion letters in April 2025 to those who will successfully get selected after attending the January promotion …
Israel has officially withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN Human Rights Council), effective immediately. Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s foreign minister, announced that Israel will no longer be a …
President Donald Trump of the United States of America (USA) and the head of DOGE, Elon Musk, have branded USAID a criminal organization that should be “left to die.” According …
The government, through the National Treasury, has announced that it will be paying 206 billion shillings in pending Billings owed to different suppliers across the country. According to Treasury Cabinet …
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed …
A Nigerian woman threw a fracas and tantrums at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the point of pulling out her wet sanitary pads, stained with fresh period blood …
Kenya’s largest regional referral hospital, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) lost a whopping 47 million shillings to cybercrime for the financial year that ended June 2024. About 11 employees from the …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has extended the online application for the deployment of primary school teachers to junior secondary schools (JSS). TSC will start the deployment of P1 teachers …
At least 189,000 teachers applied to fill 25,288 vacant positions that had been announced by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as those set to be promoted. In an internal memo …
At least 1,200 Kenyans are set to be deported back to Kenya as President Donald Trump of the United States makes good his move to deport all illegal immigrants back …
Due to hard economic times, millions of Kenyans have resorted to taking mobile loans that are freely available via mobile apps. There are at least 1,200 mobile loan apps, the …
Teachers Service Commission, TSC, to start paying teachers their January Salaries together with the annual leave allowance. TSC has already closed the January payroll so it can initiate payment of …
Immediately after taking office, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States of America from the World Health Organization (WHO) with the promise of finding an alternative. Health experts say the …
In February this year, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will start posting to schools a total of 8,707 teachers it recruited recently to replace teachers who exited the Commission through …
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has released new dates for registration of the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). According to KNEC …
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has flagged fake reports going around online of plotting significant changes to teachers’ salaries countrywide including the removal of non-statutory deductions effective February 2025. The …
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