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Nakumatt launches IT switching system

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:42:00 +0200

Retail supermarket chain, Nakumatt has moved to bolster its financial services offering with a KSh20m information technology switching system. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya: New law could raise food prices further

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:44:00 +0200

Prices of food in Kenya, which have already risen by 50 percent since the start of 2008, could increase further following a new government regulation, a consumer watch group has warned. Read full story... | Send to a friend

IMF projects Kenya's growth will fall to 4%

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:27:00 +0200

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the post-election unrest that Kenya experienced from December 2007 to February this year is expected to contract the economy's growth rate from 7% last year to 4% in 2008. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya hits Coca-Cola with excise tax

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:48:00 +0200

Coca-Cola's Kenyan operations have received a hard knock with a ruling from the Revenue Authority that will force the company to pay excise tax on costs incurred washing and sanitizing returned soda bottles. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya to import maize to build up food stockpile

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:22:00 +0200

The Kenyan government plans to import three million bags of maize in the next two months to build enough stocks to cushion the country against the impact of possible food shortages caused by post-election violence and the failed rains. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya's food shortages persist as rains fall

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:49:00 +0200

Rains have come to the north eastern parts of Kenya, but this alone is unlikely to immediately resolve the food problems facing the mainly nomadic families in the semi-arid region, aid workers have said. Read full story... | Send to a friend

CCK steps up consumer protection

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:00:00 +0200

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the telecommunications industry regulator, has stepped up consumer protection following the creation of a Consumer Affairs Division. The new division will be responsible for strengthening the Commission's capacity to discharge its consumer protection roles. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya flowers hold

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:06:00 +0200

Kenya's flower sector has been steadily growing earning Ksh43 billion in 2007 from Kshs23 billion in 2006. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya: Violence paralyses western towns as political crisis deepens

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:37:00 +0200

Increasing violence and tension in several towns in western Kenya continue to hinder the provision of basic services such as health, education and transport, in addition to causing untold suffering to thousands of people displaced since the unrest began in late December. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Retail chain affirms investments plans

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:42:00 +0200

Kenyan supermarket chain Nakumatt Holdings Ltd will spend US$25 million for projects despite underlying political tensions in Kenya. It has reiterated its confidence in the local economy, pledging to push on with its investment and expansion plans. Read full story... | Send to a friend