Civil servants have 2 weeks to declare wealth or face Sh1 million fine
Public Service Commission CEO Simon Rotich/NMG All civil servants in the country now face a Sh1 million fine or a two-year jail term for failing to declare their wealth as well as their spouses and children’s wealth ahead of the December 31 deadline. Public servants are required by law to reveal their incomes, bank deposits […]
Kenyan tech startup raises Sh226 million for expansion
Wowzi CEO Brian Mogeni and Co – Founder Mike Otieno/ Courtesy Wowzi, a Kenyan startup has raised $2million (Sh226 million) to scale its influencer marketing platform across the African market. The firm had previously raised $1.2million (Sh135.3 million) in an unannounced pre-seed funding bringing the total amount raised to date to $3.2million (Sh361.3 million). “Now […]
Ecobank, Proparco Takeover Mumias Assets from KCB
A picture of Workers carrying packets of sugar at the Mumias Sugar factory in Western Kenya/ The standard NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 15- French development financier Ecobank and Pan-African lender Ecobank have taken hold of Mumias Sugar Company’s prime assets from KCB Group. On November 29, 2021, Ecobank filed a notice with the Attorney General’s office […]
Kenya-Uganda Trade Ties Take a Blow as UG Bans Export of Farm Goods
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta shakes hands with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Nairobi, Kenya on July 25, 2014/ Pacific Press. NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 15- The trade row between Kenya and Uganda is set to escalate further following Uganda’s announcement to restrict Kenya’s raw and processed farm produce from entering its market. On Monday, Ugandan Minister […]
Tuskys reveals it can only pay 34% of debt owed
Tuskys Supermarket on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi/ Courtesy NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 14- Tuskys Supermarket, once Kenya’s largest retailer, currently owes Sh19.6 billion to unsecured creditors, presenting more hurdles in the retail chain’s revival plans. The troubled retailer revealed in court papers that its total assets are only able to account for Sh6.67 billion or 34 […]
Sh5 billion debt row sets Dusit complex up for auction
14 Riverside Drive/ Citizen Digital NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 14- Justice Alfred Mabeya has allowed Synergy Industrial Credit to auction the property upon which DusitD2 hotel stands, over a Sh5 billion debt. This is after the judge dismissed an application by I&M Bank and its administrator, which sought to stall the sale arguing that the company […]
Kenya-US trade ministers hold talks over Free Trade Agreement
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) in partnership with Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) during a roundtable discussion with Kenyan and U.S. business leaders and government officials/ Courtesy NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 9- Kenya and the US are revisiting discussions over trade policies giving hope to the stalled Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that started over a year […]
Kenya Ranked Top In Avocado Production
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 – Avocado exports generated Sh14 billion for the country in 2020 making Kenya among the top African exporter for the highly sought commodity in the world. This is according to the Horticulture Crops Directorate who revealed that the country exported 68, 000 tons of the fruit between January and October last […]
Twiga Foods to expand operations into Nyanza and Rift valley
Twiga Foods employees/ Twiga.com NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 8- Twiga Foods has expanded its operations in the country after raising Sh5.56 billion from a group of international Private Equity firms. The agritech company runs a mobile-based B2B food supply platform that supplies fresh fruits and vegetables sourced from farmers in rural Kenya to small- and medium-sized […]
Two Purma Holdings Limited directors face jail term over Sh2.2 billion tax evasion case
Times Tower building in Nairobi, Kenya/ Courtesy NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 7- A warrant of arrest has been issued against two directors at Purma Holdings Limited having failed to appear before court to answer to charges over unpaid taxes valued at Sh2.2 billion. The order was issued by the Chief Magistrate at the Anti-corruption Court, Hon. […]
