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Government Launches Credit Guarantee Scheme To Cushion Small Businesses
The government has launched a Ksh10 billion Credit Guarantee Scheme to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).National T...
Kenya To Adopt Global Standards To Curb Tax Evasion
The Kenya Government has reiterated its commitment in implementing international standards on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes as part...
Central Bank of Kenya Reinstates Transaction Fees For Mobile Money Transactions Below Ksh 1,000
Mobile money users will starting January 2021 no longer send Sh1000 or less for free.In a statement, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said providers will reinsta...
Roads, Rail Networks Stimulate Growth In Domestic Tourism
The government’s investment in roads and railways across the country is paying dividends by opening up rural counties for domestic tourism.Cabinet Secretary for...
Free Fingerlings To Boost Fish Farming In Murang’a
Fish production in Murang’a County is expected to go up after more than 100 farmers in Gatanga Sub County were issued with fingerlings.The department of fisheri...
KRA Wins Ksh105.6 Million Case Against Mars Logistics Limited
The High Court sitting in Nairobi has dismissed an appeal by Mars Logistics Limited contesting a charge of Value Added Tax (VAT) on transportation services amon...
Cold Storage Facilities To Reduce Post-Harvest Losses
The government is in the process of setting up two potato cold storage facilities and one for bananas to reduce post-harvest losses in these sub-sectors. The tw...
KRA Bets On New ICT System To Seal Tax Leaks, Enhance Trade
The new Integrated Customs Management System (ICMS) being piloted at The Port of Mombasa will optimise service delivery and enhance regional trade.Speaking duri...
Over 20,000 Bungoma Families Reap Big From Agricultural Project
Members of at least 860 rural farmer-groups from 20 wards in Bungoma county have seen their lives transformed by a programme through which the government has in...
Sh60 Million Fishing Boats To Boost Deep Sea Fishing
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has commissioned three powerful fishing vessels in Mombasa County to allow local fishermen to...
Nakuru Declares War On Brokers Exploiting Carrot Farmers
Nakuru has pledged to enforce laws designed to curb the exploitation of carrot farmers by middlemen as the county plans to set up a regional export market of th...
Voi Gemology Centre To Generate KSh 3 Billion
The government is set to generate in excess of Ksh3 billion annually as revenue from value-addition to gemstones set for export from the country once Voi Gemolo...
KALRO Unveils New Bio-Control Solution
The Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organisation (KALRO) has unveiled a bio- control solution to combat the destructive striga weed that has become a...
This Is How To Beat Broker Exploitation, Farmers Advised
Farmers have been urged to embrace the Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) to end exploitation by brokers who buy their produce at throw-away prices soon after harve...
Kwale To Host KSh1.2b Regional Institute On Blue Economy
Kwale is to host a Sh1.2 billion regional institute for developing experts in the maritime and blue economy sectors.The National Polytechnic on Blue Economy wil...
Agriculture Finance Corporation Unveils New Agri-Financing Products For Women
The Agriculture Finance Corporation (AFC) has developed new financial delivery models targeting women who have been excluded in agricultural financing.The model...
KQ Declines To Remit Pilots’ March Salaries Over Demand For Lower Pay Cuts
Kenya Airways (KQ) will not remit salaries for its pilots who are demanding less pay cuts in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.KQ director of operations Paul N...
Kenyans’ M-Shwari and Fuliza Loans Hit Sh432 billion in 2020
Kenyans borrowed at least Sh1.2 billion from Mshwari and Fuliza everyday in 2020, an indication of an increased reliance on debt due to the economic slowdown oc...
Farmers to earn more as govt reviews cane prices upwards
The government has adjusted the minimum cane price upwards and directed millers to adhere to the new rates effective April 1.The review of the minimum recommend...
Kebs Seizes Sub-standard Masks at Quickmart, Ruai
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) on Wednesday seized 211 boxes of Promo King Disposable masks after stripping the brand of its standard mark permit.The agen...