Tanzania denies blocking release of scathing IMF report
Tanzania on Tuesday denied blocking the publication of a critical International Monetary Fund report that accuses President John Magufuli’s government of undermining economic growth with…
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East African Community: The trade ties that bind
Uganda’s Allen Namagembe typifies the emerging East Africa. On a hot afternoon, she is travelling on a Rwandan airline to catch a doctor’s appointment at a Kenyan hospital. It is very much a…
Rights Groups Petition Sonko Against ‘Misleading’ Anti-Abortion…
Civil Rights groups in Nairobi on Wednesday petitioned Governor Mike Sonko against what they said were misleading anti-abortion billboards that are erected in different parts of Nairobi.…
KCB Group makes merger bid for National Bank of Kenya
The offer, which proposed a 10:1 share swap for NBK, would see KCB Group strengthen its position as the biggest bank in East Africa by assets. KCB’s plan to absorb the state-owned…
DRC Parliament elects woman speaker, Jeanine Mabunda
Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, on Wednesday elected Jeanine Mabunda as head of the national assembly.
Mabunda was the only candidate fielded for the position after…
New Mercedes Benz C-Class Luxury saloon unveiled for Kenyan Market
Ian Middleton, the Managing Director of DT Dobie and Maliha Sheikh, the General Manager for Mercedes unveiled the new four door Mercedes C-Class luxury saloon for the Kenya market. Before…
Kenya’s president signs Avocado Export Deal With China
Kenyan farmers dealing in the highly popular Hass avocado are set to benefit as Uhuru affirmed that the two countries had agreed on a new export deal for the fruit.
"The avocado export…
Are you applying for a Passport in Kenya? This is what you should know
The Department of Immigration has issued an important notice to all those applying for their passports on Thursday.
On their Twitter page, the Immigration Department announced a two-hour…
Kenya’s GDP growth rises to 6.3pc in 2018 in KNBS latest Economic Survey
Kenya's economy grew by 6.3 percent in 2018, helped by an impressive growth in agriculture, manufacturing and transport sectors.
This was an rebound from the 4.7 percent growth…
China seeks to allay fears over Belt and Road debt dangers
China aims to make the Belt and Road initiative sustainable and prevent debt risks, its finance minister said on Thursday, seeking to allay criticism that the infrastructure plan to boost…