Senate clips Treasury powers over county funds
The Senate took a two-week break on Thursday after a first session marked by battles with the Executive over devolution
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May 25, 2013
Lenku challenged as Narok Maasai cry foul
The nomination of hotelier Joseph ole Lenku to the powerful Interior ministry has put to rest the clamour to fill the critical post at a time when a wave of [...]
Kenya seeks to attract more business tourists
Kenya is angling for a piece of the Sh2.6 trillion global conference tourism market to bolster the return of a sector recognised as a key foreign exchange earner
Court cases may delay bypass road
The completion of the Southern bypass could take longer after environmentalists filed a case in court to block the construction of a section of the road through the Nairobi National [...]
AU at 50: Can Africa collapse its borders, or is integration just another dream?
In July 1999, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi hurriedly petitioned an OAU heads of state and government summit meeting in Algiers that they convene again in two months, this time in [...]
African women leaders have come a long way
From freedom fighters like Kenya’s Mekatilili wa Menza who opposed forced labour in British plantations, to Ghanaian queen mother Asantewa of Ejisu Yaa who led the War of the Golden [...]
Uganda considers merging agencies to free up funds
Uganda is planning to merge some state agencies to free up financial resources as it moves to seal deficits caused by aid cuts.
Sign arms treaty Amnesty International asks govts
The human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, wants the five East African Community member states to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty adopted by the UN General Assembly to regulate the $70 [...]
Museveni reshuffles military, moves old comrade to Cabinet
President Museveni has dropped Gen Aronda Nyakairima, the Chief of Defence Forces, and Lt Gen Ivan Koreta, his deputy — the only remaining members of the core group that took [...]
Tinyefuza keeps Uganda guessing about his return
General David Sejusa, also known as Tinyefuza, last week remained noncommittal on when he will return to Uganda in the wake of a storm over a letter he wrote calling [...]
Polaris wins $7m survey
Swala Energy Ltd of Australia has awarded Polaris International Ltd a contract to survey onshore Pangani and Kilosa-Kilombero oil exploration areas in Tanzania.
Uganda, Kenya miss targets, turn to domestic borrowing
Kenya and Uganda look set to close this financial year with huge revenue shortfalls, as new data shows tax collections have trailed budgeted targets, putting pressure on the two governments [...]
Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa
Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the [...]
African Union opens 50th anniversary celebrations
African leaders on Saturday opened celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa’s myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been [...]
Global Business: Strike up the Broadband
… have no internet connection at all. In this edition Peter Day hears from businesses and internet experts in the US, Kenya and Britain, and finds…
May 24, 2013
Former PM’s memoirs to lift the lid on life in politics and beyond
Kenyans will have a chance to know some of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s best kept secrets when he publishes his autobiography in about two months.
The system was against me but I have moved on, says Raila
How do you spend your days these days? With the burdens and stresses of being Prime Minister behind you, how does the diary look?
Costly credit, electricity see sector decline by 3pc
The manufacturing industry received a beating from the high cost of credit and stiff competition from imports to register a year-on-year decline in growth last year.
Ecobank appoints new Kenya MD
Ecobank has hired a new chief executive as the lender seeks fresh ideas to capture a bigger portion of the Kenyan banking market.
Amazon to sell Kindle in 170 nations
Online retail titan Amazon has announced it is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet computers to “over 170 countries and territories around the world,” and its Appstore in nearly 200 [...]
Forex Market Indicative Rates for Major Currencies (Opening of Markets) on May 24, 2013
Currency Buy Sell Mean US DOLLAR 84.2756 84.4644 84.3700 STG POUND 127.1973 127.
Makueni Senate by-election set for July 22- IEBC
Makueni County voters will go to the polls on July 22 to elect a new Senator.
Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women 2013
Forbes have released their annual list of the World’s Most Powerful women. And top of that list: German chancellor Angela Merkel. According to the Forbes website, making the exclusive list [...]
Visa, Equity launch global mobile cash transfer service
Visa has partnered with Equity Bank to launch a mobile money transfer service dubbed Visa Personal Payments, which allows users to send money directly from one mobile phone to another.
Senate allocates Sh48bn to county governments
The Senate has allocated Sh48 billion more to the county governments above the Sh210 billion that the National Treasury had earmarked for the devolved units.
In Pictures: Camp Mulla split recap
Original members of Camp Mulla with DJ CK (Chris Kirubi) Rumours were set straight earlier this week: Taio Tripper and Miss Karun have left Camp Mulla. Now known as Thee [...]
Sasini half year net profit rises 61pc to Sh200m
Agricultural firm Sasini has reported a 61 per cent rise in after-tax profit for six months ending March 2013.
Salva Kiir backs Uhuru against ICC
South Sudan President Salv Kiir has expressed his opposition to the International Criminal Court charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto.
UN combat troops in DR Congo in two months
UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged Thursday that UN troops will be in place within “one or two months” to battle armed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east, [...]
May 23, 2013
US, Europe oppose Kenya bid to terminate ICC charges
Kenya made a new plea to the UN Security Council on Thursday to “terminate” International Criminal Court charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta and other leaders over political unrest in 2008.