Business

Kenyan entrepreneurs to battle for Sh1.7m in capital financing

Since its inception in 2015, the Startupper Challenge has rewarded 365 winners

AKI urge MPs to discard the proposed motor circulation tax

Says imposition will notably increase the cost of motor insurance.

What it will take to own a vehicle in proposed tax

Taxes will consume at least 55 per cent of the total value of the vehicle

New Sh104,000 a night luxury hotel to open in Kenya in July

Finch Hattons is a family-owned luxury tented safari camp, owned by Gehlot family.

USAID funds youth-led firms at the Coast to combat plastic pollution

It has invested about Sh262 million that has helped nearly double the amount of plastic collected and recycled in Kenya ...

Unit trust schemes hit 37 as CMA clears Arvocap

The collective investment scheme comprises 10 sub-funds

Kenyans asked to take up insurance against floods

Experts says a domestic cover would have helped to recover from flood effects

New car sales up on easing inflation, stronger shilling to the dollar

Also driven by sustained activities in construction, transport, agriculture and manufacturing.

Uganda wins as Kenya gives in to solo petroleum products imports

UNOC to directly import the country's refined petroleum products.

KCB and Proparco enters Sh12.4 billion green financing deal

The project is expected to maintain nearly 100,000 jobs.

Experts demand transparency on tax revenues before new changes

The tax lawyer from CDH warned of potential risks in proposed revenue measures

ICT, marketing experts team up to unlock Africa’s economy

Collaboration seeks to elevate standards of ICT and marketing

AfDB mobilises Sh287bn for Africa’s clean cooking drive

About 1.2 billion people in Africa still lack access to clean cooking facilities

Digital loans drive Coop Bank Q1 profits to Sh6.6 billion

It disbursed Sh200 million everyday via Mco-op Cash.

Digital mobilisation in Kenyan firms slow – expert

The special envoy for technology in Kenya says firms must find ways of incorporating AI for growth

Tough times loom as Red Sea attacks cut voyages by 58%

Latest data shows numbers have reduced from about 71 ships in Dec last year, to lows of 30 this month

KRA seeks more multi-million scanners for border revenue mobilisation

Currently the taxman only has 14 old scanners which are outdated and are facing obsolesce