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Review of Turkana oil plan extended to June

Nairobi, March 10 -- The evaluation of a field development plan (FDP) submitted by Tullow Oil for the Turkana oil fields has been extended to June. British oil firm Tullow Oil, which fully owns the r... Read More


Draft rules now introduce new permit classes for electricians

Nairobi, March 8 -- Electricians who carry out installations for electric vehicles (EV) charging stations will be required to have a special licence if new regulations are approved. The draft Energy ... Read More


January milk intake by processors up 19 percent

Nairobi, March 7 -- The volume of milk delivered to processors grew by 19.1 percent in January compared to a similar period last year due to improved weather that boosted production. Fresh data from ... Read More


Kiambu tops land size under coffee amid real estate craze

Nairobi, March 6 -- Kiambu County has the largest land size under coffee in Kenya, making it the top producer of cherries in the country. This comes even as acres of arable farming land in the county... Read More


KTDA unit eyes Nairobi real estate acquisition in expansion drive

Nairobi, March 6 -- KTDA Farmers Company, a firm that Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) farmers own, targets to expand its real estate portfolio with a property acquisition in Nairobi or its environ... Read More


Private firms to use Kenya Power, Ketraco lines for selling electricity

Nairobi, March 5 -- Private firms will be allowed to distribute electricity through Kenya Power and Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) networks at a fee in a regulatory shift that is aim... Read More


Counties pay Sh7bn to staff outside payroll, CoB reveals

Nairobi, March 4 -- The Controller of Budget (CoB) has questioned the expenditure of Sh7.06 billion by county governments outside of the government payroll system in the six months to December 2023. ... Read More


Boost to households as February sugar prices ease 4.6 percent

Nairobi, March 4 -- Sugar prices reduced by 4.6 percent in February following the end of a four-month-long ban on the crushing of cane which has increased local production, handing a boost to consumer... Read More


State-guaranteed debt rises by Sh13bn on weak shilling

Nairobi, March 4 -- The value of debt taken by State corporations increased by 7.5 percent in the six months to December 2023, driven by the depreciation of the Kenyan shilling against the US dollar. ... Read More


IPPs eye billions from exports to EAC power pool

Nairobi, Feb. 29 -- Independent power producers (IPPs) could sell electricity to other countries in the region after stakeholders from 13 countries worked out modalities for admitting the generators i... Read More