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Kenya to push for Agoa tariff refunds for its exporters

Nairobi, Aug. 14 -- The Trade Ministry has pledged to help Kenya exporters recover tariffs paid during the four-month lapse of the US' preferential African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) trade pact... Read More


780 private healthcare facilities turn to solar in cost-cutting push

Nairobi, Aug. 14 -- Some 780 private healthcare facilities across Kenya have shifted to solar power, as they delink their operations from the national grid to cut costs and ensure stable electricity s... Read More


State ordered to table rice import records in transparency push

Nairobi, Aug. 14 -- The High Court has ordered the government to file a status report on the importation of 490,000 tonnes of duty-free rice authorised under a Gazette Notice published last month. Th... Read More


Diesel consumers miss Sh14-a-litre cut as State shifts relief to petrol

Nairobi, Aug. 14 -- Diesel consumers have been denied a Sh14-a-litre cut in the new fuel pricing cycle, which runs through September 14, after the State opted to transfer the relief to petrol and kero... Read More


Vodacom expands Safaricom board control after Sh204bn stake deal

Nairobi, Aug. 14 -- South Africa's Vodacom has added two directors to Safaricom's board in a shake-up that reflects its increased ownership of the Kenyan company following its acquisition of a 15 perc... Read More


Vodacom shakes up Safaricom board after Sh204bn share deal

Nairobi, Aug. 14 -- South Africa's Vodacom has added two directors to Safaricom's board in a shake-up that reflects its increased ownership of the Kenyan company following its acquisition of a 15 perc... Read More


Regulator warns of fake batch of P-2 emergency contraceptive pills in the market

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has warned the public against a counterfeit batch of the popular Postinor-2 emergency contraceptive pills in circulation, stating that the prod... Read More


How clean energy is changing lives beyond the grid

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Kenya's arid and semi-arid counties present a striking paradox as they possess the richest solar and wind resources yet remain among the least served by modern energy infrastructur... Read More


Sorghum cakes: A taste of fine pastry's future

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Some of my earliest food memories are of steaming bowls of sorghum and red millet porridge at our family breakfast table in Kenya. Earthy, nutty and deeply comforting, it was a mea... Read More


The chef's table: Where dining becomes a front-row experience

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- It is usually obvious that the most exciting seat in a restaurant will be the one facing the plate. Now, in a growing number of fine-dining kitchens around the world, diners want t... Read More