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Court sets tougher test for layoffs, tightens redundancy rules

Nairobi, June 30 -- The Employment and Labour Relations Court has tightened the legal threshold for laying off workers, ruling that employers must prove a redundancy is genuine and fairly select and c... Read More


KRA rejects calls to extend tax filing deadline despite iTax glitches

Nairobi, June 30 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has declined to extend the deadline for filing annual tax returns despite complaints from a section of taxpayers that they were unable to log into... Read More


Vodacom buys State's Safaricom stake days after court clears sale

Nairobi, June 30 -- Vodacom has completed its acquisition of an additional 20 percent stake in Safaricom, days after the Court of Appeal lifted orders that had blocked the State's Sh204.3 billion sale... Read More


From the Red Boat to global markets

Nairobi, June 30 -- Today, the Communist Party of China (CPC) marks its 105th anniversary. For some observers, the milestone is measured in years. For business leaders and development practitioners, h... Read More


Ex-US Fed Reserve chair Greenspan's century of impact on markets, money

Nairobi, June 30 -- Alan Greenspan never set interest rates for Kenya. Yet for nearly two decades, the price of the shilling moved in the shadow of decisions made at the US Federal Reserve. When Green... Read More


Partygoers take the fun to middle of Indian Ocean, helping grow tourist numbers in Lamu

Nairobi, June 30 -- It is 4pm and a fully packed wooden dhow sets out from the ancient stone town of Lamu into the Indian Ocean at Ras Kitau. As the dhow sails past Shella, a large banner unfurls from... Read More


The missing seat

Nairobi, June 30 -- Every now and then, a TV character stays with you long after the credits roll. One of my favourite shows-and one you will probably still find me rewatching-is Billions. Beyond the ... Read More


Why is it time to tailor competition regulation tools to tackle competition in digital platform markets

Nairobi, June 30 -- Competition law and policy enforcers consistently face challenges in understanding the economic forces that drive competition in digital platform markets. Specifically, regulators ... Read More


Kenya unveils Sh1.08 trillion blueprint for food security

Nairobi, June 30 -- The government has unveiled a Sh1.08 trillion agriculture investment plan that hinges on the private sector financing nearly half the cost, marking one of Kenya's biggest bets yet ... Read More


Centum sells 60pc of Nabo Capital to Kenyan investment bank

Nairobi, June 30 -- Kenya-based Rock Investment Bank has acquired a controlling 60 percent stake in fund manager Nabo Capital from Centum Investment Company in a deal estimated at Sh271 million, endin... Read More