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Graham Kajilwa

No pay hike as Ruto directs 2024 minimum wage be implemented

The President directed the Labour CS to facilitate employees on contract to join unions as he underscored what he termed as the State’s milestones.

No pay hike as Ruto directs 2024 minimum wage be implemented

Leafy suburbs property prices drop on Trump budget cuts effect

Leafy suburbs property prices drop on Trump budget cuts effect

Why you are likely to lose your land to family, not fraudsters

Why you are likely to lose your land to family, not fraudsters

Private firms sack workers as State wage bill continues to rise

Private firms sack workers as State wage bill continues to rise

Mini-grid operators step in to bridge power needs for businesses

Some businesses, like KTDA, have developed mini-grids to supplement power from the main grid, hence cutting electricity costs.

Mini-grid operators step in to bridge power needs for businesses

Treasury to revise Budget estimates

The initial budget estimates of Sh4.3 trillion as set out in the 2025 Budget Policy Statement will undergo substantial revisions before being tabled in Parliament.

Treasury to revise Budget estimates

Is Kenya losing its economic power to EAC neighbours?

Kenyans have raised concerns about how the business environment is suffocating industrialisation, and that the focus has now moved to Tanzania and Uganda.

Is Kenya losing its economic power to EAC neighbours?

Lower inflation ups consumer spending in first quarter of 2025

Higher spending among consumers has been sustained across the first quarter of the year, with the latest ILAM Consumer Spending Index showing increased volumes in purchases made.

Lower inflation ups consumer spending in first quarter of 2025

NSSF's plan to pay pension dues in a day signals relief for retirees

The National Social Security Fund has revealed its plan to pay claims within 24 hours, placing its bet on technology, an agile workforce and cleaning up its records.

NSSF's plan to pay pension dues in a day signals relief for retirees

Sh100m Bamburi Cement plant to ease construction

Bamburi Cement Plc, a subsidiary of Amsons Group, has launched a Sh100 million ready-mix concrete plant in Mombasa aimed at meeting the growing demand for quality concrete solutions.

Sh100m Bamburi Cement plant to ease construction

Firms list key products with export potential

The products with low demand and export potential are chemicals, machinery and electronic equipment.

Firms list key products with export potential

Low incomes, few houses: How high rent prices leave tenants with empty pockets

The proximity of Kajiado County to the country’s capital is one of the reasons tenants are spending more than half of their incomes on rent.

Low incomes, few houses: How high rent prices leave tenants with empty pockets

US team to jet in for talks on Trump tariffs

A delegation from the United States is expected in Nairobi next week as the country seeks a deal to scrap the 10 per cent tariff imposed on Kenyan exports by President Donald Trump.

US team to jet in for talks on Trump tariffs

Role of Commissioner for Cooperatives questioned in Kuscco Sh13b saga

The role of the Commissioner for Cooperative Development in the Kuscco scandal has been questioned as affiliated societies’ officials fight a directive to dismiss them from office.

Role of Commissioner for Cooperatives questioned in Kuscco Sh13b saga

State defends tax regime as firms mull Kenya exit

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Deputy Commissioner Policy and Tax Advisory Maurice Oray noted that agricultural produce, for instance, is exempt from the VAT Act.

State defends tax regime as firms mull Kenya exit

America unfazed with Chinese influence as Ruto meets Jinping

The latest invitation comes on the backdrop of tariffs imposed by Trump early in the month across 180 countries.

America unfazed with Chinese influence as Ruto meets Jinping

State taps new team to review Sacco laws

CS Oparanya revealed that the team will be chaired by Marlene Shiels, Chief Executive of Capital Credit Union, Scotland.

State taps new team to review Sacco laws

Treasury PS blames ballooning debt on costly new constitution

Tresury PS Chris Kiptoo said the country’s budget deficits have been widening since the adoption of the new constitution, which necessitated more borrowing.

Treasury PS blames ballooning debt on costly new constitution

Will new KRA system bring more landlords into the tax net?

The lack of data on the number of landlords and rental properties in the country has been cited as a major hindrance to bringing them into the tax net.

Will new KRA system bring more landlords into the tax net?

Push to consolidate small pension schemes gathers pace in reforms

Industry players say this is the only way for the sector to gain economies of scale. Kenya’s pension assets under management surpassed Sh2.3 trillion as of the end of December 2024.

Push to consolidate small pension schemes gathers pace in reforms

Manufacturers seek higher loan limit in credit guarantee scheme

Manufacturers want the State CGS for small businesses to be increased by Sh15 million and the repayment period extended to eight years.

Manufacturers seek higher loan limit in credit guarantee scheme

RBA eyes policy reforms to up contributions

Retirement Benefits Authority has set its eyes on the informal sector as it seeks policy reforms to increase contributions, amid an improved pension assets to GDP ratio.

RBA eyes policy reforms to up contributions

NSE recovery ups pension assets under management to Sh2.3tr

Retirement Benefits Authority shows quoted equities as one of the asset classes, which has always been shunned by fund managers, seeing a revival in the year, growing by 15.6 per cent.

NSE recovery ups pension assets under management to Sh2.3tr

Why tenants can't purchase their dwelling units

Majority of tenants would rather build their units - a bungalow or maisonnette – rather than purchase the unit they are renting at the moment.

Why tenants can't purchase their dwelling units

Ruto vows fight back against Trump tariffs on Kenyan goods

President William Ruto has broken his silence on the 10 per cent tariff imposed on Kenyan exports to the US, asserting that the country will safeguard its interests amid the global trade war.

Ruto vows fight back against Trump tariffs on Kenyan goods

How wrong classification of businesses hurts State planning

Wrong categorisation of businesses and the lack of a standard definition of SMEs have stood out as major challenges to the government’s ability to get precise data from the private sector.

How wrong classification of businesses hurts State planning

KTDA power production up 32pc on rains

A statement from KTDA said these six operational power plants generated 3.28 MKWhrs in February 2025, and 4.33 MKWhrs in March 2025.

KTDA power production up 32pc on rains

Manufacturers seek policy changes to unlock Sh15b unpaid VAT refunds

Kenya Association of Manufacturers wants the government to do away with the two per cent withholding Value Added Tax (VAT) to improve liquidity in their businesses.

Manufacturers seek policy changes to unlock Sh15b unpaid VAT refunds

Rains push KTDA power production by 32 per cent

KTDA Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), has reported a 32 per cent surge in electricity production from its operational hydropower projects.

Rains push KTDA power production by 32 per cent

Food security at risk as State faces hiccups in fertiliser distribution

In 2024, data from the Presidency shows the government distributed seven million bags of both planting and top-dressing fertiliser.

Food security at risk as State faces hiccups in fertiliser distribution

Lack of written tenant-landlord agreements hampers tax collection

The lack of tenancy agreements between landlords and tenants as detailed in the KHS Basic Report 2023-24 explains why this section of businesses has been a challenge for the taxman.

Lack of written tenant-landlord agreements hampers tax collection

Edible oil processors rekindle push to scrap import duty tax

They urge the government to raise local production of crude palm oil. This as Malaysian firms seek to expand the regional market, with Kenya as their focal point.

Edible oil processors rekindle push to scrap import duty tax

Regional trade bloc bets on SMEs to ward off Chinese leather imports

Poorly equipped tanneries in countries like Kenya are among the reasons behind the slow growth of the leather and leather products sector, a regional trading bloc says.

Regional trade bloc bets on SMEs to ward off Chinese leather imports

Sacco non-remittances grows as more firms face turbulence

The government is facing a challenge in dealing with non-remittances of Sacco contributions, even as the law allows the CCD to reprimand culpable employers.

Sacco non-remittances grows as more firms face turbulence

Money market funds book record returns on high interest rates

The surge in money market funds (MMFs) that offered investors double-digit returns in 2024 propelled financial services firms to record profits during the year.

Money market funds book record returns on high interest rates

PPP directorate gets new director general

PSC has appointed Kepha Seda as the new director general of the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Directorate under the National Treasury.

PPP directorate gets new director general

State questions private sector data as manufacturers push for tax cuts

The quality of data used to make decisions in the manufacturing sector has been put to question, even as manufacturers tabled their case before the government to remove taxes on inputs.

State questions private sector data as manufacturers push for tax cuts

Safaricom opens platform to reward high-end users

Safaricom has launched the Emerald Platform, a premium customer engagement platform designed to offer personalised services, exclusive rewards, and elevated care.

Safaricom opens platform to reward high-end users

Kenya engages US to safeguard exports amid Trump's tariff war

Kenya has started talks with the US government in an anticipatory move aimed at protecting the country’s largest export market, following President Donald Trump’s tariffs rollout.

Kenya engages US to safeguard exports amid Trump's tariff war

HF Group profit jumps 35 per cent to Sh525m on diversification

HF Group's positive performance comes on the back of a sustained business transformation strategy that has seen the Group and its operating subsidiaries post growth in profitability.

HF Group profit jumps 35 per cent to Sh525m on diversification

Mandatory soil test looms for developers before construction

Soil testing is now mandatory before construction, as stipulated in the National Building Code 2024, which took effect in March.

Mandatory soil test looms for developers before construction

Inflation top issue for local CEOs in 2025

Inflation tops the list of worries by Kenyan chief executives this year, according to the latest PwC 2024 CEO Survey for Kenya.

Inflation top issue for local CEOs in 2025

Why government paper is preferred asset class for pension funds

An ageing workforce in the public sector has been cited as one of the key reasons why investment firms concentrate their assets under management in government paper.

Why government paper is preferred asset class for pension funds

Stronger shilling, adverse weather sink Kakuzi to Sh130 million loss

The Kakuzi board of directors has recommended a Sh8 dividend per share after the agricultural firm reported a loss of Sh130.4 million for the year ended December 2024.

Stronger shilling, adverse weather sink Kakuzi to Sh130 million loss

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