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Ideas & Debate With technology, GDP figures understate service economy Thursday, June 6, 2019 19:43 By GEORGE BODO A couple of weeks of back, I wrote about the perils of using gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of household economic wellbeing (which was well received). A key point
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Editorials EDITORIAL: Draft CRB rules long overdue for borrowers Thursday, June 6, 2019 19:49 By EDITORIAL The draft regulations by the Central Bank of Kenya, requiring lenders to give borrowers a 30-day notice before forwarding their names for listing with the credit reference bureaus (CRBs) could not have come
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Editorials EDITORIAL: Streamline maize supply Thursday, June 6, 2019 19:49 By EDITORIAL The controversy surrounding maize is not new but every time a shortage looms, the government fumbles in its attempts at coming up with a lasting solution. This week, millers raised the alarm that they would halt operations
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Columnists Stop frustrating small businesses Thursday, June 6, 2019 19:54 By JAINDI KISERO A friend of mine who is currently putting up a fairly big hotel in one of Nairobi’s suburbs recently put out a tender inviting manufacturers of small hotel room refrigerators to submit bids. The best
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News Why South African sales solutions firm is setting shop in Kenya Thursday, June 6, 2019 20:31 By GEORGE OMONDI MACmobile, a South African technology firm, this week opened an office in Kenya with sights firmly on the rapidly expanding fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) market segment in East
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Counties Moi University sacco fights sale of building Thursday, June 6, 2019 21:00 By STANLEY KIMUGE Members of the troubled Moi University Sacco Thursday staged a demonstration in Eldoret town to oppose the planned sale of Musco Towers without their involvement. They claimed they spent Sh400 million through savings
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Counties Mombasa drives car bazaars out of homes Thursday, June 6, 2019 21:00 By WINNIE ATIENO Mombasa county government has begun a heavy crackdown on car showrooms sitting on residential compounds. The county has further warned traders against vehicle sales in residential areas following an outcry from members of
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Counties Unilever signs up 140 primary schools for plastic recycling Thursday, June 6, 2019 21:00 By JOHN MUTUA Consumer goods maker Unilever East Africa has tapped 140 primary schools to collect plastic wastes for Nairobi-based firm that will recycle them and manufacture products such as buckets and water tanks.
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Economy Air pollution remains a big challenge for nations Thursday, June 6, 2019 21:11 As the globe marks the World Environment Day, an estimated nine out of ten people worldwide are exposed to air pollutants that exceed World Health Organization air quality guidelines. Under this year’s theme ‘air
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News CS Treasury appoints James Githii as new KRA boss Thursday, June 6, 2019 14:12 By ADONIJAH OCHIENGBy BRIAN NGUGI Treasury secretary Thursday appointed James Githii Mburu as the new Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General, taking over from Mr John Njiraini. In a gazette notice dated June 6, Mr
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Technology New platform to help companies manage their power systems Wednesday, June 5, 2019 19:38 By JAMES KARIUKI A French multinational, Schneider Electric, has introduced a smart power management platform in Kenya. EcoStructure IT, to be offered as a subscription service running on Schneider Electric’s online portal, is
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Ideas & Debate Why industry must be on the front line of air pollution fight Wednesday, June 5, 2019 20:15 By KAMUGI NDERITU | Four years ago, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United Nations member-states. At the core of the agenda were the sustainable development