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The corruption being witnessed in the country is as a result of a poor budget-making process that has seen looted billions being disguised as genuine allocations, the Auditor General has said. Speaking yesterday during the launch of a report dubbed State Capture, Inside Kenya’s Inability to Fight Corruption by
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Angry farmers confronted the parliamentary budget team demanding to know why no money has been allocated for subsidised fertiliser in this year’s budget proposals. The National Assembly Budget and Appropriation Committee was in Eldoret on Tuesday for a public consultation meeting on the 2019/20. During the daylong meeting
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The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has denied banning importation of used motor vehicle parts in the wake of protests from dealers who said they had not been consulted. “Contrary to the impression being created, Kebs has not issued a notice to ban all imported car spare parts,” said the
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With the rise of pastry business and international hotels in the country, baking has been transformed from a hobby to viable businesses in professionally run kitchens. Unga Group has sponsored a premier live show on KTN that will see 12 bakers fight for the top prize. The 10-week show will
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The Kenya Mortgage Refinancing Company (KMRC) launched on Wednesday by President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to double the number of mortgage accounts by providing incentives to financial institutions, enabling them to offer long-tenured loans to home buyers. KMRC is set to advance cash to commercial banks, Saccos and mortgage companies
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KCB Group has announced an 11.5 percent growth in profits for the first three months of the year to Ksh.5.8 billion. The notable increase in earnings is attributable primarily to a surge in non-interest funded income which improved by 10.6 percent to Ksh18.8 billion. This
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Economy Dilapidated Kenya embassy buildings to get Sh700m facelift Wednesday, May 22, 2019 21:07 By JOHN MUTUA It will cost taxpayers Sh700 million to renovate diplomats’ homes and offices in Washington D.C, London and New York as their poor state force ambassadors to rent premises. The Treasury, in
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Economy Kenya in bid to host free trade zone secretariat Wednesday, May 22, 2019 21:06 By AGGREY MUTAMBO Kenya will bid to host the secretariat of Africa’s free trade zone, due to be created in July, targeting the economic benefits that come with hosting international organisations. Senior government
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Economy DP home upgrade to cost Sh152 million Wednesday, May 22, 2019 21:06 By LYNET IGADWAH Taxpayers will spend Sh152.4 million to complete the refurbishment of the second home for the Deputy President in Mombasa before the next General Election. Office of the Deputy President last November sought
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Economy Somalia protests Nairobi move to deport officials Wednesday, May 22, 2019 21:05 By AGGREY MUTAMBO The Somalia government has formally written to Kenya to protest what it called detention and deportation of officials in a delegation to Nairobi for lack of visas. On Wednesday, Mr Ahmed Isse Awad,
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News Kandara residents stopped from invading Del Monte land Wednesday, May 22, 2019 21:04 By SAM KIPLAGAT A judge has issued orders prohibiting Kandara residents from invading land occupied by Del Monte pending the determination of a case filed by the fruit processing company. High Court judge James Makau,
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By GERALD ANDAE More by this Author Households will wait longer for subsidised maize flour due the supremacy battles between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Strategic Food Reserve (SFR) board over who should release the stock to the market. The SFR board has taken issue with an advert placed