Kenya’s Finance Ministry will seek suggestions from the public on new legislation to boost revenue and tackle other challenges, Finance Minister, John Mbadi, said on Monday. This is coming after protesters forced the government to withdraw its financing law. President William Ruto discarded tax hikes worth more than 346 billion shillings ($2.7 billion) in June after […]
Kenyan President William Ruto, on Saturday, directed security agencies to speed up the investigation into the mysterious killings in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. This is coming after authorities retrieved nine mutilated bodies from a dumpsite in a slum. Ruto, who spoke in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, northwest Kenya, assured citizens that those behind the killings would […]
Kenya’s agricultural regulator, on Tuesday, announced new measures to tighten controls on the export of mangoes in a bid to curb illegal shipments. The regulations, which include mandatory physical inspection of shipments, are to prevent exporters from mixing mangoes with other fruits. Mixing has been a practice that emerged following the suspension of avocado exports […]
Kenyan industrialists, on Wednesday, pledged to expand their clean energy initiatives, aiming to pave the way for a low-carbon future in the East African nation. Anthony Mwangi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers made the pledge at a forum in Nairobi. Mwangi said the sector would roll out some initiatives that […]
Kenya said on Wednesday that it has put a robust policy, the legal and institutional framework in place to promote the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Eliud Kireger, the Director-General of Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), said that regulatory agencies like National Biosafety Authority (NBA), National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and Kenya […]