Kenya therefore borrowed domestically and externally to address the health pandemic as well as to cushion the poor who were affected by the measures put in place to reduce the rate of infections. In the pre-COVID 19 era, Kenya already had a debt sustainability issue, especially due to its d...
On Tuesday, as the protests exploded, the U.S designated Kenya as its first major non-NATO ally in sub-Saharan Africa, a largely symbolic act but one highlighting their security partnership. Also Tuesday, hundreds of Kenyan police officers deployed to lead a mul...
Kenya has prioritised the attainment of UHC by 2022 by expanding the NHIF after years of false starts. When former President Mwai Kibaki took office, the Health ministry introduced a minimal user fee for primary healthcare facilities. The National Social Health Insurance Fund Bill introduced in ...
This study investigated the impact of Treasury bill investment on the financial performance of Tier 3 commercial banks in Kenya. Methodology: This study was grounded on the theory of Capital Asset Pricing. The study used secondary data from the Central Bank of Kenya and audited financial statements...
Receiving payments in dollars and euros will help Kenya Power avoid exchange losses for wholesale electricity it buys from generators that are based on hard currencies. It will also help cover the additional costs in repayments for loans, the majority of which are denominated in...
Ndambuki works with a range of countries from her office in Nairobi, Kenya, but she says, “We had to prioritize some markets” — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Botswana and Nigeria. The global success of the African music business, in terms of both talent and revenue growth — the ...
Two years ago, I hit the west coast of Africa, countries like Ghana, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Gambia and Senegal. Last year I hit the eastern countries like Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania. Now I’m heading to southern Africa, hitting 8 or 9 new countries as my goal. I’m ...
Kenya The Kenya Standards Bureau (KEBS) began implementing the export standard conformance test (PVOC) program in September 29, 2005. Therefore, from 2005 onwards, the use of PVOC such pre shipment verification methods. The PVoC directory products must obtain a certificate of compliance before shipm...
he welcomed 81 new members, with first-time members from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Peru, Singapore, Slovakia and the United Arab Emirates. “In 2021, we’ve already welcomed 15 new members from all corners of the world, including India, the Middle East, Kenya, Europe, Japan and North America,...
Kenya's privatisation agenda The privatisation agenda was first introduced during the Kibaki era which saw the gazettement of the Privatisation Act 2005. The agenda had been brought up in order to reduce the demand of the State corporations on the Exchequer, amid diminishing external financing —...