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Kenya to push for Agoa tariff refunds for its exporters

Nairobi, Aug. 14 -- The Trade Ministry has pledged to help Kenya exporters recover tariffs paid during the four-month lapse of the US' preferential African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) trade pact... Read More


780 private healthcare facilities turn to solar in cost-cutting push

Nairobi, Aug. 14 -- Some 780 private healthcare facilities across Kenya have shifted to solar power, as they delink their operations from the national grid to cut costs and ensure stable electricity s... Read More


Regulator warns of fake batch of P-2 emergency contraceptive pills in the market

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has warned the public against a counterfeit batch of the popular Postinor-2 emergency contraceptive pills in circulation, stating that the prod... Read More


How clean energy is changing lives beyond the grid

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Kenya's arid and semi-arid counties present a striking paradox as they possess the richest solar and wind resources yet remain among the least served by modern energy infrastructur... Read More


Sorghum cakes: A taste of fine pastry's future

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Some of my earliest food memories are of steaming bowls of sorghum and red millet porridge at our family breakfast table in Kenya. Earthy, nutty and deeply comforting, it was a mea... Read More


The chef's table: Where dining becomes a front-row experience

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- It is usually obvious that the most exciting seat in a restaurant will be the one facing the plate. Now, in a growing number of fine-dining kitchens around the world, diners want t... Read More


Steven Kanja brings grief, music and theatre to the stage

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- When performing musician, composer and keyboardist Steven Kanja attended Showman Residency by Nyashinski in April this year, he was struck by how similar the concert's concept rese... Read More


BAT Kenya challenges Sh4.5bn claim over VELO marketing campaign

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- British American Tobacco Kenya has asked the High Court to strike out a Sh4.5 billion claim over its VELO nicotine pouches, saying the petitioner bypassed remedies provided under t... Read More


Tribunal faults KRA 'tax figures' after Sh780m row with solar goods financier

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- The Tax Appeals Tribunal has set aside a Sh780 million tax bill against solar home systems financier Bboxx Capital Kenya, ruling that Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) failed to prove ... Read More


Pressure on Treasury to revive forex compensation for diplomatic missions

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- MPs have stepped up pressure on the Treasury to revive a foreign-exchange compensation scheme for Kenya's diplomatic missions abroad to help protect their budgets from the impact o... Read More