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Kenya lengthens validity of aircraft safety permits

Nairobi, June 30 -- Planes registered in Kenya will now be inspected for airworthiness every two years, instead of annually, amid a biting shortage of inspectors as the number of locally registered ai... Read More


State pushes telcos to pay clients for dropped calls

Nairobi, June 30 -- Telecommunications operators will be required to set up a system to compensate subscribers in cases of dropped calls and other outages as the State moves in to bolster the quality ... Read More


Court sets tougher test for layoffs, tightens redundancy rules

Nairobi, June 30 -- The Employment and Labour Relations Court has tightened the legal threshold for laying off workers, ruling that employers must prove a redundancy is genuine and fairly select and c... Read More


KRA rejects calls to extend tax filing deadline despite iTax glitches

Nairobi, June 30 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has declined to extend the deadline for filing annual tax returns despite complaints from a section of taxpayers that they were unable to log into... Read More


Putting the power of AI in everyday pockets and why true innovation belongs to everyone

Nairobi, June 29 -- By Ryan Mule - Product Manager, Samsung Electronics East Africa For a long time, the tech world has stuck to a pretty predictable script. A spectacular new feature is born, it get... Read More


Bidets in toilets, the new must-have as home owners demand modern bathrooms

Nairobi, June 29 -- For years, bidets were mostly associated with luxury hotels, international travel or Muslim households. Today, they are quietly making their way into Kenyan homes as home owners em... Read More


Blooming business of grief as florists gain steady income from VIP wreaths

Nairobi, June 29 -- A funeral may be the last place most people would expect to find a thriving business. Yet behind nearly every dignified send-off is a florist carefully arranging wreaths that can c... Read More


KRA loses bid to impose duty on Tile & Carpet heat pumps

Nairobi, June 29 -- The High Court has rejected the Kenya Revenue Authority's bid to suspend a Tax Appeals Tribunal decision that classified imported heat pumps under a zero-duty tariff, ruling that t... Read More


Court bars benefits claims by workers hired using forged certificates

Nairobi, June 29 -- Employees dismissed after securing public jobs with forged academic certificates cannot rely on those appointments to challenge their employers' actions or claim pensions and other... Read More


Gambling regulator chief fights bids to remove him from office

Nairobi, June 29 -- The newly appointed Gambling Regulatory Authority director-general, Peter Maina Karimi, is fighting two court cases seeking to overturn his appointment over claims he lacked the re... Read More