/-/539444/539444/-/rdynki/-/index.html http://www.bdafrica.com/Delegates%20converge%20on%20city%20to%20power%20engine%20of%20innovation%20/-/539546/877482/-/24aqd8z/-/index.html Tech community erects a platform for interaction to build and review ideas on the fast changing IT world, reports KUI KINYANJUI 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539444/877412/-/t3mmmx/-/index.html As we continue to figure out whether the Kenyan economy is in recovery, inflationary, emerging or bouncing back, one thing for sure is that every business is under pressure to watch their bottom line and ensure that investors are getting profit. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Oscar%20Award%20commercials%20fail%20to%20entice%20eager%20crowds%20/-/539444/877410/-/krgmj5/-/index.html It is rare to see an actress on the Oscar red carpet wearing her gown from the previous year. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Seeking%20adventure%3F%20Tunis%20offers%20bouquet%20of%20contrasts%20/-/539444/877444/-/xxjo2g/-/index.html At the Northern most tip of the African continent lies an enchanting gem. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/For%20Sh15m,%20you%20can%20blast%20off%20to%20space%20with%20Virgin%20Galactic%20/-/539444/877454/-/xrnfk5z/-/index.html Mid last month, Ashish Thakkar, a Dubai-based multi-billionaire entrepreneur, started his mission to hoist Kenya’s flag in space, for the first time ever. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Folly%20is%20to%20ignore%20lessons%20from%20sages%20/-/539548/877498/-/do8tv2z/-/index.html Every field of endeavour has its heroes or heroines and stories abound about their lives, achievements and impact on society as a whole. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Heres%20how%20to%20close%20the%20gender%20gap%20/-/539548/877490/-/9speb3/-/index.html Earlier this week I had the privilege of joining many prominent women at American Ambassador Michael Ranneberger’s residence to celebrate the International Women’s Day. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Stop%20sideshows%20and%20deal%20with%20corruption%20decisively%20/-/539548/877502/-/p2m8uv/-/index.html Prediction by the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission that there is likely to be an increase in the theft of public resources to fund the 2012 elections brings into sharp focus governance concerns that have soiled every election since the heady days of the one party rule. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/Exit%20strategies%20for%20recovery%20from%20the%20global%20recession%20/-/539548/877506/-/8rra1nz/-/index.html Following the deepest global recession in recent history, the global recovery is off to a stronger start than we had earlier anticipated. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Sh22bn%20stimulus%20package%20set%20to%20lift%20banks%20business%20/-/539552/877470/-/raf0qaz/-/index.html Commercial banks expect the release of a Sh22 billion stimulus package to stir up more quality lending opportunities in the private sector. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Weak%20results%20push%20more%20investors%20into%20bonds%20/-/539552/877494/-/12nk8cw/-/index.html An investor shift to the bonds markets is expected to continue following end year results of listed companies falling below market expectations. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Banks%20mull%20over-the-counter%20bonds%20trading%20plan%20%20%20/-/539552/877460/-/1l95evz/-/index.html Kenyan banks are considering a move by the Nairobi Stock Exchange allowing them to trade bonds directly. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/NBK%20investors%20wait%20pays%20off%20with%20bonus%20share%20issue%20%20/-/539552/877532/-/woyqcvz/-/index.html The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) is a step away from privatisation after turning a page in its dark past as a poorly run state bank to shake off a pile of accumulated losses and a legacy of bad loans. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Lack%20of%20funds%20threatens%20to%20derail%20fish%20farming%20projects%20/-/539550/877524/-/955tfr/-/index.html Lack of funding for fish farming is threatening to thwart plans of increasing production and easing pressure from major water bodies like Lake Victoria and Indian Ocean. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Gates%20overtaken%20in%20list%20of%20worlds%20richest%20/-/539550/877536/-/6q5xed/-/index.html Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world’s richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world’s billionaires grew by 50 per cent over the last year, Forbes magazine has said. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/877556/-/t2phh4z/-/index.html Kenya Airways flights at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi were on Thursday disrupted temporarily as the fuel shortage at Wilson Airport spilled over into the regional transport hub. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/New%20tax%20jolts%20mobile%20phone%20pricing%20/-/539550/877542/-/6k2rt7/-/index.html A new “radiation tax” is threatening to upset household budgets at a time when families are grappling with the rising cost of living despite the recent adoption of a less volatile method of tallying consumer price changes. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/State%20to%20extend%20Aggreko%20contract%20due%20to%20poor%20rains%20/-/539550/877512/-/dbgo3cz/-/index.html Erratic rains in catchment areas that feed the country’s main dams used for electricity generation have forced the government to extend the services of an expensive emergency power producer - Aggreko - to the end of May for now. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/CNOOC%20steps%20up%20search%20for%20oil%20as%20deadline%20looms%20/-/539550/877520/-/cxfdog/-/index.html A Chinese company undertaking oil and gas exploration activities in northern Kenya has intensified its search with just one kilometre set to be drilled, ahead of next month’s deadline. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Telecoms%20monopolies%20a%20threat%20to%20Internet%20growth%20%20/-/539550/877550/-/dq29g0/-/index.html An international meeting on the future of the Internet is under way in Nairobi. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/ICANN%20plots%20change%20to%20unlimited%20domain%20names%20/-/539550/877516/-/mdm54z/-/index.html ICANN, an Internet regulatory body, is poised to shake up the world of branding and marketing by introducing online corporate identities. 2010-03-11T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/S%20Sudan%20dispels%20fears%20of%20fresh%20chaos%20after%20poll%20%20/-/539546/876822/-/15alop/-/index.html The leadership of South Sudan has downplayed fears of fresh conflict over oil reserves within its territory after the planned 2011 referendum to decide whether southerners will formally secede from their counterparts in the north. 2010-03-10T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/876704/-/9xbpcf/-/index.html Months after the partial opening of the Eastern bypass, activity is fast taking shape in the once quiet area, writes STEVE MBOGO 2010-03-10T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/State%20to%20increase%20funds%20for%20special%20education%20needs%20/-/539550/876816/-/elp3elz/-/index.html Children with special education needs are set to receive more funding once the government implements the National Special Needs Education policy framework. 2010-03-10T21:00:00Z http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Capital%20markets%20regulator%20moves%20to%20curb%20fraud%20at%20bourse%20market%20/-/539550/876762/-/n41h3n/-/index.html Keen on shedding its image as a toothless regulator, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is talking tough in a fresh bid to rid the local capital markets of malpractices. 2010-03-10T21:00:00Z