BusinessDailyPolitics and policy /-/539546/539546/-/88oe25/-/index.html New inflation calculation tool likely to boost investment yields http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/879822/-/9xdt54/-/index.html The roll-out of a new measure for the calculation of inflation could trigger increased activity in collective investment vehicles (CIVs) such as unit trusts, government securities, pension funds and insurance investment products, analysts say. 2010-03-15T21:00:00Z Hidden files expose rot at Lands ministry http://www.bdafrica.com/Hidden%20files%20expose%20rot%20at%20Lands%20ministry%20/-/539546/878852/-/10lpi0p/-/index.html About 12,000 files containing land documents earlier classified as lost have been found tucked in the offices of senior civil servants at the Ministry of Lands, further exposing the rot in the government that has slowed down service delivery and helped rank Kenya among the world’s most corrupt countries. 2010-03-14T21:00:00Z Proposed amendments to draft law a setback for women’s rights http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/878768/-/9xd457/-/index.html Lillian Mutuku, a 34-year-old mother of three, describes her home in Katine area, Tala, in Kenya’s Eastern province, as a harsh place to live in. 2010-03-14T21:00:00Z Techies Launch Assault on Content Market 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 S. Sudan dispels fears of fresh chaos after poll 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 City bypass stirs sleepy region as motorists marvel at peaceful driving 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 Regional leaders urge Sudan to implement deal http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/876212/-/9xblfy/-/index.html Kenya and other regional countries want a quick implementation of all protocols outlined in the comprehensive peace agreement (CPA) in Sudan. 2010-03-09T21:00:00Z Erratic El Nino rains complicate food security situation in 2010 http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/876032/-/9xbjwt/-/index.html Kenya’s food security situation remains precarious as the country stares at a potential food crisis occasioned by poor rains during the 2009 long rains season, experts said. 2010-03-09T21:00:00Z High costs push dream of low-cost housing beyond reach http://www.bdafrica.com/High%20costs%20push%20dream%20of%20low-cost%20housing%20beyond%20reach%20/-/539546/875538/-/corathz/-/index.html Food is a basic need. The others are shelter and clothing. That is why when a family moves from one house to a better residence or location, it considers this an achievement. 2010-03-08T21:00:00Z Africa seeks pathways into untapped carbon trade market http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/874400/-/9xa9cl/-/index.html When African environmentalists, leading financiers, investors and company executives flew to Nairobi on Tuesday last week for a Continental carbon trading forum, they had only one mission. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z Small farmers optimistic about increasing earnings from outgrowers’ contracts http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/873220/-/9x9iia/-/index.html Some are preparing to replace cash crops for passion fruits and mangoes that companies like Coca-Cola are planning to start contracting about 50,000 Kenyans to plant, writes STEVE MBOGO 2010-03-04T21:00:00Z Why EU is in dilemma over payment of funds for regional development http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/872552/-/9x8vm7/-/index.html An audit into previous projects reveals a crowded field in the management of economic integration monies, writes ALLAN ODHIAMBO 2010-03-03T21:00:00Z Changing your firm from loss-making to excellence http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/871846/-/9x89mm/-/index.html Ever since Tom Peters introduced the word excellence into the business world, companies have been madly scrambling after it. 2010-03-02T21:00:00Z Why the largest automaker is Toyota and not Toyoda http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/871296/-/9x852b/-/index.html Why is the car giant Toyota not Toyoda? Akio Toyoda was in Washington to deal with the crisis at car giant Toyota, the company set up by his grandfather more than 70 years ago 2010-03-01T21:00:00Z Kenya charts new course to transit business with plan for Lamu harbour http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/869092/-/9wr45c/-/index.html Pipelines, rail lines, highways, airports, an oil refinery and extra-deep berths for 21st-century supertankers are all in the plan for ambitious, multi-billion-dollar project that could transform trade in the region, writes GITHUA KIHARA 2010-02-25T21:00:00Z Companies begin to get the message from social media http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/867360/-/9wprrn/-/index.html For many people, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites have changed how they stay in touch with family, friends and co-workers. 2010-02-23T21:00:00Z Smallholder farmers hold the key to global food security http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/866274/-/9wp2p1/-/index.html While a lot of money is being pumped into agriculture in a bid to boost production and alleviate hunger in the world, these efforts are unlikely to succeed without focusing on mixed smallholder farmers, a new study has warned. 2010-02-21T21:00:00Z Can cassava become Africa’s next cash crop? http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/863890/-/9wn4hw/-/index.html For ages, thousands of farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa have eked out a living tending cassava farms, but with nothing much to show for it. 2010-02-17T21:00:00Z Stimulus programme holds out hope for Kenya’s economy http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/862644/-/9wmdhi/-/index.html The recent recession claimed many casualties--countries that pinned their hopes on highly paid experts. 2010-02-15T21:00:00Z Who needs an office desk in tech world? http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/861914/-/9wlqg2/-/index.html Picture a workplace where employees report on time, go for breaks as they please as long as they get the job done, and knock off once they have put in a day’s work — all this in the absence of a manager. 2010-02-14T21:00:00Z Groups push for door-to-door climate change drives in Africa http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/858688/-/9w50lv/-/index.html After Copenhagen, researchers resort to educating individual farmers on slowing down effects instead of focusing on high profile summits, writes STEVE MBOGO 2010-02-09T21:00:00Z World Cup visitors arriving to find Kenya in deep slumber http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/858190/-/9w4vp9/-/index.html Football administrators in Africa are busy ahead of extravaganza, but Nairobi will find it hard carrying the shame of Mariga missing the Man City train, writes Emmanuel Were 2010-02-08T21:00:00Z New technology speeds up livestock disease control http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/855658/-/9w2wkp/-/index.html Veterinary digital pen has landed in Kenya, promising drastic change in management of animal diseases and to open markets for the country’s beef exports in the EU, writes STEVE MBOGO 2010-02-04T21:00:00Z Kiambu housing boom gobbles up coffee fields in Kiambu http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/854300/-/9w25ri/-/index.html Peter Kamunjo, once a small-scale coffee farmer in Kiambu district, sold his five-acre piece of land in Thindigwa to a real estate investor. 2010-02-02T21:00:00Z What’s wrong with elderly women giving birth? http://www.bdafrica.com/-/539546/853692/-/9w1j1q/-/index.html Many people are of the view that something is ‘not quite right’ with a 60-year-old woman who wants a baby 2010-02-01T15:55:28Z