/-/539546/539546/-/88oe25/-/index.html http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Britain-to-keep-Kenya-close-despite-ICC/-/539546/1861218/-/93i1vd/-/index.html The British government will keep close diplomatic ties with Kenya despite the recent election of Uhuru Kenyatta as the country’s fourth president. 2013-05-23T18:26:43Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Conference-tourism-boosts-Kenya-ranking/-/539546/1861142/-/mwtryaz/-/index.html Growth in conference tourism has seen Kenya’s global ranking in conferencing rise four ranks and emerge the second best destination in Africa. 2013-05-23T17:40:00Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/20km-traffic-jam-hits-Mombasa-Road/-/539546/1861130/-/vokqebz/-/index.html Traffic police officers were on Thursday morning forced to clear trucks at the Mlolongo weighbridge station without submitting them to mandatory checks due to a 20-kilometre long snarl-up on Mombasa Road. 2013-05-23T17:33:30Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MPs-rush-to-block-senators-from-getting-constituency-funds/-/539546/1861108/-/cs4g4g/-/index.html Parliament is on Friday expected to gazette names of all Constituency Development Fund (CDF) committees that successfully concluded elections. 2013-05-23T17:19:47Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Parliament-team-says--Budget-too-large/-/539546/1861100/-/lnxbs3/-/index.html A key House committee says the government cannot fully finance its huge budget in view of the Sh163 billion budget deficit. 2013-05-23T17:12:03Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/House-committee-terms-low-pay-structure-illegal/-/539546/1861030/-/142jt9ez/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta’s resolve to reduce the ballooning public wage bill suffered a major setback after a parliamentary committee recommended that the March 1, gazette notice that set MPs monthly pay at Sh542,500 unconstitutional. 2013-05-23T16:13:31Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MP-wants-House-team-to-probe-BVR-kits-procurement/-/539546/1860938/-/u75349/-/index.html An MP wants a parliamentary committee to launch thorough investigations into the procurement of the multibillion shillings Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits. 2013-05-23T14:36:17Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Truth-team-puts-big-business-on-the-spot-for-rights-abuses/-/539546/1860010/-/c63u42/-/index.html Big business teamed up with powerful individuals in government in violation of people’s rights during Kenya’s 50 years of independence, the newly-released Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission report says. 2013-05-22T17:56:32Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Uhuru-faces-rebellion-in-House-over-salary-increase/-/539546/1860004/-/sjlfw5z/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta is facing the biggest political test to his leadership as Members of Parliament defy his directive in their quest for higher pay. 2013-05-22T17:42:07Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MP-files-Motion-seeking-freeze-on-pay-to-Pattni-firm/-/539546/1859994/-/13wcjwoz/-/index.html An MP has filed a Motion seeking to freeze further payments arising from Goldenberg and related scams. 2013-05-22T17:32:53Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MP-files-Motion-to-end-Kenya-Power-monopoly/-/539546/1859984/-/icox5fz/-/index.html A Motion filed in the House is seeking to liberalise power distribution and break Kenya Power’s monopoly to foster competition and improve efficiency. 2013-05-22T17:23:42Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Molasses-scarcity-threatens-future-of-ethanol-firms/-/539546/1859972/-/6jdy7bz/-/index.html Shortage of molasses is threatening the future of firms relying on the by-product to manufacture ethanol. 2013-05-22T17:15:27Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Judge-restores-Angawa-salary-ahead-of-ruling/-/539546/1859962/-/rse9iwz/-/index.html The High Court has temporarily stopped suspension of salary, privileges and removal from office of a sacked judge, pending hearing and determination of her case. 2013-05-22T17:07:20Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/State-relaxes-trucks-axle-load-rule/-/539546/1859950/-/9gcxn2/-/index.html Transporters whose trucks pass through the Mariakani weighbridge station have won a temporary reprieve after the government relaxed the axle-weight rule. 2013-05-22T16:58:44Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/House-Speaker-says-Revenue-Bill-in-Senate-wrongly/-/539546/1859834/-/2nysro/-/index.html The National Assembly may overturn the decision made by the Senate on the Division of Revenue Bill, after Speaker Justin Muturi ruled that the Bill was sent there unconstitutionally. 2013-05-22T15:08:28Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/WTO-chief--lauds-Kenya-on-ICT--infrastructure/-/539546/1859744/-/ox2mw9/-/index.html Kenya has received special attention across the globe following the country’s massive undertaking of development projects to expand its economy, the outgoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Pascal Lamy has said. 2013-05-22T14:03:40Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Logistics-hitch-led-to-scam-at-census-bureau--witnesses-recount/-/539546/1859712/-/32h683z/-/index.html Witnesses testifying in a corruption case against former statistics bureau chief Anthony Kilele Wednesday recounted how a phantom company was incorporated in a census scam that allegedly cost the government millions of shillings. 2013-05-22T13:33:03Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/House-team-wants-Budget-discussion-deadline-extended/-/539546/1859092/-/7rodixz/-/index.html A committee will ask the National Assembly Speaker to extend the period for Budget consultations beyond Wednesday. 2013-05-21T17:55:17Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Sh7bn-tax-target-uphill-task-for-Mombasa-County/-/539546/1859084/-/pyxaw8z/-/index.html The Mombasa county government faces a tough call as it seeks to collect Sh7.3 billion in the financial year 2013/2014, half of it in land rates and fees from the port. 2013-05-21T17:48:09Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-sets-tight-deadline-for-EPA-pact-to-grow-exports/-/539546/1859068/-/14dp6n7/-/index.html The Jubilee government has set itself an ambitious target of two months to conclude the long drawn-out search for a binding pact to safeguard multi-billion shilling exports to Europe. 2013-05-21T17:38:26Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Cofek-moves-to-court-to-stop-appointment-of-secretaries/-/539546/1859058/-/f413pvz/-/index.html The appointment of principal secretaries could be delayed after Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) moved to court challenging the list forwarded to the President. 2013-05-21T17:31:23Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Senate-now-fights-Parliament-over-control-of-Budget-/-/539546/1859052/-/14h8uvg/-/index.html A turf war between the Senate and National Assembly was building up Tuesday after the former demanded to revise the Division of Revenue Bill, 2013 approved by the Assembly 10 days ago. 2013-05-21T17:22:02Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/China-says-its-legal-ivory-trade-not-to-blame-for-poaching/-/539546/1858750/-/ss56ha/-/index.html China's small traditional trade in carving uses ivory acquired through legal auctions and in no way encourages or worsens the problem of elephant poaching in Africa, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday. 2013-05-21T09:59:44Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Civil-society-wants-revenue-for-counties-raised/-/539546/1858314/-/e1vfcs/-/index.html The civil society and members of the public want the Senate to increase revenue for counties above the Sh210 billion approved by the National Assembly. 2013-05-20T18:23:06Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Counties-clash-over-location-of-water-company/-/539546/1858304/-/m25pw6/-/index.html Two counties, Bungoma and Trans Nzoia, are headed for a clash over the location of a water company. 2013-05-20T18:20:41Z