/-/539546/539546/-/88oe25/-/index.html http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Bill-proposes-tough-penalties-for-terrorism-financiers/-/539546/1888744/-/1fco7r/-/index.html Companies and individuals doing business with terrorists will face steep fines and longer jail terms if Parliament passes proposed amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Act. 2013-06-19T18:23:37Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/State-targets-cash-transfers-to-ease-VAT-Bill-impact/-/539546/1888742/-/69vjbnz/-/index.html The Treasury will increase subsidies to the poor following expected changes in taxation laws that will make basic commodities more expensive. 2013-06-19T18:22:32Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Battle-for-higher-salaries-begins-as-workers-strike--/-/539546/1888554/-/ncroal/-/index.html Industrial action by workers intensified on Wednesday with teachers, nurses at the Kenyatta National Hospital and Nairobi County government staff downing their tools. 2013-06-19T17:07:51Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/EAC-states-move-to-raise-the-status-of-regional-bank/-/539546/1888526/-/vsi76t/-/index.html The East African Development Bank (EADB) is set to play a major role in the planned monetary union as member states raise its lending status and shield its assets from legal action. 2013-06-19T16:48:30Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-woos-Dubai-companies-eyeing-investment-opportunities-/-/539546/1888522/-/rmjbkh/-/index.html Kenya is angling for capital from Dubai as traders from the Middle East hub deepen their search for investment deals in Africa. 2013-06-19T16:47:51Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenyans-get-South-Korea-nuclear-scholarships-/-/539546/1888514/-/wsm3yd/-/index.html The government of South Korea has granted Kenya additional scholarships to train professionals in nuclear power engineering as part of a technology transfer pact. 2013-06-19T16:40:45Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Tourism-ministry-Sh2bn-budget-cut-sparks-outrage-/-/539546/1888510/-/12jwy5/-/index.html MPs’ move to slash the Tourism ministry budget by Sh2 billion has sparked outrage with hoteliers saying Kenya is unlikely to meet its target of three million visitors annually. 2013-06-19T16:39:30Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Compar-Investments-seeks-to-bar-demolition-of-its-building-/-/539546/1888498/-/ug6qkvz/-/index.html Owners of a building earmarked for demolition to pave the way for the Eastern bypass have moved to court questioning the legality of the move. 2013-06-19T16:33:58Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Booksellers-accuse-school-heads-of-graft-and-nepotism-/-/539546/1888496/-/hw4p8dz/-/index.html A row is brewing between booksellers and head teachers over payment for supplies under the free primary and the subsidised secondary education programmes. 2013-06-19T16:32:40Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MPs-adjourn-mini-budget-debate-over-CDF-row/-/539546/1888288/-/qa3r07/-/index.html MPs forced adjournment of debate on the Sh19 billion Supplementary Budget II Wednesday evening, to allow the government to provide a firm commitment that a balance of Sh5.4 billion for CDF will not be returned to the Treasury at the end of the month. 2013-06-19T14:25:36Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Laptops-budget-on-the-line-in-bid-to-avert-strike/-/539546/1887380/-/a3eon3z/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta’s flagship One Laptop for Every Class One pupil project was on Tuesday among the raft of budget lines on the chopping board as the Treasury sought money to avert a looming national strike. 2013-06-18T17:31:38Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Uhuru-cargo-order-signals-single-EAC-customs-body/-/539546/1887316/-/bidihn/-/index.html Government agencies are balking at implementing a presidential directive requiring all cargo clearance agencies to operate under the command of the Kenya Ports Authority in Mombasa. 2013-06-18T17:15:29Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Rejected-Kiambu-county-board-nominees-file-suit-over-bias-/-/539546/1887314/-/13b4r1n/-/index.html Three nominees to the Kiambu County Public Service Board have moved to High Court seeking to reverse the County Assembly’s decision to reject their appointments. 2013-06-18T17:14:05Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/ICC-grants-Ruto-wish-to-skip-some-hearings-/-/539546/1887298/-/thouwd/-/index.html The International Criminal Court (ICC) has exempted Deputy President William Ruto from attending some proceedings. 2013-06-18T16:57:12Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-eyes-tax-investment-deal-with-South-Korea-/-/539546/1887290/-/lp34yb/-/index.html Kenya is eyeing a tax and investment deal with South Korea amid growing business ties between the two nations. 2013-06-18T16:51:30Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/State-to-borrow-Sh50bn-for-first-phase-of-Konza-/-/539546/1887276/-/y371k2/-/index.html The government intends to borrow Sh50.5 billion ($600 million) to fund the first phase of Konza Techno City scheduled to start in December. 2013-06-18T16:43:08Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Ethiopia-dam-threatens-Lake-Turkana/-/539546/1887266/-/13jsr9l/-/index.html Economic activities around Lake Turkana are likely to be affected by the construction of Ethiopia’s Gibe 3 dam. 2013-06-18T16:39:06Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-plans-Sh200bn-expansion-of-power-grid--/-/539546/1887234/-/4eeftn/-/index.html The government plans a Sh200 billion expansion of the national power grid by 2017 to cater for additional generation capacity and curb system loses. 2013-06-18T16:22:30Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Plans-under-way-to-modernise-key-weighbridges/-/539546/1887230/-/cy4590/-/index.html Plans are under way to modernise three weighbridges in a bid to reduce perennial congestion at the port of Mombasa and ease movement of cargo through the Northern Corridor to the East African countries. 2013-06-18T16:21:24Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Association-seeks-removal-of-KNEC-officials-/-/539546/1887224/-/k7fhs1/-/index.html The University Education Consumer Association has moved to court seeking the removal of Paul Wasanga as CEO and Kabiru Kinyanjui as chairperson of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC). 2013-06-18T16:15:35Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Police-clash-with-artisans-over-disputed-Grogan-plot/-/539546/1887220/-/fgptjkz/-/index.html Police Tuesday sealed off a piece of disputed private land in Nairobi’s Grogan area, leaving nearly 1,000 motor vehicle mechanics and jua kali artisans jobless. 2013-06-18T16:12:38Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539546/1887072/-/r9hdiw/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated his long serving personal assistant and political confidant Njee Muturi to be the next Solicitor-General. 2013-06-18T15:01:44Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/KWS-relocates-15-rogue-elephants/-/539546/1886986/-/2x3tuy/-/index.html The Kenya Wildlife Service is relocating 15 elephants that are notorious for straying out of two conservancies. 2013-06-18T11:59:42Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-to-benefit-from-major-biogas-plant/-/539546/1886842/-/3c30rt/-/index.html Kenya is set to benefit from the installation of a major commercial biogas plant to be set up near Lake Naivasha. 2013-06-18T09:26:45Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Budget-team-rejects-Sh700m-Kibaki-office-proposal/-/539546/1886860/-/t9gsh/-/index.html The National Assembly's Budget Committee has rejected a proposal to purchase an office building for former president Kibaki at a cost of Sh700m. 2013-06-18T08:47:15Z