/Corporate-News/-/539550/539550/-/1565as2/-/index.html http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Kenya-to-raise-axle-load-limit-by-2015/-/539550/1858972/-/1p7ggoz/-/index.html The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has stepped up its efforts to raise the ceiling on the weight of trucks allowed on Kenyan roads in tandem with the rest of East African countries in the next two years. 2013-05-21T15:11:08Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Nock-kicks-off-awareness-drive-on-oil--gas-exploration/-/539550/1858904/-/aupo8l/-/index.html The National Oil Corporation of Kenya (Nock) said Tuesday that it has kicked off nationwide awareness meetings on the future of oil and gas exploration and production in the country. 2013-05-21T13:33:58Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Fire-destroys-property-worth-Sh8m-in-Ongata-Rongai/-/539550/1858850/-/ujjk51/-/index.html Property estimated at Sh8 million has been destroyed in an early morning inferno at Ongata Rongai, 17km south of Nairobi city. 2013-05-21T12:20:33Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Manchester-United-top-table-for-Premier-League-TV-earnings/-/539550/1858826/-/1yuua3/-/index.html Soccer champions Manchester United topped the table for English Premier League television income in 2012-13, raking in almost Sh8 billion (£61 million) in the final year of the current three-year contract, the League said on Tuesday. 2013-05-21T11:53:09Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Experts-warn-of-looming-deserts-over-persistent-charcoal-burning/-/539550/1858710/-/q1as2u/-/index.html Two counties in Kenya are at the risk of becoming total deserts in the next half a decade due to indiscriminate felling of trees for charcoal. 2013-05-21T09:17:23Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Microsoft-readies-new-Xbox-as-entertainment-hub/-/539550/1858536/-/hjv069/-/index.html Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centres and adapt to competition from smartphones and tablets. 2013-05-21T07:23:18Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/New-debt-crisis-hits-Kenya-Meat-Commission/-/539550/1858328/-/13u3w6bz/-/index.html The Kenya Meat Commission risks being wound up after the management admitted inability to pay suppliers, presenting the first challenge to Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture. 2013-05-20T18:34:55Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Uganda-police-close-NMG--paper-and-two-radio-stations/-/539550/1858324/-/u06s7f/-/index.html Uganda police on Monday shut down operations of the Nation Media Group in the country, apparently on the strength of a search warrant. 2013-05-20T18:27:49Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/National-Bank-turnaround-fails-to-excite-investors/-/539550/1858226/-/rnrwarz/-/index.html National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has returned to profit growth in the first-quarter, aided by cheap deposits and a fall in loan loss provisions. 2013-05-20T17:19:45Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Heineken-omits-Kenya-from-new-women-beer/-/539550/1858218/-/h2tx0kz/-/index.html Heineken will not be launching its sweeter, low-alcohol Radler beer in Kenya. It will instead focus on its flagship brand to grow local market share. 2013-05-20T17:15:53Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Kirubi-exits-from-Kenya-Power-top-shareholder-list/-/539550/1858206/-/u6jkq7z/-/index.html Businessman Chris Kirubi has dropped from the list of Kenya Power’s top 10 shareholders after selling shares in the electricity distributor. 2013-05-20T16:54:50Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/K-Rep-Bank-taps-into-water-projects-to-boost-growth/-/539550/1857978/-/13n7iolz/-/index.html K-Rep Bank is seeking to capture a larger segment of the local market as it aggressively takes to financing water projects at the county level. 2013-05-20T13:33:53Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Uganda-police-raid-Monitor-Publications/-/539550/1857914/-/d5uv37z/-/index.html Uganda Police have raided Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) in Kampala and barred staff from accessing the premise. 2013-05-20T11:59:01Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/National-Bank-Q1-pretax-profit-edges-up-3pc/-/539550/1857852/-/93odcm/-/index.html National Bank of Kenya's pre-tax profit rose 3.3 per cent year on year in the first quarter to 508.1 million shillings, thanks to a fall in loan loss provisions. 2013-05-20T10:35:04Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/National-Bank-targets-Sh10bn-in-cash-call/-/539550/1857674/-/i0i9wmz/-/index.html National Bank of Kenya will raise more than 10 billion shillings in a cash call next year to fund expansion and increased lending, its chief executive said. 2013-05-20T07:47:39Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Tender-rules-block-women-from-contracts/-/539550/1857188/-/wx6bte/-/index.html Lawyers are pushing for review of public procurement laws to take care of people with disabilities and women. 2013-05-19T13:28:28Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Revenue-collection-rises-to-Sh1m-daily-in-Trans-Nzoia/-/539550/1857184/-/6hd5t4z/-/index.html Daily revenue collections in Trans Nzoia County have risen from Sh200,000 to Sh1 million after dismissal of corrupt workers. 2013-05-19T13:26:33Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Farmers-face-delay-of-subsidised-fertiliser/-/539550/1857180/-/cn884iz/-/index.html Distribution of subsidised fertiliser is likely to delay if the State does not intervene in a tender dispute between cereals board and a supplier. 2013-05-19T13:23:00Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Maternity-hospital-vacates-premises-after-controversy/-/539550/1857174/-/331axdz/-/index.html Top-end maternity services firm Royal Gardens Hospital has finally vacated the premises it has been using for slightly over a year. 2013-05-19T13:13:29Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/KK-Security-to-enter-southern-Africa-in-buyout/-/539550/1857164/-/h9b3kez/-/index.html KK Security is set to close an acquisition in southern Africa this year and the firm will be inviting new equity investors to fund expansion to new markets. 2013-05-19T13:05:26Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Equity-Bank-moves-closer-to-becoming-a-foreign-lender/-/539550/1857148/-/12b8gykz/-/index.html Equity Bank has inched closer to becoming a foreign lender as international investors’ purchase of the firm’s shares nears the 50 per cent mark. 2013-05-19T12:53:38Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Kenya-Power-puts-Mama-Ngina-on-top-shareholders-list/-/539550/1857144/-/a58fcl/-/index.html Kenya Power has listed Mama Ngina Kenyatta as its fourth largest individual investor, making the electricity distributor the only Nairobi bourse-listed company bearing her name on the shareholder list. 2013-05-19T12:42:04Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Total-Kenya-managers-fail-to-block-prosecution/-/539550/1856984/-/iveh0v/-/index.html Nine senior managers of Total Kenya risk going to jail after a court okayed their prosecution in a case where they were initially the witnesses. 2013-05-19T10:04:48Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/ICT-summit-to-chart-way-for-digital-services-in-county-govts/-/539550/1855650/-/790c83z/-/index.html Stakeholders in the ICT industry converge in Mombasa next week to take stock of Kenya’s developments in the technology scene and develop a strategy to deepen digitisation of government operations. 2013-05-17T14:16:20Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/University-of-Nairobi-set-to-expand-facilities-with-Sh2bn-tower/-/539550/1855598/-/9lg9ix/-/index.html The University of Nairobi is set to construct a 22-storey complex valued at Sh2.3 billion to meet increased demand for academic and administrative facilities at the main campus. 2013-05-17T13:45:16Z