/-/539546/539546/-/88oe25/-/index.html 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 http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/17-charged-with-taking-part-in-anti-MPs-demo/-/539546/1858292/-/vhhokv/-/index.html Seventeen protesters were on Monday arraigned in court following last week’s dramatic protest over MPs’ pay increase plans. 2013-05-20T18:17:36Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Marina-puts-Mombasa-on-property-map/-/539546/1858266/-/5ms129z/-/index.html Mombasa’s upmarket real estate is headed for a major transformation after the launch of a five-star luxury marina last week. 2013-05-20T18:01:49Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Unreliable-electricity-supply-hurts-Kenya-health-sector/-/539546/1858248/-/r6f7osz/-/index.html Reliability of electricity in Kenyan health facilities is lower than in Tanzania and Rwanda, despite the region’s largest economy producing more power. 2013-05-20T17:43:42Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Jubilee-now-takes-control-of-14-more-Parliament-teams/-/539546/1858240/-/11asyxc/-/index.html The Jubilee Alliance on Monday flexed its muscles in the House by taking control of 14 more departmental and select committees. 2013-05-20T17:32:19Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Questionable-land-deals-put-KAA-bosses-in-audit-trouble/-/539546/1857240/-/oqwm9iz/-/index.html The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) risks losing billions of shillings in questionable contracts and land deals that its management has signed with third parties. 2013-05-19T14:27:15Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Sports-agency-plans-to-sell-naming-rights-of-three-stadia/-/539546/1857224/-/cxoaf1z/-/index.html The State stadia manager is seeking to sell the naming rights of three of its playgrounds, including Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. 2013-05-19T14:18:27Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Yellow-Fever-new-tourism-board-s-marketing-focus/-/539546/1857218/-/rbrwnjz/-/index.html Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) is gearing to market the country as a Yellow Fever-free destination to attract tourists from countries which had issued travel advisories based on WHO reports. 2013-05-19T14:12:42Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Balala-sets-out-priorities-for-mining-sector/-/539546/1857208/-/pwtuo8/-/index.html Setting up a metal exchange, identifying the minerals in the country and making laws to guide the sector will be the priorities of the new Mining ministry. 2013-05-19T13:46:00Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539546/1857202/-/r7ms8o/-/index.html MPs will on Monday attempt to tame the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) for opposing their higher salary demands when they elect chairpersons of two committees. 2013-05-19T13:38:13Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/NSSF-in-deal-with-Helb-to-track-loan-defaulters/-/539546/1856938/-/11ib6a4z/-/index.html Local statutory agencies are pushing for the establishment of a centralised registration database for Kenyans to ease tracing of clients. 2013-05-19T08:39:10Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Treasury-to-focus-funds-on-projects-to-spur-growth--job-creation/-/539546/1855484/-/8dfyni/-/index.html The Treasury will focus on funding projects in infrastructure, agriculture, service and industry to spur economic growth in the coming financial year. 2013-05-17T10:07:00Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/PS-sparks-row-over-top-KAA-job/-/539546/1854990/-/3cjilnz/-/index.html The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has been thrown into a fresh management row in the wake of sharp divisions in its board over the tenure of managing director Stephen Gichuki. 2013-05-16T18:31:48Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Cheserem-digs-in-for-increase-of-county-budget-allocations/-/539546/1854950/-/goda7c/-/index.html The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) has proposed further cuts on budgetary allocations to ministries whose functions have been devolved to the counties. 2013-05-16T18:21:06Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539546/1854856/-/r7ku4g/-/index.html The Transition Authority (TA) requires Sh4 billion to hire auditors of assets and liabilities of the 175 defunct local authorities, it told the Senate Thursday. 2013-05-16T17:15:49Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Omtatah-wants-telcos-ordered-to-provide-emergency-number-/-/539546/1854854/-/hrnefx/-/index.html The High Court has been asked to order mobile service companies to provide a toll- free emergency hotline. 2013-05-16T17:13:02Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Retirees-demand-pension-raise-as-cost-of-living-soars-/-/539546/1854850/-/ypbbff/-/index.html At least 6,000 Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) pensioners are demanding a raise as the cost of living rises, but trustees say it is not within their powers to make such changes. 2013-05-16T17:09:26Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-s-Mukhisa-Kituyi-tipped-to-lead-UN-trade-agency/-/539546/1854696/-/mxe0sqz/-/index.html Former Trade minister Mukhisa Kituyi is set to become the next head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), taking over from Thailand’s Supachai Panitchpakdi who beat him four years ago. 2013-05-16T14:54:29Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Speaker-Ekwee-Ethuro-declares-Makueni-seat-vacant/-/539546/1854588/-/5q1umj/-/index.html The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been notified of a vacancy in the Senate arising from the death of Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo. 2013-05-16T13:07:03Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Ignorant-Asian-buyers-push-up-demand-for-ivory-/-/539546/1854376/-/4gfl0z/-/index.html The demand for ivory has been surging in the Asian market leading to a massacre of African elephants. However, consumers in Asia are oblivious of how they are contributing to illegal killing of elephants in Africa. 2013-05-16T08:24:14Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539546/1853992/-/r7k6o6/-/index.html An overwhelming majority of Kenyans support the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) in its dispute with MPs over salaries, a new survey has revealed. 2013-05-15T18:44:32Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Cord-abandons-its-bid-to-control-two-watchdog-teams/-/539546/1853982/-/14k5c73/-/index.html Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) has given up the fight to control two watchdog committees, ceding power to the Jubilee Coalition. 2013-05-15T18:37:32Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Uhuru-plans-new-laws-to-woo-investors/-/539546/1853970/-/tm8dw6/-/index.html President Uhuru Kenyatta plans to review laws governing public-private partnerships in the Jubilee government’s effort to improve infrastructure. 2013-05-15T18:28:45Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-Maritime-Authority-trains-Lamu-Port-handlers/-/539546/1853964/-/etien5z/-/index.html Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has launched training programmes ahead of an expected huge demand for professional services at the Lamu Port. 2013-05-15T18:21:17Z