/Opinion-and-Analysis/-/539548/539548/-/2xaeuq/-/index.html http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/County-governors-must-style-up/-/539548/1888374/-/f9i8mfz/-/index.html Something is not right at the county governments. Of course we expected the initial teething problems as the transition progresses, but the apparent emergence of governors as tin-gods is worrying. 2013-06-19T15:36:14Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Reforms-at-Mombasa-port-are-long-overdue/-/539548/1888372/-/3oyjm7/-/index.html The directive by President Kenyatta that all operations relating to the port of Mombasa must go to the port itself has come as a relief to many a user of the facility. 2013-06-19T15:36:08Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Kenya-must-rethink-proposal-to-tax-basic-goods-/-/539548/1888354/-/41tdht/-/index.html Kenyans must reject the proposal to reintroduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on basic consumer goods, as it would have dire repercussions particularly on the poor youth.  2013-06-19T15:05:56Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Do-not-use-tax-measures-to-rip-off-Ugandans-/-/539548/1888348/-/1ettd6z/-/index.html A lot has been said about last week’s Uganda budget especially the proposed new tax measures. 2013-06-19T15:05:43Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Njonjo-bid-to-tame-Grogan-mechanics-/-/539548/1888346/-/977kpiz/-/index.html For the better part of Tuesday, Nairobi’s Kirinyaga Road was a no-go zone as mechanics battled an attempt to evict them from one of the largest open-air garages in the city. 2013-06-19T15:05:36Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Impose-a-total-ban-on-all-scrap-metal-exports-in-Kenya-/-/539548/1888264/-/1ckit7z/-/index.html There is a good reason why Kenya should lead from the front in banning all scrap metal exports. 2013-06-19T14:10:09Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Governors-should-seek-quick-solutions-interventions/-/539548/1887084/-/12b5j1jz/-/index.html While governors embark on big plans for their counties, they must not forget there are hundreds of small but innovative enterprises that would make immediate and huge differences in their regions. 2013-06-18T15:08:26Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Heed-World-Bank-advice/-/539548/1887066/-/qyjic0/-/index.html Of all the issues that the World Bank tackles in its latest Kenya Economic Update report, the one thing that stands out is the emphasis it lays on exports growth. 2013-06-18T15:01:01Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Audit-Telkom-Kenya-assets-to-stop-taxpayer-losses/-/539548/1887064/-/i2b7joz/-/index.html In less than two weeks, Kenyan taxpayers could lose billions of shillings if the Treasury does not pay up its share of a rights issue called by Telkom Kenya. 2013-06-18T15:00:56Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/We-should-convince-Uganda-to-route-her-oil-through-Lokichar/-/539548/1887042/-/or1h7k/-/index.html More than a year ago oil discoveries were made in Turkana. Thereafter, there has been a flurry of exploration and drilling activities in all corners of Kenya, including the Indian Ocean. 2013-06-18T14:37:39Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/-/539548/1885876/-/qlb7xs/-/index.html The politics of infrastructure sharing among competitors is back in the news again. This time, the Postal Corporation of Kenya wants courier firms to share vehicle fleets and premises. 2013-06-17T14:55:35Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/-/539548/1885874/-/qlb7xq/-/index.html One of the shockers for the paper industry in this year’s budget was the 25 per cent punitive tax to ostensibly protect the Pan-African Paper Mills in Webuye, its recovery notwithstanding. The other was on concentrates used in the making of juice and carbonated drinks. 2013-06-17T14:55:27Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/America-and-China-redefine-their-policies--/-/539548/1885816/-/qf5u13z/-/index.html The two most powerful men in the world, Xi Jiping of China and Barack Obama of the United States, recently got together in California, just to know each other rather than to make momentous decisions. 2013-06-17T14:15:05Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Why-Comesa-science-body-needs-resources-/-/539548/1885822/-/152g9n6z/-/index.html Integrating science, technology and innovation (STI) across the whole government decision-making system can be a major challenge for policymakers in both the developing and developed world. 2013-06-17T14:15:05Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/World-is-off-track-on-development-targets-/-/539548/1885820/-/a2y052z/-/index.html UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon is mobilising global action around the great challenge of our time: sustainable development. It is a call that the world must heed. 2013-06-17T14:15:05Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/NGOs-jittery-about-Public-Benefits-Organisations-Act--/-/539548/1885738/-/juxa3qz/-/index.html The recent appointment and subsequent swearing in of the Cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Planning and Devolution Anne Waiguru has set the stage for the coming into force of the Public Benefits Organisations (PBO) Act, 2013. 2013-06-17T13:43:43Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Increasing-tax-compliance-still-poses-challenges/-/539548/1884746/-/8653yo/-/index.html The Jubilee Government was sworn in on 9th April 2013 and for the last two months the government has operated under the Budget prepared by the previous regime. 2013-06-16T11:47:29Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Let-us-intensify-the-war-against-corruption/-/539548/1884744/-/3ihx22z/-/index.html The fight against corruption can only be won if the youth actively participate in interventions against corruption or initiate innovations to help fight the vice. 2013-06-16T11:47:22Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/New-law-will-resolve-boundary-disputes/-/539548/1884742/-/qyxkp4/-/index.html All maps prepared to support title deeds in Kenya must now be geo-referenced. Geo-referencing helps us to define hence locate an object in space. 2013-06-16T11:47:10Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Charcoal-ban-timely/-/539548/1884738/-/vbmfbl/-/index.html The Elgeyo Marakwet County authorities deserve to be commended for outlawing charcoal burning in the area, which has been blamed for environmental degradation in the area. 2013-06-16T11:41:18Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Move-to-ban-scrap-metal-business-is-long-overdue/-/539548/1884736/-/g314v7/-/index.html A directive banning scrap metal trade in Nairobi could not have a come at a better time. It is only by taking such tough steps that the vandalism menace can be properly tackled. 2013-06-16T11:41:08Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Why-workplace-culture-is-crucial-/-/539548/1884728/-/caawakz/-/index.html Culture eats strategy for breakfast’’. Those wise words ring true for many organisations today and were quoted by the famous management thought leader Peter Drucker. 2013-06-16T11:29:51Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Film-industry-can-create-more-jobs-for-youth/-/539548/1882028/-/ad35vdz/-/index.html The Jubilee government’s ambitious programme to create one million jobs a year requires a lot of creativity and innovation with one such area being the film industry. 2013-06-13T15:43:43Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/There-is-urgent-need-for-county-branding/-/539548/1882024/-/q1deqgz/-/index.html The article by Boniface Ngahu titled ‘‘Why Counties need Branding’’ (BD Tuesday, June 11, 2013) was spot on and came at the right time as the country takes baby steps towards successful devolution. 2013-06-13T15:43:30Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Why-VAT-is-the-tax-of-the-future/-/539548/1882022/-/7sysybz/-/index.html We must not throw the baby out with the bath water. In debating the VAT Bill, let’s take a long time view.  I say so because VAT is the tax of the future. 2013-06-13T15:43:23Z