/-/539444/539444/-/rdynki/-/index.html 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/Kenyans-need-to-scale-up-personal-finance-skills/-/539552/1887300/-/qexi8vz/-/index.html Kenyans have more recently spent a lot of time focusing on the challenges that the various institutions face executing their mandate and managing their finances. 2013-06-18T17:01:17Z 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/Corporate-News/Miller-launches-fortified-maize-flour/-/539550/1887210/-/h80e3oz/-/index.html A Nyeri-based maize flour miller has launched fortified products in the market, in line with a government policy aimed at increasing the nutritional value of processed foods. 2013-06-18T16:06:44Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Sacco-officials-face-prosecution-over-Sh70m-scandal/-/539550/1887208/-/3sv61u/-/index.html Teachers are calling for the prosecution of sacco officials implicated in the loss of more than Sh70 million and their properties attached to recover the money. 2013-06-18T16:05:38Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Nakuru-agricultural-show-goes-high-tech-to-tame-fraud/-/539550/1887196/-/vp6ngcz/-/index.html Nakuru agricultural society officials have adopted a new electronic system to register participants in a bid to tame ticketing fraud. 2013-06-18T15:59:08Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/IT-firm-develops-system-to-curb-insurance-fraud/-/539550/1887154/-/ky53d4z/-/index.html A local IT firm, Siltech Technologies, has launched an Internet-based medical scheme management system aimed at curbing rising cases of fraud in medical insurance. 2013-06-18T15:42:09Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Energy-sector-regulator-now-launches-hunt-for-new-CEO/-/539550/1887152/-/ltdg1w/-/index.html The energy sector regulator has started the search for a new CEO as the term of the incumbent, Kaburu Mwirichia, comes to an end. 2013-06-18T15:41:41Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Fusion-Group-in-Sh1bn-Upper-Hill-complex-plan--/-/539552/1887106/-/9pwx42z/-/index.html Fusion Group, a fund management and private equity company, is set to build a Sh1.25 billion office complex in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area. 2013-06-18T15:19:44Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/World-Bank-roots-for-weaker-shilling-to-boost-exports/-/539552/1887104/-/vmspuqz/-/index.html Kenya can improve its balance of trade by weakening the shilling against major international currencies, the World Bank has asserted in a new report. 2013-06-18T15:18:33Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/FTSE-indices-drop-after-one-year-of-consistent-gains-/-/539552/1887094/-/113is1b/-/index.html The FTSE NSE Kenya Indices have recorded loss of value in the past one month, bucking a trend of returning consistent gains in the past one year. 2013-06-18T15:13:43Z http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Treasury-to-release-Sh6bn-allocation-for-CDF-projects-/-/539552/1887088/-/skyjogz/-/index.html The Treasury has released Sh6.3 billion to the Constituencies Development Board for disbursement starting next week. 2013-06-18T15:09:52Z 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/-/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/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