Coffee firm suspended from auction for breach of trade rules The decision by CMA against Minnesota Coffee Marketers Ltd kicks in immediately
Comesa watchdog warns of cars with faulty airbags The affected vehicles are linked to at least 22 deaths and over 180 injuries across the globe.
PRIME Mystery of Sh180m Nzoia Sugar goods ‘in transit’ for 8 years now Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said that the Bungoma-based State-owned miller purchased the consumable goods in the financial 2014/15 but keeps reporting that they have been in transit since then.
PRIME Uganda has costliest fuel in East Africa despite direct imports Kampala has overtaken Nairobi as the city with the costliest fuel in East Africa.
Nyayo Tea Zones output dips as private farmers reap big Data shows tea output from the zones shrunk to 1.34 million kg between January and March compared to an output of 1.5 million kg during the same period last year.
PRIME Kenya’s trade deficit widens to Sh525bn on machinery orders Deficit widened by Sh33 billion in the first four months of the year from Sh492.55 billion a year ago.
Kenya’s trade surplus with Africa hits Sh42 billion Kenya’s earnings from goods exported to African countries outpaced expenditure on imports by more than Sh40 billion in the first quarter.
Cheap fertiliser gets Sh2.5bn extra in mini-budget Farmers are among the few winners in the first supplementary budget of the financial year 2024/25.
Farmers now shun State’s warehouse receipt system Farmers cited at least seven challenges that have blocked them from using the warehouses.
Rice output up 19pc despite reduced area under cereal KNBS data shows that rice production at the main Mwea scheme increased to 137,769 tonnes in 2023 from 153,654 the previous year because the number of plot holders grew from 10,024 to 11,488...
Tea buyers boycott KTDA factory over director in sex abuse exposé Mr Chebochok was elected director of the Tegat/Toror tea factories (Ainamoi zone) in Kericho County.
Edible oils firms plead for freezing of import tax hike Besides the new tax, locally, there are four other taxes imposed on imported crude palm oil.
PRIME Mystery of Russian fertiliser cargo that didn’t reach Kenya A consignment of 564 tonnes of fertiliser donated to Kenya by Russia last year disappeared in the high seas.
PRIME Why NSE firms want unsold KTDA tea destroyed Williamson Tea and Kapchorua Tea have called for the destruction of huge stocks of unsold tea held by KTDA.
PRIME Cooking oil, soap prices to rise on new 10pc import tax Kenya now joins Uganda which last year imposed a 10 percent import duty on crude palm oil.
Petroleum levy collection falls Sh593m on costly fuel The drop in the collections between July and December last year signals that the government is likely to miss out on the targeted amount.
KPA boosts fresh produce exporters with 1,367 container charging points The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has installed more than 1,300 power points at its shipment facilities.
PRIME How diesel consumers are subsidising petrol The energy regulator retained cross-subsidy on super petrol, cutting prices of the commodity by a higher margin.
State targets digital IDs in livestock production goal The government plans to implement a livestock identification and traceability system for efficient record-keeping.
PRIME More farmers shun banks for loans, go informal More farmers are turning to informal groups, buyers of their produce, and the Hustler Fund for loans.
PRIME Coffee sector reforms boost prices but stall sales, exports Reforms in the coffee industry have marginally boosted the pricing of the commodity.
Standoff as cane farmers decline to repay Sh3.7bn State loans The government is on the verge of losing Sh3.7 billion as sugarcane farmers refuse to repay loans issued to them.
Brookside farmer reward payouts up 54pc to Sh 218m Farmers contracted by Brookside Dairy have been paid Sh218 million in the half-year to May.
Horticulture earnings defy strong shilling to grow by 15.2 percent Earnings from fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and cut flowers grew by 15.2 percent between January and April.
PRIME Why Kenya is trailing Uganda, Tanzania in export markets World Bank notes that Kenya has mainly relied on the shipment of a fixed basket of products.