Private sector wants biannual tax review to ease burden
The private sector is calling on the government to consider reviewing taxes after two years as opposed to the annual increment to help them plan...
Manufacturing
Manufacturing, agriculture sectors emerge top employers last year
Manufacturing, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing as well as Wholesale and retail trade industries were the top three employers in 2021. The three sectors accounted for...
KIPPRA trims this year GDP growth to 5.4pc on election risks
The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) projects that the economy will expand 5.4% this year on account of rebound in services,...
Govt. to establish additional manufacturing hubs for innovators
Plans are underway to establish 10 more Biashara Centres across the country in order to support innovators in the manufacturing sector. Chief Administrative Secretary in...
Report: Late cash transfer drags counties Big Four implementation
A bulk of Big Four projects being implemented by county governments are unlikely to be completed by the end of the current administration. The Institute...
Govt. backs key policies to lift manufacturing agenda
The Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development has lauded key policies deployed by the government which has put Kenya’s manufacturing sector on the growth...
Expo 2020 Dubai hands over the Kenya Pavilion to CS Maina
The Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development Betty Maina has Monday officially received the Kenya pavilion at the EXPO 2020...
COVID: Kenya GDP contracted 0.3pc, first time in 29yrs
Kenya’s economy shrunk by a record 0.3% in 2020 due to the impact of Covid-19 scourge. This is the worst economic performance in 29 years...
Upfield Foods attains improved AIB Quality Audit Score
Plant-based consumer products firm Upfield Foods has attained a four-point improvement in the annual AIB unannounced quality audit in its Kenya factory to retain an...
New taxes threaten ‘Made In Kenya’ goal, KAM warns
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has warned that the country’s manufacturing capacity is under threat from new taxes introduced under the Finance Act 2021....