Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
Planning PS roots for timely, accurate data as gender sector statistical plan launched
Reading Time: < 1 minute State Department of Planning Principal Secretary Saitoti Torome has underscored the importance of accurate data saying organizations continue to produce […]
Firms should protect jobs amidst Covid war
Reading Time: 2 minutes The country’s economy has been severely battered by the Covid-19. Businesses have been closed while more than 1.72 million workers […]
Unemployment pain still looms large as virus crisis persists
Reading Time: 2 minutes ECONOMY: Kenya’s economic outlook remains highly uncertain, as Coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to unfold in the country, and globally, World Bank […]
Survey: Taxpayers lost Sh49b in inflated road construction costs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka Kenya lost Sh49 billion in unexplained cost escalation in road construction projects between 2013 and 2017, according to […]
Recognising informal skills to open endless opportunities
Reading Time: 2 minutes Zack Kìnùthia The growth of a country’s industrial economy is pegged on the quantity of productivity accrued from the informal […]
Why economy got the sucker punch from the Corona scourge
Reading Time: 5 minutes Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka On March 13 this year, Kenya recorded its first Covid-19 case of a 27-year-old woman who had […]
Firms must innovate to stem further job losses
Reading Time: 2 minutes Besides loss of lives, the coronavirus pandemic has led to disruption of family routines and businesses, forcing the government to […]
Casual workers access to jobs shrinks by 40pc
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka Casual labourers continue to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic, with reports revealing that more were laid […]
Bamburi expects growth to rebound after rate caps era
Reading Time: 2 minutes A slowdown in the construction industry saw a dip in cement production last year but the sector is optimistic of […]
How heavy taxation is killing businesses
Reading Time: 2 minutes As far as tourism goes, Kenya has been on an upward trajectory. Joint efforts by Brand Kenya, Kenya Tourism Board […]