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 […]