Author: David Indeje

Tea farmers are set to receive 28 billion shillings as bonus payments from 54 tea Factory companies managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency for the year ending June 30. However, this is lower compared to last year’s payment of Ksh 28.8 billion attributed to excess global supplies. This year’s total payment represents an 11.6 percent increase from last year and means that, on average, farmers will take home more earnings than they did last year. The growth is attributed to an increased green leaf production by the factories, which grew by 29 percent for the year to stand at…

Truecaller has rolled out three highly anticipated features, Call Reason, Schedule SMS, and SMS Translator, for users globally, to make communication safer and more efficient for them. The Swedish Mobile App has been a pioneer in the mobile identity space and has advanced caller ID innovation to unprecedented levels. Consumers trust Truecaller to tell them who is calling, but now they will also know why they are calling. Call Reason enables users to set a reason for their call, enabling the receiver to check what the call is about and whether the incoming call is personal, business, or urgent. This…

Netflix Inc, says it is going to scale up its ‘Made by Africans, Watched by the World campaign’, through diversification which would attract more subscribers on the continent. The global streaming entertainment service offering movies and TV series commercial-free, with unlimited viewing on any internet-connected screen for an affordable, no-commitment monthly fee, says it will continue partnering with telecom operators to make it easier for potential subscribers to make payments. Dorothy Ghettuba, Netflix head of Africa originals speaking to Reuters Africa Wednesday said, “Given the low credit card penetration across the continent… we have partnered with local telcos… for their…

In a move to boost growth, the government is considering restoring tax benefits on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by amending the Micro and Small Enterprises Act, 2012. This is one of the key proposals made by the Building Bridges Initiative report. If the report is approved and law amended, it will to the establishment of business incubation centers across the country providing business advisory services. “The Bill seeks to amend the Micro and Small Enterprises Act, 2012 to give youth-owned enterprises a seven-year tax break and to establish business incubation centres across the country for the purposes of providing…

Kenya’s Steering Committee on the Implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has proposed the reintroduction of the post of the prime minister and two deputies to make the government more inclusive and replace a winner-takes-all electoral system. The committee proposes to expand Chapter Nine of the Constitution under  Article 151 by creating the  Prime Minister’s office who will have executive powers. “The Constitution is amended by inserting the following new Part immediately after Article 151—Part 2A— The Prime Minister And Deputy Prime Ministers,” reads part of the report that was handed over to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic…

Finding basic items like milk and sugar in Tusker Mattresses Supermarket (Tuskys) is getting tougher for consumers as liquidity woes worsen the retailer’s fortune. The retailer in a paradox, begun by consolidating some of its branches in the country to contain the spread of the coronavirus. However, the retailer has been witnessing mounting rent arrears, supplier debts, and boardroom wrangles in their quest to receive the much-needed cash to stay afloat. Consequently, its branch network has shrunk to 63 with the latest casualty being the Ronald Ngala outlet within Nairobi’s Central shopping street. This brings to 9 the number of…