Sh24m cherry advance now available to Meru coffee farmers
Coffee farmers in Meru can now access Sh24 million cherry advance for parchment delivered to the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU) mill.
New KPCU...
Safaricom targets one million with hire purchase 4G phones
Safaricom is targeting to sell a million 4G-enabled smartphones through a Sh20 a day hire purchase device instalment plan in partnership with Google.
The telco, which...
Kenya among countries to get affordable drugs to treat Covid-19 virus symptoms
Kenyan is among developing countries set to get access to affordable drugs from pharmaceutical firm, Novartis, to treat major symptoms of Covid-19 virus.
The portfolio...
25,626 unable to pay HELB loans as coronavirus bites
Some 25,626 beneficiaries of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have re-negotiated or stopped payments due to covid-19 economic hardships that have hurt borrowers’...
NHIF stops Covid-19 bill payout in private hospitals
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) will only provide cover for Covid-19 patients admitted to public hospitals, the insurer has said, a decision that...
Top donors turn off taps amid soaring needs by poor countries
A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are...
Covid-19: 606 new cases as death toll nears 300
The death toll from coronavirus in Kenya is nearing 300, according to statistics released by the government Tuesday.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced 14...
Senators fail to agree on revenue sharing formula
A proposal to have the third basis formula for allocating funds to county governments deferred for two years failed after senators voted against it Tuesday.
The latest development...
