Treasury mute on first petrodollar earnings?

With the increased cost of exploration and logistics, the country could have paid more than it earned to get the oil into the global market

By Macharia Kamau and Dominic Omondi 5 years ago

Oil import bill surge eats into forex reserves

Money spent on petroleum products has gone up by 70 per cent in two years.

By Macharia Kamau and Dominic Omondi 6 years ago

How fuel tax will hit you after lawmakers' bid to save consumers flops

Kenyans to feel the ripple effect of high pump prices as confusion on effective date of new law denies users a chance for reprieve.

By Macharia Kamau and Dominic Omondi 6 years ago

State faces hard task to scrap interest rate cap law

Treasury’s bid to do away with the law controlling interest rates faces a major hurdle, with some MPs saying they will not pass the proposal.

By Macharia Kamau and Dominic Omondi 7 years ago

Rwanda, Uganda ditch Kenyan route for Tanzania petrol

The amount of petroleum products that East African countries import using the Kenyan route went down 40 per cent.

By Macharia Kamau and Dominic Omondi 7 years ago

How Nakumatt turned into a shell

At its height, Nakumatt Supermarkets was the darling of mall owners.

By Macharia Kamau and Dominic Omondi 7 years ago

Kenya's changing trade patterns and the fall of Europe

Countries such as China and India have taken the global economy by storm

By Macharia Kamau and Dominic Omondi 7 years ago

Why Kenya has failed to exploit economic ties with China

Biashara Street, which for long has been a forte for Kenyan-Indian enterprise, is now changing face. The street once dominated by Indians running their dukawalla has new tenants - the Chinese.

By Macharia Kamau and Dominic Omondi 7 years ago

Does your clan have anything to do with who you are?

It was then that he told me that the members of Ethaga clan were long time witches. I really don’t know what that felt like but at first it sounded ridiculous. I remembered the many people who had...

By Tes Richard 9 years ago

Citizen journalism has gone to the extreme

Recently in Kasarani, Nairobi area, a school girl was kidnapped on her way home from school. She was identified as Liz. She was later found raped, murdered and her body dumped near a river. A few days later, was her funeral. Someone shared a picture of her lying in a coffin and dressed in a white dress that looked like that of a bride.

By Tes Richard 9 years ago