October 2010

Contractors Laud Plan to Offer Local Companies Loans

Submitted by AA Kenya on Sat, 23/10/2010 - 00:57
Contractors Laud Plan to Offer Local Companies Loans - The government is considering advancing loans to local contractors to enable them build their capacity to a level where they can compete with multinational construction firms, as a way of speeding up infrastructure development in the country. [All Africa : Kenya]

Chinese Firms in Bid to Pump Southern Oil to Kenya

Submitted by AA Kenya on Sat, 23/10/2010 - 00:55
Chinese Firms in Bid to Pump Southern Oil to Kenya - Chinese companies are among those that are competing to win a contract for building a pipeline that would pump oil produced in South Sudan through a Kenyan port, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). [All Africa : Kenya]

Firms to Get Funds for Clean Energy

Submitted by AA Kenya on Sat, 23/10/2010 - 00:54
Firms to Get Funds for Clean Energy - The private sector has been offered an opportunity to invest in low cost clean energy projects, which will help farmers in the country adapt to climate change. [All Africa : Kenya]

Makadara MP Protests Against Demolitions

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 12/10/2010 - 21:41
Makadara MP Protests Against Demolitions - Makadara MP Gidion Kioko Mbuvi, popularly known as Sonko, on Monday stormed Nairobi's Jogoo Police Station to protest against the demolition of kiosks in his constituency. [All Africa : Kenya]

Punish These Looters of Public Resources

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 12/10/2010 - 21:40
Punish These Looters of Public Resources - Once again, the Controller and Auditor General has published the annual report detailing pilferage and waste in the public sector. Cumulatively, Sh3.4 billion was lost during the 2008/9 financial year, much of it in form of unaccounted imprest.

Court Halts Sale of Sh75 Million KMC Factory

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 12/10/2010 - 21:40
Court Halts Sale of Sh75 Million KMC Factory - The disputed sale of a Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) processing plant in Mombasa has been suspended by the High Court. [All Africa : Kenya]

Our Long-Term Vision is to Spur Economic Growth

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 12/10/2010 - 21:39
Our Long-Term Vision is to Spur Economic Growth - Despite the internal and external shocks that Kenya has faced, the economy is recovering slowly but surely. [All Africa : Kenya]

Education System Set for Major Shake-Up

Submitted by AA Kenya on Sat, 09/10/2010 - 21:54
Education System Set for Major Shake-Up - One of the key conclusions of the primary school heads conference in Mombasa this week is that the education sector must undergo a major shake-up. [All Africa : Kenya]

Firms Should Take Advantage of EA Protocol

Submitted by AA Kenya on Sat, 09/10/2010 - 21:54
Firms Should Take Advantage of EA Protocol - The East African Common Market protocol has opened a number of opportunities that corporates, both listed and unlisted, can take advantage off on the regional stage. [All Africa : Kenya]

Biotechnology and Dispossessions

Submitted by AA Kenya on Sat, 09/10/2010 - 21:53
Biotechnology and Dispossessions - Kenya's agriculture has a history of producing for lucrative exports while the government upholds the marginalisation of dispossessed groups and reports of famines, writes Khadija Sharife. [All Africa : Kenya]