BUSINESS/BIASHARA NEWS



04 DEC 2013 BY MICHAEL NDIRANGU


IMPROVED FISCAL MANAGEMENT HAS KENYA WELL PLACED TO BORROW FROM INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS. THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND SAID, AS IT ANNOUNCED AN IMMEDIATE DISBURSEMENT OF 110 MILLION DOLLARS. KENYA, EAST AFRICA’S BIGGEST ECONOMY, IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF MANDATING J.P. MORGAN AS LEAD MANAGER FOR ITS DELAYED FIRST SOVEREIGN BOND ISSUE WORTH UPTO TWO BILLION DOLLARS.

TWO CHINESE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SET TO CONSTRUCT A 20 MILLION PASSENGER TERMINAL AT THE JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NAIROBI. THE 178,000 SQ. METERS TERMINAL WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COST ABOUT 645 MILLION US DOLLARS, WILL GIVE JKIA AN EXTRA HANDLING CAPACITY OF 20 MILLION PASSENGERS ANNUALLY BOOSTING THE AIRPORT’S STATUS AS A REGIONAL HUB OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. 

ON MONDAY, ECOBANK ANNOUNCED IT HAD SIGNED A 50 MILLION DOLLAR LOAN AGREEMENT FOR TEN YEARS WITH FRENCH INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION, PROPARCO, TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF ITS LOCAL BANKING NETWORK. ECOBANK, WHICH OPERATES IN 35 AFRICAN COUNTRIES, SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THE LOAN WOULD FUND REGIONAL EXPANSION INCLUDING TARGETING CUSTOMERS ON THE CONTINENT WHO DO NOT YET HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS. 
 
25TH NOVEMBER 2013 @2:15  PM BY LAURA NAYERE 

MWAKA MMOJA BAADA YA UZINDIZI WA SYOKIMAU,SASA HIVI INAPATA HASARA YA TAKRIBAN SHILLINGI MILLIONI HAMSINI KILA MWEZI.KUPANDA KWA GHARAMA YA MAPATO YANAYOHITAJIKA KUENDESHA KITUO CHA RELI CHA SYOKIMAU YAMESABABISHA HASARA YA DHAMANA HIYO.KAIMU MKURUNGEZI MKUU ALFRED MATHEKA ALISEMA ITACHUKUA ANGALAU MIAKA  MINNE KABLA YA HUDUMA YA SYOKIMAU KUANZA KUPATA FEDHA KWA AJILI YA BIASHARA.

MIRADI YA BIASHARA AMBAYO ILIKUWA IMEACHWA NJE KWENYE BAJETI YA MWEZI JUNE HIVI SASA IMEPOKEA FEDHA.KATIKA MKUTANO SIKU YA IJUMAA, BARAZA LA MAWAZIRI ILIPITISHA BAJETI YA ZIADA YA SHILINGI BILLIONI 115.9 YA MAENDELEO AMBAYO ITASAIDIA KUFADHILI BARABARA, UMEME, RELI NA MIRADI MENGINE MUHIMU.


KAMATI YA BUNGE INAWEZA KUPENDEKEZA KUFUTWA KWA MKUU WA BODI YA SUKARI NCHINI KENYA ROSEMARY M’KOK KWA RIPOTI YA WANABUNGE INAYOTARAJIWA KABLA YA DESEMBA TAREHE TANO.KAMATI YA BUNGE YA KILIMO ILISEMA TANGU BI.M’KOK AKUWA UONGOZINI IMEIBUKA KUWA BODI HIYO IMEANZA KUANGUKA.

4TH NOV 2013 BUSINESS NEWS 10 45AM CATHERINE MBUVI

THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REST UNTIL THE PROBLEMS AILING THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN THE WESTERN REGION ARE RESOLVED.
THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT HE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH LEADERS FROM THE REGION TO ENSURE SUGAR FACTORIES ARE PROPERLY MANAGED AND CANE FARMERS BENEFIT FROM THE CROP.
HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO WORK WITH THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE THAT THE SAFEGUARD ON THE IMPORTATION OF CHEAP SUGAR FROM THE COMESA REGION IS EXTENDED SO THAT CANE FARMERS CAN CONTINUE EARNING GOOD RETURNS FROM THE CROP.


TURKANA COUNTY WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSIDERED KENYA'S POOREST REGION IS ON THE VERGE OF CROSSING THE RUBICON TO RICHES IF THE DISCOVERY IN THE AREA OF OIL AND HUGE UNDERGROUND WATER RESERVES IS ANYTHING TO GO BY.
HOWEVER, THIS TRANSFORMATION WILL BE COMPLETE ONLY IF EXPLORATION OF THE TWO RESOURCES IS SUCCESSFULLY DONE.
A WEEK AGO, LOCAL MPS  JAMES LOMENEN (TURKANA SOUTH) AND NICHOLUS NGI’KOR(TURKANA EAST) LED LOCALS IN A PROTEST MARCH TO THE OIL FIELD, PROMPTING THE SUSPENSION OF OIL DRILLING IN THE REGION.
THEY WERE PROTESTING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT, TENDERS AND TRANSPORT CONTRACTS BY TULLOW OIL COMPANY THAT IS EXPLORING THE OIL.

  1ST 11  2013 MMU FM     9.45 AM        BY   KIBET BENARD
IDADI YA WATALII WANAOWASILI NCHINI KENYA KUSHUHUDIA KIPINDI CHA KUANDAMWA KWA MWEZI ALMAHARUFU SOLLAR ECLIPSE INAZIDI KUONGEZEKA . WAZIRI WA MASWALA YA AFRIKA MASHARIKI PHYLIS KENDIA ANASEMA TUKIO HILO LA KIJOGRAFIA LITASHUHUDIWA NOVEMBA 8 KATIKA MBUGA YA WANYAMA WA ZIBILOI NA ZIWA TURKANA.

RAIS WA KENYA UHURU KENYATTA AMEWATAKA WASHIKA DAU KATIKA SEKTA YA SUKARI HAPA NCHINI KUWEKA MIKAKATI YA KUIMARISHA SEKTA HIYO  . RAIS UHURU ALISEMA KUNA HAJA YA SEKTA HIYO KUBORESHA ZAIDI ILI TAIFA LIWEZE KUSHINDANA VYEMA NA NCHI NYINGINEZO HASA ZA UKANDA HUU ZINAZOZALISHA SUKARI .

SERIKALI YA KENYA INATARAJIWA KUZINDUA NOTI MPYA ZITAKAZOTUMIKA HUMU NCHINI . NOTI HIZO ZA SHILINGI 10 HADI 1000 ZITAKUWA NA SURA MPYA YA KENYA TOFAUTI NA ZILE ZA KITAMBO ZILIZOKUWA NA SURA YA RAIS ALIYECHAGULIWA NA WALIOSTAAFU .

WANABIASHARA WA HAPA RONGAI WANALALAMIKIA UKOSEFU WA USALAMA NA JUA KALI KUWA NI CHANZO CHAO CHA KUKOSA PESA NA MALI ZAO KUTONUNULIWA NA USAFIRI KUSUMBULIWA NA WEZI .

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