President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday announced a raft of measures meant to shield Kenyans from the economic impact of the Corona Virus disease. In the reforms that are meant to cut through a wide range of sectors, President Kenyatta reduced VAT, income tax, turnover tax, and Pay as You Earn, with the biggest cut going to […]
If you are looking for people to carry out a major heist in the world, Nairobi ranks among the best places to scout for talent. And the talent is not just on paper, but through some practical experience. Some of the high and mighty have learnt this the hard way. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]
Property owners in Kenya have decided to cut down rent by 0.01% in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a move that is meant to cushion Kenyans in these difficult times, the landlords said that they were moved by empathy and decided to help Kenyans who are struggling with job losses, business closure and movement […]
Veteran Kenya lawyer, activists, and the defender of the people Okiya Omtatah has filed a class-action lawsuit against the government of China for the Covid-19 global pandemic. In the lawsuit that was filed at the Milimani Law Courts that are now operating under a tree, the lawyer argues that China is responsible for the production […]
Kenyans will now be able to download hand sanitizers and other critical public health tools from Google Loon. Following a partnership between Telkom Kenya and Google which will see Google Loon balloons allowed in the Kenyan airspace, the government will strategically be used to deliver hand sanitizers and essential supplies in the tines of corona […]
Churches in Kenya rushed to register PayBill Numbers moments after the government announced a ban on all public meetings. In a report that was unveiled by Safaricom, the company’s Chief Customer Officer said that they had received more than 900 applications in the first 6 hours since the ban was put to place, highlighting the […]
In a classic case of ‘Set a thief to catch a thief,’ Kenya appears to be solving one problem using another, achieving a unprecedented level of synergy. This is where you turn your enemy against another enemy, then sitting back to watch the battle unfold. That appears to be the situation in Kenya when a […]
Your favorite taxi service in Kenya Uber ChapChap has received the biggest blow following some social distancing guidelines issued by the ministry of health in Kenya. In what could be a killer blow to the cheap taxi service, the miniature taxi has been ordered to carry only less than zero passengers, leaving even the driver […]
A middle-aged man is currently hospitalized in the intensive care unit in Kenya after holding a sneeze for 8 straight days, following the first reported case of Covid-19 in Kenya. The man who is allergic to every possible thing including oxygen has lived a life of sneezing about 44 to 70 times a day, but […]
The social distancing measures and a ban on public gatherings being enforced in an attempt to control the spread of Covid-19 is already having some serious unintended consequences. So far, Kenyans have started to hoard some weird goods while a Bank Teller was arrested for carrying money home in order to work from home. But […]
