CAPITAL REPORTER and AFP

Kenyan shilling in free fall towards 100 mark

Sep 23 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 23 - The Kenya shilling continued on a free fall against the US dollar opening on Friday at 45 cents short of the Sh100 mark. The currency began trading at Sh99.55 after closing at Sh99.20 on Thursday against the greenback. Analysts said it could hit the Sh100 mark before the close of trading on Friday, even after the Central Bank...

MP wants House to debate fuel, living costs

Apr 18 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 18 - Budalang\'i Member of Parliament Ababu Namwamba plans to move a Motion on Tuesday for Parliament to set aside its normal business, to facilitate urgent debate on the spiralling prices of fuel and high cost of living. Mr Namwamba wrote to the Speaker on Monday indicating that there was widespread public outcry over rising prices...

Kenya Airways flies out of Amsterdam

Apr 20 | NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 20 - The first Kenya Airways flight out of Europe is expected to depart Amsterdam for Nairobi on Tuesday evening. A statement from the airline said KQ117 was expected to depart from the Netherlands at 1700hrs Kenyan time bound for the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The airline said it would communicate further flights once...