John Mutua

Unpaid bills by the 47 counties grew six percent to Sh194.01 billion in September from Sh181.98 billion three months earlier.

A State directive to car dealers to register all unlisted vehicles in their showrooms and yards by Monday next week has put the spotlight on how the units left the port of Mombasa without the necessary clearance.

The Sh7.9 billion privately funded construction of the road linking Kajiado and Taita Taveta has been cancelled amid questions over value for money for taxpayers, hurting efforts to ease movement between the two counties.

The deal was initially set to lapse at the end of this year, but a change in contract terms following the exit of Uganda raised speculation that the agreement would extend past this year.

Kenya will start importing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through the bulk competitive tender in the push to cut the cost of 13-kilogramme cooking gas by up to Sh881.

Gamblers will give more money to the taxman from every betting stake in line with legal changes that were signed into law this month, marking the latest push by the State to cut the gambling craze.

Three licences awarded to Italian multinational, Eni, for oil exploration in a disputed area off the Lamu Basin will expire at the end of this month, renewing focus on the fight between Kenya and Somalia over the blocks.

Members of Parliament have backed a proposal by the Ministry of Energy to have all solar and wind power plants install battery storage, in a move meant to ensure that the two sources can be used when electricity demand peaks.

Members of Parliament have launched a fresh bid to forcibly lower the prices at which power producers sell electricity to Kenya Power, in the latest push to reduce the cost of electricity.

State firms unpaid pension, PAYE hit Sh72 bn