The 2019/2020 budget seeks to create an enabling business environment more so for the micro small and medium enterprises with the aim to create jobs; spend prudently and efficiently to curb misuse of public funds; prioritise spending on key projects to be funded by domestic resources; reduce fiscal deficit to stabilize and minimize the national budget; and to implement reforms that will enhance efficiency and make Kenya more competitive. Additionally, Government seeks to improve business climate with the hope of capitalizing on the ripple effect of job creation and part of the strategy is to accelerate business reform initiatives that…
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Of the 3,000 accountants surveyed worldwide in 2019, 90% believe there has been a cultural shift in accountancy as it enters the next decade. This is according to Practice of Now research report released recently by Sage, a market leader in cloud business management solutions. This shift is driving significant changes in hiring practices, business services and attitudes toward emerging technologies across the globe. “Accountants around the world are embracing change within the profession, bringing in new skill sets and expanding services to better meet client needs,” said Jennifer Warawa, EVP of Partners, Accountants and Alliances, at Sage. The future…
By Cynthia Wairimu Sweating is a normal body function that happens to everyone usually in response to heat, physical activities and even stress. The problem comes in when it creates stains, from the salts and a combination of deodorant, on our attires, which can be embarrassing and even interfere with day-to-day activities. So, what can one do to be rid of these stubborn sweat stains? First, tempting as it is, do not bleach! It sounds like a good idea but only serves to make the stains worse. Here are a few hacks to use with just common household items that…
BY DAVID ONJILI Wazito Football Club derives its name from the Swahili word ‘uzito’ which means weight. True to their tag, the team are showing their weight in the second tier league (National Super League) as they seek promotion to the top tier league, the Kenya Premier League (KPL). Despite being in the lower league, they are making all the normal noises and catching the attention of the nation’s soccer lovers. Kenya’s football is one very ungrateful venture. KPL is not as professionally run as the organizers may want us to believe. A case in point this season is Mt…
BY TOM ODHIAMBO The sea, its vastness, mystery, often calm, at times violent, its promise of the unknown, its seduction of the wise and unwise souls in search of adventure, its offering of the somewhere as opposed to the here, its endless tales, can all make the pursuit of life’s meaning a fruitless search. Indeed, one only needs to visit any seaside town – make that any city lying by a big river or lake – to encounter the unending myths and fables that an expanse of water evokes in human beings. It is no wonder that to go to…
BY DR RAVJIT SAGOO & DR TIMONA OBURA Treatment for uterine fibroids has for long been associated with surgery, painting a painful and long recovery periods, and making many women suffering from the condition dread undergoing the procedures. However, technological developments in the medical field across the globe have broken new ground and given rise to sophisticated, non-invasive treatment for fibroids. These developments in healthcare technology have given birth to Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) a less invasive, safe and effective treatment for fibroids. UFE is a global treatment of the fibroids regardless of size, number, or location. It is a…
BY JUSTICE DAVID MARAGA Gender-based violence (GBV) occurs in diverse forms across all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. While it is more prevalent among women and girls, men and boys also suffer the brunt of this vice. Despite the legal and policy frameworks that have over time been established to combat it, statistics indicate an increase in both the number of cases and in the aggression by which they are committed. GBV cases include sexual violence such as defilement, attempted defilement, rape, attempted rape, sexual exploitation and abuse; forced prostitution, domestic violence, economic abuse, psychological humiliation, frustration, human trafficking; and harmful…
Information is the new currency we trade in today’s digital world. That’s why there’s increasing concern about who has control over our ability to get online, who can access our information, and how companies and governments should improve the right to privacy and freedom of expression. A new study shows some of the world’s biggest communications companies are still lagging behind, inadequately informing users about how their data is collected, with whom it is shared, and why. The 2019 Ranking Digital Rights report shows, while there were some improvements from previous years, problems still persisted around securing user data, disclosures around policing online…
BY ANTONY MUTUNGA Following the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, a white paper authored by Satoshi Nakamoto emerged in the world with one of the biggest revolutions in the history of the internet. As a result, the blockchain technology was created, accompanied by the first cryptocurrency; the bitcoin. In the following years more cryptocurrencies such as ethereum, litecoin and bitcoin cash were introduced to the world.Even though bitcoin took a while to take off, when it did, it reached unbelievable heights. In 2010 the value of one bitcoin was equivalent to 0.0025 cents, seven years later, at the end of 2017,…
BY DAVID ONJILI Maybe, just maybe, the Third World War will be a technological one and not in the conventional battlefields with heavy human casualties. China and the United States of America seem to be at the heart of all this. China has denied American Internet giants; Google, the chance to provide services within their borders citing that they were protecting China’s security interests. China’s Huawei is the second largest Smartphone maker behind South Korea’s Samsung. As at the first quarter of 2019 according to a report by Canalys research firm, Huawei controlled 23.34% of Smartphone shipments in Europe, Middle…