Centum Investments has secured approval from the government to develop a special economic zone at its Two Rivers development in Nairobi. The special economic zone will offer a number of tax breaks and other incentives to businesses that locate there. The special economic zone will cover an area of 1,000 acres and is expected to…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is accusing Facebook of evading payroll taxes in Kenya. The KRA claims that Facebook has not been paying the correct amount of taxes on the salaries of its employees in Kenya. The KRA estimates that Facebook owes the Kenyan government Ksh. 1 billion in unpaid taxes. Facebook has denied the…
Omega has said that a fake Speedmaster watch that sold for $3 million was made by former employees of the company. The watch was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in 2017. It was described as a “rare and important” watch, and it was sold to a private collector. However, Omega later said that the watch…
Veron Ntinyari, a 17-year-old Form 3 student at Ukuu Girls Secondary School in Meru County, died on May 31, 2023 after choking on a rice ball during lunchtime. According to reports, Ntinyari was playing football with her friends when she started to feel unwell. She then went to the school’s dining hall to eat lunch….
A team of physicists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new phase of matter, the “chiral bose-liquid state.” The discovery was made using a bilayer semiconducting device, which was engineered to create a state of quantum frustration. In a typical quantum system, particles can be arranged in a way that allows them…
Adele has been open about her struggles with weight loss and body image. In a recent interview, she revealed that she is suffering from a painful skin condition called psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the skin to become inflamed and covered in red patches. The patches can be itchy and painful,…
Zanzibar hoteliers have cried foul over a new levy that will be imposed on them. The levy, which is set to come into effect on July 1, will be 10% of the room rate. The hoteliers say that the levy is unfair and that it will hurt the tourism industry. They argue that the government…
