Sanghi Cemtech group has contracted a Chinese consortium to put up its cement plant at Pokot and up-scaled its intended investment in Kenya to $175 million (Sh13 billion).

A campaign has been launched in Coast Province to sensitise all road users to follow and abide by traffic rules and regulations to reduce road accidents during this festive season.

A joint call by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi for new taxes on aviation, shipping and financial transactions could raise the billions needed to tackle climate change and break the deadlock in Copenhagen said international

Nib Insurance S.C. has not complied with the National Bank of Ethiopia's directive which limits an insurance company's investments in company shares to no more than 15pc of its total admitted assets, the independent auditor's report indicated.

Hailemariam Desalegn, chief government whip at Parliament, resigned from his position as chairman of the Board of the Addis Abeba Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA), although he retains his chairmanship of the Board of the Privatisation and Public Enterprises Supervising

New machinery is to be installed for the second 1.7 billion Br plant which the Mesobe Cement Factory constructed beside the existing factory on the outskirts of Mekele, the seat of the Tigray Regional Government.

The Kersa main branch of the Cooperative Bank of Oromia (CBO), adjacent to the Development Bank of Ethiopia, became a victim of a robbery on Sunday morning, December 6, 2009 at around four o'clock in the morning.

Dashen Bank S.C. has withheld a response to the request of its employees to form a labour union, submitted on November 25, 2009.

The three automobiles of Yangfan Motors, two of which are new to the Ethiopian market were displayed at the lavishly decorated Lalibela Salon of the luxurious Sheraton Addis. Guests of honour including state Tadesse Haile , minister of Trade and

Local meat exporters that had received an order to deliver processed meat to 40 Islamic countries as part of Saudi Arabian aid to the poor are complaining that they have lost more than half of the market due to the

Members of the Information Ministry who recently conducted a tour to different parts of the Northern Red Sea region stated that the implementation of development programs in the region attests to the country's promising future.

Retired President Daniel arap Moi is among prominent people who will be evicted from the Mau Forest in the next phase that begins in January next year.

Satya Capital, the London-based private investment firm associated with Sudanese born business magnate Mo Ibrahim, has emerged as the leading contender in a two-horse race for the 30 per cent stake that is up for sale at retail chain Nakumatt.

President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the joint leaders of the Grand Coalition Government, have both assured Kenyans that they remain individually and collectively committed to the achievement of a new constitution.

Kenyan environmental campaigner and Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai is being designated today (Tuesday) as a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

The Kenya government has put a strong defence against the dissolution of Provincial Administration describing it as the pillar of government through its coordination machinery.

A forest project in Tsavo East National Park that has helped reduce human-wildlife conflict has been cleared to start earning money from its ability to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere.

A presidential directive to translate government documents into electronic form promises sustained work flow for call centres, giving the fledgling Business Process Outsourcing sector a much needed stimulus.

Kenyan flower exporters are battling to shake off the European stranglehold as they renew their campaign for a bigger share of the Japanese market.

Two MPs and their supporters risk being imprisoned for up to two years if their party holds meetings or public rallies. They could also be fined up to Sh500,000 for operating without a registration certificate.