By Anthony Muchoki Emilio Stanley Kibaki was born early in the morning of November 15, 1931. Named Mwai after his uncle from the mother’s side, his parents, John Githinji Kibaki and Teresia Wanjiku, had seven other children who, like all the others in the village, would help hew wood, till the garden, milk the cows and take them out…
The bank’s total assets also rose by 4.1% United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2022, recording impressive growth across its income lines. The bank’s result which was released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Tuesday showed that gross earnings rose by 18.3% from $370mln (N155.4bln) in 2021 to $437mln…
A report evaluating the work of AGRA in Ghana has commended the organization for its contribution to improving agriculture in the country. The report by US-based data science company Mathematica, assessed the impact of AGRA’s Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (PIATA) initiative. It concluded that the public policy environment for agricultural development has been enhanced as a result…
More than half of the dollar millionaires (1300) reside in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam as the city was ranked 12th richest, with total private citizens wealth of $24 billion (Sh55 trillion). Tanzania is home to East Africa’s only dollar billionaire, this is according to the latest report by research firm New World Wealth and Henley & Partners which…
More than half of the dollar millionaires (1300) reside in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam as the city was ranked 12th richest, with total private citizens wealth of $24 billion (Sh55 trillion). Tanzania is home to East Africa’s only dollar billionaire, this is according to the latest report by research firm New World Wealth and Henley & Partners which…
Tanzania was ranked seventh again in terms of those with a net worth of $10 million (Sh23 billion) or more. Tanzania has 80 such individuals, behind Ghana (120) Morocco (220) Kenya (340) Nigeria (510), Egypt (880) and South Africa (2,080). Tanzania has been ranked seventh in terms of the number of dollar millionaires, according to a report by research…
Tanzania was ranked seventh again in terms of those with a net worth of $10 million (Sh23 billion) or more. Tanzania has 80 such individuals, behind Ghana (120) Morocco (220) Kenya (340) Nigeria (510), Egypt (880) and South Africa (2,080). Tanzania has been ranked seventh in terms of the number of dollar millionaires, according to a report by research…
The government has instituted electronic, digitally verifiable Covid-19 laboratory test results and vaccine certificates that would facilitate smoother and hassle-free travel. The health ministry’s executive director Ben Nangombe yesterday said the government has partnered with the African Union and the Pana Bios Consortium to introduce trusted travel and trusted vaccines technology platforms. He explained that the new technological innovation…
*Financing needed for formulating remaining District Agricultural Development Plans By Vianey Rweyendela Smallholder farmers in Tanzania have something new to smile about. Early March 2022, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa inaugurated District Agricultural Development Plans (DADPs) for 30 out of 184 Local Government Authorities(LGAs). DADPs are pivotal bottom-up planning tools, considering the vast geography of the nation. It will…
In Africa, rice is a staple food. But its people rely heavily on imported rice from Asia that is of superior quality. Of recent, however, there have been moves to upgrade milling technology to enable the processing of local rice so it can compete with imported variants. Rice is third most important cereal crop in the world after maize…