Author: David Indeje

David Indeje is the community engagement editor at Khusoko, a leading digital platform for East African business news. He oversees editorial content, drives audience engagement, and amplifies diverse voices. Indeje also consults on digital strategy for brands in agriculture, governance, technology, and health, while exploring AI’s impact on journalism. In addition, he serves as a communications officer at KICTANet, advancing digital inclusion and policy dialogue.

The statistics agency said that Kenya’s consumer inflation rose to 7.9 per cent year over year in June, the most significant yearly increase since August 2017. Based on the consumer price index (CPI), inflation rose to 7.9 per cent in June, against 7.1 per cent in the previous month and 8.04 per cent in August 2017. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) attributed the increase in prices of essential household commodities like flour, cooking oil, cooking gas, and beverages to 13.8%.  “The rise in annual inflation was mainly due to an increase in prices of food and beverages at…

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Taifa Gas, Tanzania’s leading Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) supplier plans to construct a gas plant and storage facilities in Mombasa at the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zones.  Taifa Gas has sent an environmental impact assessment study report to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) for approval. “The proposed plant is designed to store propane, butane and LPG mix of various grades for domestic, commercial and industrial use,” said Nema. The terminal project will have 12 LPG spheres, each with a capacity of 2,500 tonnes, adding up to 30,000 tonnes. It will also have other facilities including one bullet tank of…

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