NTV Airs Season Finale of Shark Tank Tonight

NTV Kenya, the exclusive Kenyan TV Channel airing Shark Tank, is set to air the Season finale of the show tonight.

Shark Tank is an American reality television series which premiered on ABC on August 9, 2009. It features business pitches from aspiring entrepreneurs to a panel of potential investors. As of 2012, the show was averaging 7 million viewers an episode, and was the most watched program on Friday nights in the 18-49-year old demographic.(source)

Ruto's Jet Was Hired Through an Executive Order

In an exclusive revelation by the Daily Nation Team, It is confirmed that the Jet Used by the Deputy President, William Ruto was hired out of an executive order Issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

This revelation came out of the Office of Auditor General after being given a go a head by the Ababu Namwamba led committe to establish the costs involved in the Ruto trip.

At ;east, the Deputy President can feel relieved after an orchestrated negative media campaign that He had over spent public funds on the said trips. 

Kenyan Insurance Comapanies Rush to Court to Stop The Tax Man from imposing a 10% Exercise Duty on their services

The Kenyan Insurance Companies have moved to the courts to block Kenya Revenue Authority from levying a 10% exercise duty on their services.

The 10% exercise duty was brought in under the Finance Bill 2013 where the Government placed Insurance firms under the bracket of Financial Institutions, whose services are to be levied a 10% exercise duty in order to helpp the Tax man raise more revenue.

The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI), on Tuesday obtained a temporary injunction blocking the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes and KRA from collecting the exercise duty tax. 

“Therefore for the time being neither the Commissioner nor KRA can collect payment from insurers until the matter in court is heard and determined,” Read part of a circular signed by AKI’s executive Director Tom Gichuhi and directed to all affected industry players.

When Kenyan Journalists Decide To Go Rogue

The Contentious Building

Interesting Drama unfolded at the Kenyan Parliament Building when over thirty journalists drawn from varied media houses declined to cover a press conference called by the Jubilee Leader of Majority; Aden Duale, at the National Assembly Media Center.

This, they did in retaliation to their ejection from the Media Centre by the National Assembly Administration, two months a go. 

If this stalemate continues, then  things might not get rosy for the ruling coalition side inside the parliament since the media might give them 'black out' as they drive their agenda for the country.