Topic: Airbnb
Airbnb prohibits indoor CCTV cameras among other stringent security updates
Mar 13, 2024 at 12:51 AM
In a proactive step toward bolstering user privacy, Airbnb, the leading online marketplace for short- and long-term homestays, has announced a significant update to its host polici...
Regulator pushes for mandatory ID checks, registries to make Airbnbs safer
Jan 15, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Following the recent spate of unsettling killings linked with Airbnb spaces, the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has issued a directive aimed at bolstering security me...
Notorious fraudster behind coastal Airbnb scam nabbed in Kiambu
Dec 01, 2023 at 11:35 PM
Sheila Wakesho Matasa, the mastermind behind a string of fraudulent activities targeting holidaymakers in Nairobi, Kiambu, Kisumu, and Mombasa counties, has been apprehended by det...
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KRA goes after Kenyan Airbnb hosts, requests for earnings data since 2021
Nov 08, 2023 at 04:02 PM
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has compelled Airbnb Ireland UC (Airbnb) to furnish a limited dataset encompassing historical transactions that transpired on the Airbnb platform ...
Two students rescued from an AirBnB house in Kitengela, kidnappers arrested
Nov 02, 2023 at 04:53 PM
In yet another case of kidnapping, detectives have rescued two students who were reported missing on October 27, 2023, after falling into the clutches of kidnappers in Kitengela, M...
Kenya cracks down on illegal immigrants amid concerns over influx of Pakistanis
Sep 30, 2021 at 08:14 AM
Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has issued a statement in which the government ordered an immediate crackdown on illegal immigrants....
Cash-starved Govt now targets Airbnb, serviced apartments cash
Apr 05, 2021 at 08:11 AM
Operators of Airbnb and serviced apartments are a worried lot after the government started targeting their earnings with regulations and taxes, amid a spiraling national debt as Ke...
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