Latest business stories from across Kenya.
Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Lee Kinyanjui, has highlighted the importance of tea exports in Kenya’s trade relations with Iran. He noted that tea remains Kenya’s leading export to Iran, accounting for over 90 per cent of the trade between…
Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced a strategic infrastructure sharing agreement in key markets, including Mozambique, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The planned privatisation of the Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) is facing strong pushback in Parliament, with lawmakers insisting on full disclosure before any approval is granted. Members of the joint committees on Energy and…
The Central Bank of Kenya has cracked down on risky lending in the banking sector, imposing fines of over Sh5 million each on 11 commercial banks last year. The move aims to curb insider lending practices similar to those that led to the…
The government has defended its decision to reject the proposal report for the Nairobi–Mombasa (Usahihi) Expressway, saying it failed to meet the set evaluation criteria. In a public notice dated August 12, 2025, Kenya National Highways…
President William Ruto has set a program to cover 190,000 young Kenyans through savings schemes and startup grants. Speaking on Tuesday, August 2025, during International Youth Day celebrations in Kakamega County, Ruto said the government…
Safaricom has announced that it has committed Ksh. 15 million towards the 2025 Devolution Conference taking place in Homabay this week. “The 2025 Devolution Conference offers a timely opportunity to reflect on how technology can drive…
Starlink’s satellite internet subscriptions in Kenya have taken a slight hit, now holding just 0.9 per cent of the market. According to the Communications Authority’s report for the first quarter of 2025, satellite internet users dropped…
Kenyans living and working abroad are sending home more money than ever before, making diaspora remittances the country’s biggest source of foreign currency. In the last two and a half years, inflows have risen from Ksh520 billion to…
The government is stepping up the use of public-private partnerships to deliver major infrastructure and social projects, aiming to mobilise as much as Sh293.6 billion this financial year. The approach is expected to bring in both local…
The government has urged Parliament to approve a fresh proposal that seeks to introduce a national tolling policy to fund road development through a “user pay charges” strategy. The authorities argue that the move is needed to address…
Türkiye Citizenship by Investment offers investors a way to obtain a Turkish passport through a straightforward investment process. This program has gained popularity due to its relatively low investment requirements compared to other…
Diamond Trust Bank – DTB – has launched a new Solar Finance Product for salaried homeowners in peri-urban Nairobi.
NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, is in the process of installing a solar energy system that is expected to help the company use less electricity from the national electricity grid by more than 33%.
Safaricom has announced a 25% discount on all new fibre connections for businesses located within fibre-ready buildings for the next two months.
The long-awaited 2025/26 football season is just around the corner, and SuperSport is your all-access pass to the world’s greatest game. Beginning on August 15, fans can look forward to a full season of live and exclusive action from the…
Equity Group has announced that it has posted a Ksh. 34.6 billion profit after tax for the half year period ended 30th June 2025. This is a 17% growth from the Ksh. 29.6 billion net profit that the company posted in a similar period in…
Old Mutual has launched Lady Anchor, a product to bridge the gender gap in financial protection and respond to the everyday financial realities faced by Kenyan women. The offering bundles health, life, and general insurance solutions into…
Moringa School has launched its free Artificial Intelligence (AI) upskilling initiative, set to equip 3,600 Kenyan youth with practical skills by December 2026. The initiative is funded as part of a $2 million Google.org grant and in…
Safaricom has announced a 25% discount on all new fibre connections for businesses located within fibre-ready buildings for the next two months. The announcement was made during the Nairobi edition of the Grow with Safaricom Business…
Kenyan pension schemes delivered their strongest returns in years, outpacing inflation by a staggering 26% in the 12 months to June 2025. According to Zamara Consulting Actuaries Schemes Survey (Z-CASS) latest report, covering 407 schemes…
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has launched a new Solar Finance Product tailored for salaried homeowners in peri-urban regions in Nairobi. This initiative is part of DTB’s ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship through financing of…
Isuzu East Africa has broken ground on a new Ksh. 31 billion Parts Distribution Centre (PDC) in Lukenya, Machakos. The event was attended by the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry, Hon. Lee Kinyanjui who also toured the…
Zoho has launched Zia LLM, the company’s proprietary large language model, a no-code agent builder, Zia Agent Studio, over 25 deployable Zia agents, and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to open up Zoho’s vast library of actions to…
