Latest business stories from across Kenya.
Thousands of commuters in Kenya’s capital were left stranded Monday amid widespread disruptions to public transport, as sections of the matatu industry workers and investors withheld services despite an official announcement that a planned…
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has officially authorized KCB Group’s acquisition of a 75% stake in Riverbank Solutions Limited, a move valued at approximately $15 million (Ksh 2 billion). The deal marks a major milestone in KCB’s…
Kenya’s KOKO Networks collapsed after the government denied carbon authorisation, stranding 1.5 million households and risking massive World Bank liability.
A Milimani High Court ruling has thrown a spanner into the government’s recent public service pay rises, after the court declared the salary increases for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 financial years unconstitutional. Justice Lawrence…
East Africa is working to establish a single integrated capital market. At a recent meeting in Arusha Tanzania, the East African Community Capital Markets Infrastructure (EAC CMI) meeting at the East African Community Headquarters, CEOs…
Equities at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the week of January 29, 2026, in the green, offering investors a rare feel-good moment as global markets stayed tense over geopolitical risks and uncertain economic signals. According…
Airtel Africa’s total customer base increased by 10% to 179.4 million for the period ended December 31, 2025.
East African Breweries Plc (EABL) has announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 31st December 2025, delivering one of its strongest half-year performances in recent years.
Homa Bay, Ndhiwa, and surrounding areas in South Nyanza are set to benefit from a more reliable electricity supply following the energisation of the 132kV Sondu (Thurdibouro)–Homa Bay (Ndhiwa) Transmission Line by the Kenya Electricity…
Moroccan and French mobility startup Enakl has raised $2.3 million in seed funding to expand its shared transport services and launch a new Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for transport operators and policymakers. The round was…
Kenya’s inflation rate eased slightly in January, helped by cheaper transport, some food items and lower communication costs. New data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows inflation fell to 4.4 per cent in January,…
Kenya’s economy is growing, but the government is taking a smaller slice of it in taxes, a trend the National Treasury says is weakening revenue performance and tightening pressure on the budget. Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo…
MasterCard , a US-based global payments firm, is set to launch a suite of tools to enable local banks and merchants to integrate Artificial Intelligence into their daily operations. The MasterCard Agent Suite, which will be available in…
Safaricom has announced the final five winners of Ksh 1 million each in its Shangwe @25 nationwide consumer promotion, bringing the total number of millionaires created through the campaign to 25. The last winners are Quinter Akinyi…
The Government of Kenya has officially signaled its next major move in the global race for capital, announcing the 4th Kenya International Investment Conference 2026 (KIICO 2026). Scheduled to take place in Nairobi from March 25th to 27th,…
Kenya is lining up investment deals worth more than $2 billion (Ksh 257.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2026 as the government moves to sharply raise Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the short term. The target follows a strong…
EPRA has quietly hit the reset button on how power projects will make money, and it comes right after Parliament reopened the door to new electricity deals. In gazette notices, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority revoked three…
Global credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Kenya’s credit rating, providing a welcome boost after months of economic strain and mounting debt pressures. The agency raised Kenya’s rating from Caa1 to B3 and assigned a stable outlook,…
KenGen (Kenya Electricity Generating Company) is set to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting on February 12th 2026, to seek approval from shareholders for the listed firm to amend sections of its corporate governance statutes. The listed…
In an era where economic resilience and environmental stewardship are becoming inseparable, Absa Bank Kenya has positioned sustainability as a core strategic driver. Guided by the theme Rooted in purpose, growing with impact, the bank’s…
As Safaricom’s flagship mobile money platform, M-PESA has transformed how Kenyans handle their finances by enabling seamless person-to-person transfers, bill payments, and online transactions. To access these services, customers can choose…
It’s impossible to talk about the Kenyan economy today without acknowledging the massive shift in our financial DNA. If M-PESA was already a household name before 2020, the COVID-19 crisis turned it into a literal lifeline. We moved away…
Nairobi’s land market continued to register strong prices at the end of 2025, with some of the city’s most expensive neighbourhoods showing steady growth as demand from affluent buyers remains high. According to the latest HassConsult Land…
Kenya has received a lift in its international financial standing. On January 27, 2026, global credit agency Moody’s upgraded the country’s sovereign credit rating from B3 to Caa1, noting that the risk of Kenya defaulting on its debt in…
