Latest business stories from across Kenya.
Global nonprofit Ibu Movement is betting that the future of luxury fashion may lie in the hands of women artisans from Nigeria and India rather than traditional fashion capitals. The Charleston-based organization has launched Ibu Atelier,…
Regional industry leaders are calling for urgent reforms that would address high cost of transaction affecting businesses. Speakers at a forum organised by global financial services form Ebury said currency fragmentation, broken payment…
Investment in technology and stronger regional collaboration are emerging as key drivers of efforts to deepen regional trade relations and boost commerce across East Africa. Revenue authorities from across the region are increasingly…
A finance bill is simply an annual legislative proposal submitted to the National Assembly by the National Treasury to introduce new taxes or amend existing revenue laws to fund the national budget. The Kenya Finance Bill 2026, published…
The government is taking decisive measures to cushion Kenyans from high fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East, President William Ruto has said. Speaking after a consultative meeting with transport stakeholders at State…
The conversation around Artificial Intelligence is often dominated by abstract, futuristic concepts. However, at the tech summit GITEX Kenya 2026 held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, multi-category tech…
Akili AI, a UK and Nairobi-based artificial intelligence company, has launched Akili Snapshot and Akili Assured. These represent the first dedicated AI readiness and governance tools engineered specifically for enterprises across Kenya and…
The public transport and storage sector contributes an average of eight to nine per cent of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is a vibrant sub-sector within the broader services industry (which accounts for over 5.5 per cent of the…
National Bank of Kenya (NBK), which was acquired by Access Bank of Nigeria last year, recorded Ksh1.03 billion in profit after tax for the first quarter ending 31st March 2026
The KPC Foundation has launched a clean cooking initiative in Jomvu Kuu, Mombasa County. The program is designed to accelerate the adoption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) among vulnerable families, directly curbing the destructive…
In a landmark move to accelerate continental trade, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has announced a strategic partnership with Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder. Signed at the Biashara Afrika 2026…
The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has kicked off the 2026 financial year with a remarkable performance, reporting a staggering 275% increase in profit after tax for the first quarter ending March 31, 2026. According to its latest financial…
Parliament has been told that the Hustler Fund is facing a Ksh 5 billion liquidity shortage that has disrupted lending and left thousands of small borrowers unable to access credit, especially under the bridge loan facility. The revelation…
Kiambu County Women Representative, Anne Wamuratha, has intensified her grassroots youth empowerment agenda by hosting a vibrant youth empowerment forum in Gachie and Kihara Ward, Kiambaa Constituency, where she distributed a wide range of…
Safaricom, together with the M-PESA Foundation, has pledged Ksh 114 million to support conservation work and the 2026 edition of the Rhino Charge, in a move that underscores the growing reliance on private sector funding to protect Kenya’s…
President William Ruto has announced that the first 100,000 Electric Vehicles (EVs) imported into Kenya will be exempt from import duties, as part of a broader strategy to reduce the nation’s vulnerability to global fuel shocks. Speaking…
Kenya Power has announced a record growth in income from the e-mobility sector with electricity sales surging by over 113% in three years and cumulatively earning Ksh. 382M in revenue. The monthly revenue from EVs charging increased from…
Small-scale traders in Homa Bay town have called on government agencies and authorities to address critical challenges affecting business, citing unpredictable weather patterns, poor infrastructure, insecurity, and the high cost of living.…
Meta has reached a settlement with a US school district which had sued the Instagram-owner over the costs of fighting a mental health crisis allegedly caused by the company’s social media platforms. Breathitt School District, located in…
For years, conversations around Kenya’s digital economy have largely focused on big businesses, fintech innovation, and headline-grabbing mobile money milestones. But beneath the surface, a quieter transformation has been taking place in…
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has hit back at critics over the country’s rising fuel costs, taking a direct swipe at Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro by declaring him “not an expert” on the issue. Addressing a public consultative forum on…
Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju has secured a conditional lifeline from the High Court, which temporarily blocks a bank from using its statutory power of sale to auction off his Entim Sidai Wellness Sanctuary in Karen to recover an…
Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju was dealt a blow after the High Court refused to interfere with the completed auction of the multi-billion-shilling Dari Business Park in Karen, Nairobi. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, May 21,…
Kenya Power, the state-owned electricity distributor, has announced a record growth in income from the e-mobility sector with sales surging by over 113% in three years and cumulatively earning KSh 382 million in revenue. The monthly…
