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Ecobank Kenya, a subsidiary of the leading pan-African financial institution, Ecobank Group, has launched Premier Banking—a bespoke offering crafted for Kenya’s affluent and high-net-worth individuals. Premier Banking by Ecobank is more…
The United States has slapped four African countries with additional visa restrictions. These countries include Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Cameroon. According to the new restrictions, citizens of these countries who hold nonimmigrant…
The Question: I was employed in the private sector with a gross salary of about Sh60,000. I quit this job in January 2025 to start a clothing and beauty business targeting professional working women in Nakuru’s CBD. I used my savings of…
It was a clean sweep for Trans Nzoia as Kitale Media Teams stamped their authority at the Safaricom 5-aside Rift Valley Regional Tournament held today at the Kip Keino Arena, Eldoret. In an all-Kitale final, Kitale Media Team A edged out…
The fuel control switches in the fateful Air India Flight 171 flipped to the ‘cut-off’ position just before the crash occurred. According to the initial investigative reports on the crash that killed 260 people, both of the fuel control…
The four-ball of Enock Ogembo, Eleanor Wambui, John Kibet, and M.M. Macharia returned a combined score of 114 points to emerge as the overall team winners of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour held at the par-73 Nakuru Golf Club on Saturday.…
The National Treasury’s Public Private Partnerships (PPP) committee has rejected the Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway plan, dealing a blow to the 459-kilometre mega project. The rejection has now cast a cloud over the fate of the project that…
Kenya has signaled a historic policy shift in embracing the digital economy with a strategic focus on Bitcoin, stablecoins, and blockchain integration. Through a series of statements and videos posted on X, Hon. William Kabogo, the Cabinet…
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) and the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) Director Generals resigned on Friday in a shock move. Eng. Kung’u Ndung’u who was the Director General at KeNHA was replaced by Eng. Luka Kimeli in…
The government, through the State Department for Diaspora Affairs, has announced teaching opportunities for Kenyan teachers in the Caribbean. In a statement on Friday, July 11, Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu invited…
Joska, in Machakos County, is rapidly growing as investors rush to purchase land due to its affordability and proximity to the Nairobi Central District (CBD). While land is considered cheap in the area, it is not as cheap as it was about 2…
Kenya’s automobile industry will change drastically in 2025. Local production of vehicles has become more popular due to the adoption of electric mobility by the citizens. MojaEVKenya, located in Nairobi, will start the electric vehicle…
In Embu County, small-scale maize farmers have found a simple but effective way to deal with the fall armyworm—using their own hands instead of spending on expensive pesticides. Agnes Waithira Muli, one of the farmers, used to lose nearly…
A Kenyan man who served in the US military has shared how he was deported from the US after landing in the hands of a rogue recruiter. David Bariu revealed that he left Kenya in 1998 for the US on a student visa before being recruited to…
The lush par-73 Nakuru Golf Course will play host to the 12th leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour this weekend as golfers continue to book their slots in the tour’s grand finale. The much-awaited tourney is expected to attract 200 golfers…
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM), through its youth platform Safaricom Hook Circle, has today hosted an Automobile Engineering Masterclass at the Nyeri National Polytechnic. The masterclass attracted 3,000 youth on-site and 500,000 others through…
WYLDE International, a premier consulting and entrepreneurship development firm based in Kenya, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Finn Church Aid (FCA), Finland’s largest development cooperation organisation, to scale…
The Kenya Police Service has often been seen as a haven for uneducated people due to the low minimum grade of D+ that recruits are required to have in their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam. However, this is just a…
The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has precipitated a humanitarian crisis marked by a sharp increase in rape and sexual assault cases against women and girls. Earlier this year, in the latest outbreak of violence,…
Over Sh500 million was stolen from a local bank in a sophisticated cyber scheme. This has been revealed by the Financial Reporting Centre in its annual report dubbed Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Trends and Typologies Report…
Unilever and Equity Bank Kenya have announced a strategic partnership to offer a Distributor Financing Solution, designed to strengthen manufacturing supply chains, improve product availability, and accelerate growth across the markets.…
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has announced an enhancement of its Shariah-compliant banking offering through the launch of La Riba Timiza – Kenya’s first fully mobile banking platform by a Tier 1 Bank. At the same time, the Bank has introduced the…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) exceeded its own revenue targets for the financial year 2024/25 by collecting Sh2.571 trillion. These tax collections were an improvement from the Sh2.407 trillion collections the taxman managed in the…
Former Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) chief executive officer Ezekiel Mutua has been ordered to refund Sh27 million pay that he illegally pocketed during his tenure as KFCB boss. This order has been issued by the State Corporations…
