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Kenya’s Harambee Starlets will on Friday step onto the pitch with one mission: to edge past The Gambia’s Queen Scorpions in the first leg of the final qualifying round for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The Starlets,…
A record 804,125 young Kenyans are set to undergo physical verification across all 290 constituencies starting Friday, October 24, 2025, as the government begins the final stage of selecting 100,000 youth entrepreneurs under the National…
After a decade in public service and more than four decades in the world of finance, veteran banker and former Cabinet Secretary James Macharia is making a strong comeback. He has been appointed the new chairman of Sidian Bank in a major…
The Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE) has partnered with International Finance Corporation (IFC), the lending arm of the World Bank, to implement the Kenya Women on Boards and in Business Leadership Program. This is a transformative…
In a ceremony that felt more like a passing of a torch than a mere tradition, Raila Odinga Junior was formally installed as the head of the Odinga family at Opoda Farm in Bondo. The ritual came at a time when Kenya is still mourning the…
KenGen (Kenya Electricity Generating Company) Shares trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE) was halted when the market opened Thursday. NSE, while announcing the temporary freeze on trading of KenGen shares, denied that it had…
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Standard Investment Bank (SIB) has pegged the value of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) at Ksh 102 billion, just months before the government moves to list the state-owned firm at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The valuation is slightly…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has renewed calls for unity and peace in Africa after holding a high-level meeting with Somalia’s Ambassador to Kenya, Ilyas Ali Jabril, in…
Kenya is setting its sights on China’s vast market as it seeks to diversify agricultural exports and reduce the massive trade imbalance between the two countries. The government has announced plans to sign new agribusiness deals worth…
Oparanya has declared an all-out war on cartels and brokers standing in the way of Kenya’s coffee reforms. The Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Development says the government will not allow farmers to continue suffering under…
Kenyan Banks that appear on the list of Africa’s top 100 lenders are led by Equity Bank Group, placed at position 18, followed by state-owned Kenya Commercial Bank(KCB) Group at position 21, Cooperative Bank of Kenya (33) and Diamond Trust…
Interior Principal Secretary Dr Raymond Omollo warned Kenyans against widespread misinformation surrounding the recently amended Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, saying much of what is circulating online is…
Kenya is preparing its biggest ever budget, with total expenditure for the 2026/2027 financial year projected to hit Ksh 4.65 trillion, setting the stage for another year of heavy government spending and increased borrowing. According to…
Investor activity at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has picked up sharply following the signing of the Privatisation Act, 2025, into law by President William Ruto last week. The new law opens the way for the government to sell…
Kenya’s amended Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2025, has sparked intense debate among digital rights advocates, legal experts, and content creators. The government maintains the changes are designed to protect citizens from rising…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced that the market interest rate for calculating Fringe Benefit Tax and the deemed interest rate for loans will remain at 8 per cent for October, November, and December 2025. In a statement…
Nairobi Coffee Exchange(NCE) witnessed the sale of 10,770 bags (about 671,180 kg) of coffee, at last week’s auction earning a total of US$ 4.99 million, equivalent to KSh 666 million. This is a drop from the prior week’s KSh 704m The…
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has concluded a two-day visit to Kenya with a meeting at State House, Nairobi, where he held talks with President William Ruto on strengthening ties between the two nations. The discussions…
NCBA was the week’s top gainer, up 20.7% to close at KSh 83.25 as investors reacted to the buyout talks between NCBA and a South African lender. Standard Bank, through its local subsidiary Stanbic Holdings, however, has neither confirmed…
People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has urged President William Ruto to honour the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga by advancing the democratic ideals he stood for instead of relying on symbolic gestures. Speaking on…
A major shift in regional travel and integration is taking shape in the Horn of Africa. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has announced an ambitious plan to introduce a Single Visa Initiative that would allow visitors…
Kenya’s economy continues to draw quiet strength from its citizens abroad, with new data showing that diaspora remittances rose slightly in September even as global markets remained uncertain. Figures from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)…
President William Ruto has led Kenyans in marking this year’s Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kitui County, using the occasion to pay a heartfelt tribute to the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and to outline an ambitious plan to…
