Kenyans Live

Business Today Kenya

Kenyan business and current-affairs publication covering companies, markets, economy, careers, technology and national news.

CBK: Shilling Remains Stable Backed by Healthy FX Reserves
Business Today KenyaBusiness

CBK: Shilling Remains Stable Backed by Healthy FX Reserves

Kenya’s currency market remained calm in the week ending November 20, 2025, with the shilling showing steady performance despite the global strengthening of the US dollar. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), in its weekly bulletin released on…

3 min read
Safaricom Plc KSh 40 Billion Cash Call: What Investors Should Know
Business Today KenyaBusiness

Safaricom Plc KSh 40 Billion Cash Call: What Investors Should Know

Safaricom, East Africa’s leading mobile phone company’s planned KSh 40 Billion Corporate Bond, presents immense benefits to investors while allowing the operator to cut its debt load, strengthen the network and recoup its investments in…

2 min read
Safaricom Announces Four New Shangwe @25 Millionaires
Business Today KenyaNews

Safaricom Announces Four New Shangwe @25 Millionaires

Safaricom PLC has unveiled four new millionaires in the ongoing Shangwe @25 consumer promotion, bringing the total number of winners to five since the campaign launched two weeks ago.

3 min read
KRA Among Earliest Adopters of AI in Tax Risk Management
Business Today KenyaECONOMY

KRA Among Earliest Adopters of AI in Tax Risk Management

President William Ruto has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to supporting the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) with the policies and resources needed to innovate, simplify processes, build public trust, and serve taxpayers more…

2 min read
Young Tennis Champion Joins League of Top Taxpayers in Kenya
Business Today KenyaECONOMY

Young Tennis Champion Joins League of Top Taxpayers in Kenya

t this year’s Taxpayers Day Awards ceremony, held on 20th November in Nairobi, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recognised various institutions and individuals for their exemplary commitment to tax compliance.

4 min read
Kenyan School Children Riding the Digital Revolution in Class
Business Today KenyaLifestyle

Kenyan School Children Riding the Digital Revolution in Class

Through a UNICEF Airtel Partnership that is currently in its 4th year, hundreds of schools and thousands of students now receive internet routers, 300GB of monthly data, and free access to Kenya Education Cloud and Elimika, the official…

4 min read
Ruto: NSE Among World’s Top Markets
Business Today KenyaBusiness

Ruto: NSE Among World’s Top Markets

President William Ruto has said that the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is now counted among the best-performing share markets in the world, describing its recent turnaround as one of the strongest in Kenya’s financial history. Speaking…

2 min read
Mombasa Port Congestion Worsens as Ships Wait Offshore
Business Today KenyaBusiness

Mombasa Port Congestion Worsens as Ships Wait Offshore

Twenty-one vessels are currently waiting at the outer anchorage as congestion at the Port of Mombasa intensifies, causing financial losses and delays for shipping lines and traders. The pileup is blamed on the slow clearance of empty…

2 min read
Stanbic Bank Kenya Q3 Net Earnings Drop 8% to KSh 9.38 Billion
Business Today KenyaBusiness

Stanbic Bank Kenya Q3 Net Earnings Drop 8% to KSh 9.38 Billion

Stanbic Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of Stanbic Holdings Plc that is listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE) recorded a decline in Net Profit for the first nine months of this year to KSh9.38 Billion, being among the first lenders to…

3 min read
The Heat Is Rising, and So Must Our Ambition
Business Today KenyaFEATURED ARTICLE

The Heat Is Rising, and So Must Our Ambition

By Walid Sheta This summer in Africa is projected to record-high extreme heat once again. In fact, it has been the continent’s hottest decade on record, says the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Already, early spring temperatures…

4 min read
Cherargei Challenges CA Over High Call Rates
Business Today KenyaBusiness

Cherargei Challenges CA Over High Call Rates

Senator Samson Cherargei of Nandi County has called attention to the persistently high cost of phone calls in Kenya, questioning why ordinary citizens continue to pay more despite expert advice recommending lower rates. In a statement on…

2 min read
Ecobank Has the Last Laugh in Prolonged Legal Battle With Customer
Business Today KenyaBusiness

Ecobank Has the Last Laugh in Prolonged Legal Battle With Customer

For two years, Wilben Trade Limited and its promoter, Mr Marcus Akroyd Wade, have run a negative media campaign linked to a trade finance dispute with Ecobank, pressing the line that they were right to sue Ecobank in Dubai.

2 min read
Safaricom Secures Approval for Ambitious Ksh40B MTN Programme
Business Today KenyaBusiness

Safaricom Secures Approval for Ambitious Ksh40B MTN Programme

Kenya’s leading telco, Safaricom PLC, has obtained approval from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to launch a new debt‑raising initiative worth up to Ksh 40 billion. In an announcement, published on 20 November 2025, the company says…

2 min read
DTB Q3 Net Profit Up 8.4% to KSh 8.37Bn
Business Today KenyaBusiness

DTB Q3 Net Profit Up 8.4% to KSh 8.37Bn

DTB(Diamond Trust Bank) Group has recorded an 8.4% increase in Profit After Tax (PAT) of KSh 8.37 Billion over the first nine months of 2024, from KSh 7.44 Bn over a similar period in 2024. The regional lender with subsidiaries in Uganda…

2 min read