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A fresh governance paper has entered the national debate on the proposed Kenya National Infrastructure Fund (NIF), arguing that structuring the fund as a corporate entity is not only appropriate but consistent with global best practice. In…
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. closed the year with stronger streaming momentum but softer linear advertising and studio trends, as investors focused less on quarterly volatility and more on escalating deal intrigue involving Paramount Global…
The chair of the BBC was present in the auditorium when a racial slur was shouted during the BAFTA Film Awards, an incident that was later broadcast unedited on BBC One, according to people familiar with the matter. Samir Shah, who leads…
Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o said she is living with more than 50 uterine fibroids, underscoring the prevalence of a condition that affects millions of women globally and often carries significant reproductive and economic…
Inflation rate eased slightly in February 2026, dropping to 4.3 per cent from 4.4 per cent in January, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). This…
Limuru Tea Plc, a listed firm in the agricultural segment of the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE), has issued its third consecutive profit warning, indicating that its 2025 net profit expected to fall by over 25% compared to the prior…
The High Court has declined to stop Diageo from proceeding with the sale of its stake in East African Breweries PLC (EABL) to Asahi. This follows an application by Bia Tosha seeking to restrain Diageo from disposing of its Ksh303.6 billion…
More than 20 counties are set to send junior players to Laikipia this weekend for a two-day badminton tournament that organizers say is designed to strengthen Kenya’s talent pipeline as the country sharpens its international ambitions. The…
Eight years after it was placed under administration, ARM Cement Limited is preparing to formally close its business as liquidators work to resolve outstanding obligations and disputes. In their latest report to creditors, joint…
British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya has reported strong financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025, despite illegal cigarettes continuing to hurt its domestic sales. The company’s board has proposed a total dividend payout of…
Stanbic Bank Kenya’s China Desk is helping businesses navigate the complexities of operating between the two markets.
NCBA convened over 100 Nairobi-based Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) traders for financial literacy meeting as it seeks to strengthen business resilience, unlock growth and deepen access to financial solutions.
Technology firm Digitax has launched a system that enables micro, small and mediumsized enterprises (MSMEs) as well as large enterprises to obtain instant, tax-compliant invoices through the government’s electronic Tax Invoice Management…
A Nairobi man is celebrating a life-changing windfall after turning a modest Ksh40 bet into Ksh500,000 while playing Aviator on Chezagame. The winner, identified as Teddy Kiti, chose to conceal his identity during the cheque presentation…
An internal report prepared for the Ministry of Interior in January 2026 has concluded that political violence in Kenya is largely organised and enabled by political actors rather than being spontaneous. The document seen by Business Today…
In Lagos, a physician is reframing the stethoscope for the scroll. In Nairobi and Cape Town, home kitchens double as global test labs for fusion cuisine. And in Johannesburg, a modest-fashion startup is scaling at the speed of a swipe.…
The Aviator crash game on SportPesa Kenya has once again delivered a story worth the headlines.
Kenya’s ecommerce space is expanding at a pace that has caught the attention of industry observers. Available data shows that revenues in Kenya’s e-commerce market reached US$762m in 2024, with projections showing an annual growth rate of…
It’s time to cross the Atlantic for London Fashion Week, where heritage heavyweights and rising stars converge for fall 2026. The city’s storied houses—Burberry, Erdem, and Simone Rocha—return to the spotlight alongside a new generation of…
As Milan Fashion Week opened this week, anti-fur activists escalated pressure on Italy’s fashion establishment, staging daily protests and targeting one of the event’s most prominent holdouts: Fendi. Demonstrators gathered outside Fendi’s…
Pesalink, Kenya’s most advanced instant payment network, has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to ease cross-border payment and speed up regional financial integration. The Pesalink-PAOSS partnership…
Young adults in sub-Saharan Africa are outperforming their peers in wealthier nations on measures of mental well-being, even as a broader global decline deepens among younger generations, according to a new report from Sapien Labs. The…
This technology will facilitate the unique identification of each patient, even in the absence of documentation, leading to faster access to medical records and reducing the likelihood of duplicate registrations among undocumented patients.
The National Treasury has intensified efforts to regulate digital lenders and protect Kenyans from exploitation in the fast-growing credit market. Appearing before the Senate, Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic…
