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Preparations for this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations in Wajir County are nearing completion, with the government expressing confidence in the level of readiness ahead of the national event. In a statement on Thursday, April 30, 2026,…
Foreign investors pulled billions out of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the first three months of 2026, signalling growing unease about global risks and their impact on frontier markets like Kenya. Fresh data from the Capital…
The president of the Recording Academy, the body responsible for the Grammy Awards, is due to travel to Nairobi later next month for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening the country’s creative economy and helping its artists gain…
TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya PLC has posted a strong set of results for 2025, growing its profit significantly even as overall revenue dipped. The firm reported a profit after tax of Ksh 2.17 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025,…
I&M Bank Limited is turning to the local debt market for fresh capital, betting on investor appetite as it pushes ahead with expansion and lending growth. The bank has announced a public Medium-Term Note (MTN) programme worth up to Ksh20…
Residents living along the lower Tana River have been placed on high alert following warnings of possible flooding linked to rising water levels within the Seven Forks dams system. In a statement issued on April 29, 2026, authorities said…
Coffee farmers in Gatũnyũ-Kigio, Gatanga Constituency, are making a comeback after years of abandoning the crop due to low earnings and unreliable markets. The farmers say renewed confidence in the sector, driven by ongoing reforms,…
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has nominated Justice Mohamed Abdulahi Warsame, currently serving on the Court of Appeal, as its choice to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Justice Mohammed Kadhar Ibrahim in…
A fresh wave of public anger has swept across social media after Calvince Okoth, popularly known as Gaucho, livestreamed a ward tour at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital on TikTok, capturing images and videos of patients in vulnerable states…
Faulu Microfinance Bank has signaled a strong turnaround in its 2025 financial performance, reducing losses by over 60 per cent through disciplined cost management and a strategic shift towards MSME financing. In the latest financial…
On March 18, 2026, the world celebrated Global Recycling Day, a moment designed to recognize and promote the vital role recycling plays in preserving natural resources and ensuring a sustainable future. While this day often passes as an…
BY Moses G Kuria Health insurance is one of the fastest growing lines of business for many East African insurers. It has also long been one of the hardest to make sustainably profitable. Premium volumes are rising, but margins remain…
Azam TV is a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite pay-TV service operating in Kenya and several other East African countries. Owned by Tanzania’s Bakhresa Group, it launched in Kenya around 2014 as an affordable alternative to pricier options…
Kenya has recorded a sharp rise in inflation, signalling renewed pressure on household budgets as the cost of food, transport and fuel continues to climb. According to the latest figures released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics…
SBM Bank Kenya has launched a Ksh 1 billion Green Finance Facility to accelerate the adoption of electric (EV) and hybrid (PHEV) vehicles.
The German development bank KfW has become the latest shareholder in the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI).
KCB Bank has announced the launch of a transformative mortgage solution designed to unlock home ownership for Kenya’s informal sector.
President William Ruto is set to deliver a rare address to Tanzania’s parliament next week, in what officials on both sides are describing as a significant moment for East African cooperation. The announcement was made on Wednesday in…
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has urged motorists to avoid a section of the Iten–Kabarnet Road near Kolol after a landslide blocked the carriageway, the latest disruption linked to persistent heavy rainfall across the…
Safaricom has lifted the lid on the scale of transactions moving through M-Pesa, revealing the mobile money platform is processing about Ksh 100 billion every day as digital payments continue to deepen across Kenya and the wider region.…
Football betting just got smarter, faster, and far more exciting. With the introduction of the 2UP feature, Pepeta is redefining how fans engage with the world’s biggest leagues, from the English Premier League to La Liga, Serie A, and…
Kenya’s exporters will no longer have room to manually declare export values in their VAT returns starting May, after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) moved to directly link customs records with domestic tax filings in a shift aimed at…
Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company(KMRC), a state-owned mortgage outfit that offers affordable facilities to other lenders, has floated a KSh 3Billion Green Bond, the second tranche and part of its KSh 10.5 Billion Medium-Term Note…
While the use of cash and the advent of cashless societies continue to be a subject of debate for economists around the world, cash remains the backbone of economies across Africa. Yet, although digital payments are also expanding rapidly,…
