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The government has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding irrigation infrastructure as part of efforts to strengthen food security, create jobs and increase rural incomes under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Principal…
Before Kenya could secure one of the region’s biggest industrial investments, Tanzania had already moved to strengthen its ties with Africa’s richest man. President Samia Suluhu has held fresh talks with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote…
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) will begin inspecting private motor vehicles that are more than four years old from July 1, 2026, in a move aimed at enhancing road safety and ensuring vehicles on Kenyan roads remain…
The government has received about 1,100 claims for compensation from victims of protest-related incidents between 2013 and 2025, with KSh448 million already paid to successful claimants in the first phase of the programme, according to the…
(CBK) Central Bank of Kenya, the government’s fiscal agent is seeking KSh 70 billion through re-opened 10, 20 and 30-year fixed-coupon Treasury bonds for budgetary support. This happens just days before the 2025/25 fiscal year comes to a…
KenGen Plc (Kenya Electricity Generation Company) released its 2025/26 financial results showing a 20% decline in net profits to KSh 4.22 billion. KenGen’s share price then came under pressure. At first glance, this reaction appeared…
Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Dr Raymond Omollo has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to empowering women, improving access to education and healthcare, and strengthening citizen participation…
Uganda’s military on Sunday forced off the air two leading television stations and disrupted the country’s largest independent newspaper belonging to the Nation Media Group (NMG). The operation followed a direct order from Gen. Muhoozi…
The National Construction Authority (NCA) has called on the country’s vast network of informal artisans to embrace higher professional standards, warning that poor workmanship continues to undermine the nation’s building sector. At the…
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have begun disbursing millions of shillings in compensation to more than 100 residents of Laikipia County who have suffered losses caused by human-wildlife conflict. A total of 106 out of 167 approved…
Williamson Tea Kenya, a listed agricultural firm at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE), has delivered a strong earnings turnaround to KSh 120.8 million at the close of its financial year ended 31st March 2026. This is compared to a net…
The government’s plan to reduce its shareholding in Safaricom has received a major boost after the Court of Appeal lifted orders that had temporarily halted the multi-billion-shilling transaction, clearing the way for the sale of a 15 per…
Kenya’s efforts to manage its growing debt obligations have taken another step forward after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) invited investors to swap a Treasury bond maturing later this year for a longer-dated security. The Ksh 10 billion…
The Court of Appeal has set aside its own ruling in a long-running dispute involving the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) after acknowledging that it mistakenly determined an application that had already been overtaken by events. In…
More than 4.7 million Kenyans aged between 15 and 65 are currently using at least one drug or substance of abuse, with the Coast region emerging as the country’s worst-hit area, according to the latest National Authority for the Campaign…
The government has announced significant progress in the construction of the long-delayed Dhogoye Bridge in Usenge, Siaya County, saying the project is expected to restore a critical transport link between Siaya and Busia counties while…
When Uganda’s Consul General in Mombasa declared that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) linking Kenya and Uganda would cement the Port of Mombasa’s role as East Africa’s leading trade gateway, the remarks were easy to dismiss as diplomatic…
Standing at 480 pages in length, his memoir ‘Recollections of My Life Journey’ is an in-depth reflection on Njuguna’s life; so much so that this reviewer has decided to just focus on the ‘business’ element of this richly rendered tome.
For many young Kenyans, the idea of studying overseas is not just about changing environments, mere experiences or chasing fun and games. It is often a practical, calculated economic decision, driven by an ambition of a brighter, safer…
CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) and Clearstream have launched a market link giving foreign institutional investors easier access to Kenyan Treasury Bonds and Infrastructure Bonds through the DhowCSD platform. Clearstream, based in Germany, is…
Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation recently held its Annual General Meeting(AGM) where shareholders concluded elections of the listed firm’s board of directors. The vote distribution tells a more interesting pattern with all the hallmarks of…
Readers to The Standard’s digital platform encountered a temporary outage Thursday, with the site displaying a Cloudflare “Connection timed out” error (code 522) indicating a failure to reach the origin server. The interruption came as the…
Business activity across Nairobi slowed sharply on Thursday as widespread security measures and fears of unrest prompted traders to keep their doors closed, highlighting the growing economic cost associated with recurring protest-related…
Security agencies have intensified surveillance of politicians, student leaders, activists and community organizers ahead of the planned June 25 demonstrations, amid growing concerns about potential disruptions to transport networks,…
