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The NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) ended the August trading period on a bullish mood with the 10, 20 and 25-Share Indices edging upwards by 6.7%, 5.7% and 5.9%, respectively, compared to July. Safaricom was the top traded stock,…
Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO) has changed its name to You & Me Housing Co-operative. In a message to members, the Union says it has always operated independently as a primary co-operative. “Formerly known as…
Kenya Airways(KQ) Share prices barely blinked at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE), even as news filtered into the market concerning the sudden resignation of the airline’s Acting CEO George Kamal. Kamal, who has been the airline’s…
Kenya has emerged as Africa’s leading mergers and acquisitions market by value after companies recorded transactions worth Ksh 186.4 billion in the first half of 2026. The strong performance was largely driven by major banking…
Mombasa is gaining ground as a startup destination, even as Nairobi continues to dominate Kenya’s technology and innovation scene. The coastal city has climbed 22 places in the latest StartupBlink Startup Ecosystem Index, moving from 916th…
When President William Ruto took office four years ago, he placed irrigation and water storage at the centre of his food security agenda, promising to reduce Kenya’s heavy dependence on increasingly unreliable rainfall. Since then, the…
How does a continent finance its development without turning to the very borrowing that is choking it? It is the question African governments have dodged for decades. Dumelang Saleshando Leader of Opposition, Maun North Member of…
KUSCCO has made the final journey in its corporate life and now lies buried. The epitaph on the tombstone reads something like this:- Here lies KUSCCO Born on 1973-2026. Born to Unite SACCOs, died dividing their billions. KSh13 billion…
Kenyan school feeding innovator Food4Education (F4E) is among the organisations pressing the case that school meals can be an economic engine for the continent, as thousands of delegates gather in Kigali, Rwanda for the Africa Food Systems…
Liberty Life Kenya has launched a new savings and protection product targeting Kenyans seeking to build long-term financial plans while protecting themselves against unexpected disruptions. The Secure Plan combines savings, life assurance…
Kenyan businesses selling goods and services online now have a new industry body to turn to as the country looks to make digital trade easier and more competitive. The Kenya E-Commerce Alliance (KECA) was launched in Nairobi during the…
Uganda and Kenya are reaffirming their commitment to strengthening cooperation in tourism, innovation and regional integration as preparations advance for the 5th Uganda-Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit, to be held from 26th to…
Kenya is witnessing a fresh wave of infrastructure development, with major road, railway, sports and market projects progressing across the country as the government seeks to expand connectivity, stimulate economic activity and create…
Kenya’s business community is maintaining a positive outlook on growth over the next 12 months, even as high operating costs, taxation and access to affordable credit remain key concerns. The latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) CEOs Survey…
Four years into President William Ruto’s administration, farmers across Kenya’s major agricultural value chains are beginning to see changes in prices, payment systems and market access, although the benefits remain uneven. Data covering…
Kenya Airways has restored its normal flight operations after a three-day aviation workers’ strike caused widespread delays and cancellations at airports across the country, disrupting thousands of passengers and affecting the movement of…
NSE(Nairobi Securities Exchange) activity is on an aggressive momentum, led by banking and agriculture-sector counters, with firms such as Equity Group Plc leveraging on the current upward movement at the bourse, closing the day Wednesday…
CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) Accepted KSh 47.75 billion out of KSh 68.19 billion in Bids Received at the September Treasury Bonds Auction. Proceeds from this sale is for budgetary support. According to Results posted on the CBK website, the…
Investors who had purchased long-term Government Securities are set to beginning receiving their returns in the month of September, according to data from the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) and the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The CBK is this…
Detectives from Parklands’ Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Xiaoling Gu, Guodong Fu, Wenji Gao and Gu Xiaopeng in what they describe as “sophisticated fraud scheme” involving SIM swapping and money laundering.…
The proposed takeover of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) by Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings has suffered another setback after the High Court ordered that the brewer’s current ownership structure be preserved until pending regulatory and…
More than 30,000 runners taking part in this year’s Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon will benefit from expanded medical cover, additional hydration support, improved post-race recovery services and new sustainability measures as…
Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich who was abducted in Nakuru and dumped near Masinga Dam is safe and sound. But the reported abduction has huge implications given, according to the Kenya Editors Guild, appears to be a…
The reported abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich raises a question that goes beyond the safety of a journalist: why Alex Kiprotich?
