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Safaricom sale of Government’s 15% stake to Vodacom now heads to the Court of Appeal, according to National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, who insists that all the required procedures were followed in executing the transaction. The…
Just weeks after making a number of changes in the composition of its board, the Nation Media Group (NMG) has turned its sights on editorial leadership, moving senior editors from the head office in Kenya to subsidiaries in Uganda and…
As Kenya braces for a wetter-than-usual season, the prospect of heavy rainfall is forcing households and businesses to think beyond umbrellas, sandbags and clearing drainage channels. The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of…
A section of leaders have been firing a string of salvos at the former President Uhuru Kenyatta accusing him of failing to transition from the Jubilee Party and Azimio Coalition leadership four years after leaving office. President William…
The 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards delivered another sign that television’s biggest awards body is moving away from the repeat winners that once defined the ceremony, with voters rewarding newer programs and setting records along the way.…
Wunmi Mosaku is the cover star of British Vogue’s October 2026 issue, returning to her hometown of Manchester for a fashion editorial that highlights her Nigerian-British heritage, family and growing profile in Hollywood. Mosaku, 40,…
Aliko Dangote’s fortune has climbed by about $20 billion to more than $50 billion following an oversubscribed $2.5 billion private placement, adding to the wealth of Africa’s richest person as his sprawling industrial empire moves toward a…
All five quintuplets born to a woman in Juja earlier this week have died at Kenyatta National Hospital, where they were receiving specialised neonatal care, the hospital said. The babies were transferred to KNH from Thika Level Five…
Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive Olu Jacobs has died at the age of 84, his family announced on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Jacobs, whose full name was Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, was one of the most recognizable figures in…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has renewed the debate over Kenya’s long-awaited Turkana oil project, arguing that putting the resource into production could help strengthen the country’s fuel supply and reduce its dependence on imported petroleum.…
High Court nullification of Vodacom’s purchase of the Government’s 15 percent stake in Safaricom has attracted a lot of attention. Government records show the transaction was intended to provide seed capital for the National Infrastructure…
More than 300 policymakers, regulators, institutional investors, development finance leaders and market practitioners from over 20 African countries are gathering in Nairobi this week for the third Sustainable Capital Markets Conference,…
Varun Beverages Limited (VBL Kenya) has expanded its presence in the Kenyan beverage market with the launch of two new brands, BOLT UP and XTREME FIZZ, as the company broadens its portfolio and targets new growth opportunities in the…
Britam General Insurance is urging homeowners, motorists and businesses to review their insurance protection ahead of the expected El Niño rains, saying adequate cover could help cushion them against losses arising from floods and other…
Equity Group has received worldwide recognition from Forbes, which placed the East African lender at 71st globally in its 2026 ranking of lower mid-sized banks. The lender was also the highest-ranked Kenyan bank, ahead of KCB, Cooperative…
Africa insures only 3 to 5% of disaster losses, compared with about 40% globally, leaving governments to absorb more than 90%=of losses estimated at $7 to $15 billion, experts at the inaugural two-day CDRFI Africa Forum, said. Themed…
The books, donated through a partnership between the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) and Book Aid International, were formally handed over to representatives of participating schools.
Aliko Dangote, the industrialist and billionaire, is African. And black, just like me. That fact may sound obvious, but to a young Black African entering the corporate world, it carries a particular weight. Dangote’s story is not simply…
In recent days, hundreds of Burundians have sought travel documents from their embassy in Nairobi amid fears of a government crackdown on foreign-owned small businesses. The Kenyan government announced a 90-day window for undocumented East…
Nairobi has been awarded the right to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya the first African country to stage the sport’s flagship global event. The decision by the World Athletics Council on Tuesday, September 15,…
The Kenya Mortgage Refinancing Company (KMRC), established eight years ago to ease mortgage financing for individuals, is swiftly unlocking home ownership, especially for young people.
Dangote refinery has benefited from increased demand for its products as a result of supply disruptions linked to the Iran war that helped it to sell jet fuel to western European countries.
Approximately 50 Kenyan riders have been trained in Mombasa for what will improve welfare of courier entrepreneurs and combat rising road-safety crisis across the country. The training, which was jointly conducted by Glovo Kenya and…
Nairobi County is seeking to recover Ksh 2.7 billion in unpaid land rates from national government ministries as City Hall steps up efforts to increase its own-source revenue. Governor Johnson Sakaja disclosed the amount while appearing…
