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NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) closed in the red last week with the key NASI, N10, NSE 20 and NSE 25 Share Indices declining by 2.5%, 3.3%, 4.1% and 3.4% respectively. This is compared to a slide of 4.1%, 4%, 3.6% and 3.5% respectively…
CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) has proposed a framework that seeks to explicitly link dividend distributions to a bank’s capital strength. This means a bank can report record profits and still have less available to pay dividends to its…
Fixed internet services in the country are experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by intense competition, a shifting digital economy, and aggressive infrastructure roll-outs. According to the fourth quarter sector report by…
Kenya has launched a National Mediation Hub aimed at promoting peace, dialogue and preventive security in learning institutions as the country prepares for the 2027 General Election. The hub, established under the Jukwaa la Wasomi…
Operators of bonded warehouses, Manufacture Under Bond (MUB) facilities and transit godowns must apply for renewal of their licences by October 31, 2026, as the Kenya Revenue Authority prepares for the 2027 licensing year. In a notice…
President William Ruto has come out strongly to defend Competency Based Education (CBE) even as stakeholders say there is need for clarity interms of transition. CBC replaced the old 8-4-4 system with first cohort set to enter university…
It was 3 p.m. when he walked up to the Customer Care desk. I instinctively prepared myself for what I assumed would be another complaint, query or one of those wonderfully unpredictable questions that come with working at a hospital’s…
For a small business owner in Kenya, borrowing money can feel like opening a door that leads to two different rooms. One offers the working capital needed to restock a shop, buy equipment or expand a business. The other comes with interest…
A group of men posing as police officers stopped a vehicle carrying two Chinese nationals and their Kenyan driver before making off with Ksh 3.9 million in cash and other valuables in Nyamira County. The incident was reported on Saturday,…
The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has recorded a sharp increase in domestic parcel deliveries between April and June 2026, as more Express Mail Service (EMS) items and e-commerce shipments moved through its network. The rise points to…
The government has defended its government-to-government (G-to-G) arrangement for importing refined petroleum products, saying the deal was introduced to address a severe shortage of US dollars that threatened fuel supplies and wider…
Grid connections are opening new opportunities for households, businesses and public institutions in villages across Kericho, Nandi, Busia and Kwale.
Lupita Nyong’o has never been an actor who simply occupies a stage. She changes its temperature. In Pre-Existing Condition, Marin Ireland’s tightly constructed drama about the psychological wreckage of domestic abuse, the Oscar-winning…
More than 270,000 newborns have been registered through Kenya’s electronic birth notification system, as the government moves to link hospitals directly with civil registration services and assign children lifelong unique personal…
Nyege Nyege is going back to the Nile — and this time, everyone’s getting a role. The Ugandan festival will return to Adrift at Kalagala Falls from Nov. 19-22 for its 11th edition, bringing more than 200 artists across seven stages…
Safaricom Plc, a dominant player in the telecoms and fintech space, has become the first Kenyan Internet Service Provider(ISP) to have over a million subscriber. Available data shows that Safaricom internet subscribers reached 1.025…
Kenyans can now play a clear role in the fight against counter-terrorism thanks to a hotline and online reporting portal that will provide the public with secure and anonymous channels to report suspicious activity and information relating…
Kericho farmer Richard Kimutai Ngetich has become SportPesa’s latest Midweek Jackpot winner after correctly predicting all 13 matches and walking away with KSh 26,987,606.
The World Bank Group has recorded a sharp increase in private capital directed towards developing economies, raising approximately Ksh 14.51 trillion in the financial year ended June 2026 as it seeks to support businesses and employment.…
CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) received bids worth KSh81.41 billion at the second Treasury Bonds Auction conducted within a fortnight, in the month of September. The CBK was targeting to raise KSh60 billion for Budgetary support in this…
Across Eastern and Southern Africa, endangered wild dogs are still capable of making long journeys between distant ecosystems, according to research published by Ecology journal in mid-September. The study expressly provides new evidence…
EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) has concluded a US$ 50 Million cross- currency swap agreement with the Cooperative Bank of Kenya that will enable the Kenyan lender to access financing denominated in Kenya Shillings.…
The Tobacco Control(Amendment) Bill that seeks to regulate use of electronic cigarettes will undergo public scrutiny and debate following a decision by Parliament, through the Departmental Committee on Health, resolution to hold public…
Kenya Power delivered another successful year, with Net Profit rising by KSh 522 Million to KSh 24.9 Billion, a headline 2.1% growth. When trading ended at the Nairobi Securities Exchange this Friday 18th September 2026, Kenya Power share…
