Uganda Eyes Export Boom with Launch of First Large-Scale Gold Mine
Uganda has officially launched its first large-scale gold mine, a $250 million project owned by a...
DT Dobie Goes into Liquidation
The High Court has officially placed DT Dobie into liquidation, with an official liquidator appointed to...
Court Freezes Planned KPC Sale Pending Petition
The High Court in Nairobi has temporarily blocked the planned sale of the Kenya Pipeline Company...
South Africa’s FirstRand Weighs Entry Into Kenya’s Banking Sector
South Africa’s largest lender by market capitalization, FirstRand Group, is weighing an expansion into the Kenyan...
Toyota Plans to Enter SA’s EV Market with Three Electric Models in 2026
Toyota is set to enter South Africa’s expanding electric vehicle (EV) market by introducing three fully-electric...
EPRA cuts Petrol Prices by Sh1
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has reduced the pump prices for Super Petrol by...
Treasury Drops KSh 468bn Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway: What’s Next?
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Committee, under the National Treasury, has rejected Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway proposal over failure...
CBK Slashes Lending Rate to 9.50%
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced a cut to its policy rate, bringing the...
TSC announces 24,000 Internship Positions in Junior Schools
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced 24,000 internship vacancies for teachers in Junior High Schools...
Court Blocks Government’s Duty-Free Rice Imports
The High Court in Kerugoya has temporarily blocked the government directive that permitted the duty-free importation...
Equity Group Reports Strong H1 Growth with 17% Profit Surge
Equity Group Holdings has posted a 17% rise in profit after tax to Sh 34.6 billion...
Africa’s AI market Set to Hit $16.5 Billion, Mastercard
Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is set for rapid expansion, with a new report by Mastercard...
AfDB to lead Efforts to Mobilize $7.8 Billion for Ethiopia’s Mega Airport Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced that it will lead efforts to secure $7.8...
Isuzu Kenya to Build Ksh3 Billion Parts Distribution Centre in Lukenya
Isuzu East Africa has begun the construction of a new spare parts distribution center in Lukenya,...
ADvTECH acquires Nairobi’s Regis Runda Academy for Sh 1.2 Billion
Africa’s top private education provider, ADvTECH Group, has acquired Regis Runda Academy for Ksh1.23 billion (approximately...
The Gambling Epidemic: How Kenya is Bleeding Trillions, Time to Act
Kenya's economy could be much larger than its current size. One of the factors that has...
Why US Congress Want to Revoke Kenya’s Non-NATO Ally Designation
Kenya could lose its non-NATO ally status, granted by the United States, if a bill proposed...
Dangote Lands $4 Billion Refinancing Deal to Strengthen Conglomerate
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), a Nigerian multinational conglomerate founded by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has...
KRA Rolls Out ID Login for Smoother Tax Submissions
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced a new login feature on its iTax platform, enabling...
KHRC Slams Hustler Fund, Calls for Its Immediate Scrapping
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has issued a call for the immediate scrapping of the...
Google Backs African AI with $37 Million Funding
Google has announced a cumulative $37 million investment to support the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI)...
Tackling Kenya’s Youth Unemployment Crisis: Strategic Recommendations
Youth unemployment is a significant and persistent challenge in Kenya. According to the latest official statistics,...
Fixing Education Inequality in Kenya: A clear pathway to 1 Trillion Dollar Economy
Education inequality remains a significant challenge that hinders excellence in Kenya’s education sector and its contribution...
Kenya Should Prepare for Coming Global Food Shortages
Kenya has been grappling with food insecurity for many years. According to a recent report from...
Congo Aims to Secure US Critical Minerals Deal by June
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is working to finalize a significant minerals deal with the...
Safaricom Stake Sale: Kenya Govt Eyes More Privatization Revenue
The Kenyan government, through the National Treasury, plans to sell a part of its shareholding in...
WFP warns of Food Aid Cuts for Refugees in Kenya as Funding Dries Up
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday issued a warning that thousands of refugees...
French Canal+ gets South African approval to acquire MultiChoice
South Africa’s Competition Commission has recommended conditional approval for the proposed acquisition of MultiChoice by French...
Government Plans to Write-off Ksh.6B in Hustler Fund Defaults
The Kenyan government has announced plans to write off a total of Ksh 6 billion in...
Safaricom’s Revamped ‘Fuliza’ & ‘Pochi’ Offer New Credit Solutions for MSMEs
Safaricom has unveiled a significant revamp of its business credit solutions, particularly targeting Micro, Small, and...
Breaking the Stagnation: Reviving Kenya’s Manufacturing Sector
The manufacturing sector is a key pillar of Kenya’s economy. This sector plays a crucial role...
Trump’s Proposed 5% Remittance Tax Could Shake Kenya’s Forex Reserves
A new bill in the United States, titled “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” seeks to introduce...
Kenya Secures New US$1.5 Billion Eurobond Deal
Kenya has successfully secured a new Eurobond in a deal arranged by Citi and Standard Bank...
Sidian Bank’s Q1 2025 Profit Soars 250% to Ksh557 Million
Sidian Bank’s profit after tax for the first quarter of 2025 increased by 250 percent to...
Govt Seeks Ksh 72B Chinese Funding for Major Highway Construction
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has revealed that the Kenyan government is actively seeking a Ksh...
