- HF is the top performing bank at the Nairobi bourse, having gained 64.3 percent over the past six months to Sh6.72, ahead of Cooperative Bank (24.1 percent), Absa Group (22.7 percent) and Stanbic...
- The country was grey-listed in February 2024 by the Financial Action Task Force —a global anti-money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog —which cited shortcomings in the country’s...
- The targeted properties are a parcel of land in Mavoko and two motor vehicles, which ARA alleged were acquired using funds generated from dealing or trading in narcotics substances.
- Kenya has over the years struggled to sustainably narrow the goods trade deficit, partly due to reliance on traditional farm produce exports such as tea, horticulture, and coffee which are...
- Industry leaders are calling for urgent, coordinated action from the Ministry of Transport, Kenya Airways, and other regulators. Without decisive steps, the sector may face more farm closures...
- Organisations must map out their specific scope 3 value chain activities to calculate their emissions. The measurement process relies heavily on data sharing across the value chain, including...
- By securing this leadership position, Kenya has a platform to influence decisions around funding, scientific research, and policy direction that could directly benefit its marine zones and those...
- Apart from Zipline, other local companies such as Astral Aerial Solutions and Kenya Flying Labs are helping to develop an ecosystem for delivering healthcare by drone.
- Plastic surgeon Dr Benjamin Wabwire explains the current landscape of clinical weight management and why deeper scrutiny is necessary before taking the plunge.
- According to data from KRB, the 39.0 percent increase in fuel levy to Sh25.0 per litre is expected to grow annual collections to Sh122 billion from the previous average of Sh80.0 billion.
- Kenya relies on imports to meet more than three-quarters of its demand for wheat, which is used in baking food such as bread, chapati, and cakes which form part of daily meals for households.
- Increased borrowing from the local market will be coming at a time when interest rates are on a decline, following interventions from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
- The focus on tax cheats has seen KRA start integrating its system with banks, money remittance firms and payment service providers in efforts to weed out tax evaders and boost revenue.
- The increased use of PPPs to finance infrastructure projects is aimed at reducing the use of debt and taxes to build roads, airports, power plants and electricity transmission lines
- Over the nine months to March, Nairobi recorded the highest payment of pending bills at Sh5.9 billion, followed by Turkana which settled pending bills valued at Sh2.69 billion.
- The iTax platform has always involved a rigorous sign in process, including solving an arithmetic problem to prove humanity, and in most cases changing the password and security questions...
- Other African countries already on the list include Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan and Tanzania.
- The court issued the order even as it held that the bank’s former receiver, Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC), could not be held liable for liabilities of the lender.
- 'The Kenya Shilling is expected to remain stable, consistent with the expected stability in the current account balance, and build up in CBK foreign exchange reserves.'
- LTWP, located in Loiyangalani, Marsabit County is the biggest wind power plant in Africa and is one of the major plants supplying electricity to Kenya Power.
- Kenyan textile artist Agnes Waruguru and Sudanese painter Amani Azhari are using visual art to reflect on climate, healing, and the intimate lives of women across borders.
- Data by the CoB shows that eight counties borrowed Sh3.96 billion during the first nine months of the current financial year, marking an over three-fold rise from the Sh914.3 million borrowed by...
- As Kenya’s economic landscape evolves, the Finance Bill, 2025 signals a deliberate policy shift aimed at revenue generation, investment realignment, and long-term sustainability.
- Africa must begin to define its own energy future. This is not a rejection of global collaboration, but rather a call for genuine partnership built on context and mutual respect.
- If Kenya is to strengthen financial inclusion and build a more stable credit market, we must move beyond compliance checklists and ask harder questions about borrower behaviour, motivation, and...
- Born on March 15, 1943, in Texas, Sylvester Stewart grew up in North Carolina where he fell in love with music as a young boy as his parents played a variety of instruments.
