Business & Economy
Mkopa Kenya General Manager Martin Kingori / Jacktone LawiLocal smartphone manufacturer M-Kopa has raised concerns over the absence of clear and predictable tax guidelines governing mobile phone imports and locally assembled devices.The local assembler is now warning that the gap…
Wind turbines at Ngong Hills Wind Power Station in Kajiado County, on October 7, 2023. [File, Standard] Kenya has been appointed to lead renewable energy transition discussions in Africa. The country was given the position during a sideline…
President William Ruto with Prime Minister Li Qiang, after a meeting at the Great Hall of…
Construction of Kenol – Sagana – Marwa highway. [File, Standard] Growth in the construction sector more…
One of the tea farms in Mathioya, Murang’a. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] Mombasa tea auction opened the year trading with…
Okla Automotive staff at work. [Bernard Orwongo, Standard] Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are rapidly expanding across Africa as trade barriers in Western markets push them to seek new customers on the continent. African demand for electric and hybrid vehicles has…
Tugboat Manda and pilot boat Mrembo at the Port of Mombasa ahead of their commissioning, on November 3, 2025. [Robert Menza, Standard] The Mombasa Port…
Business Weekly Round Up
Stock market capital gains. [Courtesy/GettyImages] For years, traders within the East African Community (EAC) have grappled with barriers that stifle the seamless movement of…
Dr Ligane Sene, Deputy Representative and Senior Economist for UNDP in South Sudan sign-off the Workplan documents for the $20 million Rural Enterprise and…
CBK Governor Dr. Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly’s Committee on Finance and National Planning in regards to the implementation of Central Bank Rate (CBR) at…
Abdimalik Mohamed Issack, founder and director of Livemall Online Shop./HANDOUTDespite the rapid growth of e-commerce in Kenya, the journey to a fully functional and…
