Business & Economy
A view of Mt Kilimanjaro with elephants in the foreground [Courtesy] Across East Africa, more people are choosing steep trails over sleep-ins. What used to feel like a hobby for hardcore adventurers has become mainstream. In Kenya, hiking groups pack…
Audio By Vocalize The newly elected Kifwa Mombasa branch leadership led by chairperson Leonard Njiru address a media briefing in Mombasa on April 7, 2026. [Robert Menza, Standard] The Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (Kifwa) Mombasa branch…
Audio By Vocalize New Dock Workers Union (DWU) officials led by general secretary Mr Sulman Owour…
Audio By Vocalize Principal Secretary, State Department for Livestock Development Jonathan Mueke, and Felisters Gitau CEO,…
Audio By Vocalize Principal Secretary, State Department for Livestock Development Jonathan Mueke, and Felisters Gitau CEO,…
Audio By Vocalize Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya (left) during a strategic meeting with Western region administrative leadership and cooperative directors to fast-track coffee revitalisation programme at his Likuyani home in Kakamega county. [Mary Imenza, Standard] The government has given…
Audio By Vocalize Dr Lilian Nyawanda will now serve as the acting Commissioner General at the Kenya Revenue Authority. Dr Lillian Nyawanda has been appointed…
Business Weekly Round Up
Bureaucracy has been cited among the challenges that hinder MSMEs from accessing loans. [iStockphoto] Establishing a single-window portal for approvals, licences, and registration is…
Audio By Vocalize When Kenya’s First self-checkout service was introduced at Carrefour Westgate shopping mall. [File, Standard] Real estate investment and development company MRE Real…
A section of the Nairobi-Mombasa highway with the Standard Gauge Railway in the background. The road will now be expanded to accommodate more traffic.…
Tourists taking a walk in the Kakamega tropical rainforest [File/Standard] The road to Taita Taveta is a gentle descent into a world where time…
