Business & Economy
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. [David Gichuru, Standard] The government has abandoned the ambitious plan for the $3.6 billion (Sh468 billion)…
Iran delegation during the 7th Session of the Kenya-Iran Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) in Nairobi on Tuesday, August 12.[Photo,Ministry] Kenya and Iran have agreed to form a joint committee to resolve trade barriers within 60 days, clearing…
The latest data published by the Central Bank of Kenya shows the lending rate, as at…
President William Ruto (centre), NCPB Regional Manager North Rift Gilbert Rotich (right), Uasin Gishu Agriculture CEC…
Sasra Chief Executive Peter Njuguna seeks to streamline Afya Sacco Society Ltd. [File, Standard] The regulator…
Ngere tea factory in Murang’a performing better at the Mombasa Tea Auction. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] The 70 small-scale tea holder factories last week netted Sh772.7 million at the Mombasa tea auction, following the sale of 3,219,852kgs. The payment reflected less…
Mr Fredrick Mutie (R), the project officer for enhancing opportunities for women enterprises project shows Kasendi Mutinda how to vaccinate chicken against Newcastle and Fowl…
Business Weekly Round Up
Zebras in Nyekweri-Kimintet community forest in Trans Mara, Narok county, on April 17, 2025. [Peter Muiruri, Standard] Kenya’s poor data on forest cover is…
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel at dusk. [iStockphoto] When Rahul Ghosh, Enterprise Singapore’s Director for Africa and the Middle East, explains why his resource-scarce Southeast Asian…
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe, during the 7th session opening ceremony of the Kenya-Iran joint Commission for Cooperation in Nairobi, on August 12th 2025. [Collins…
Guests at Safaricom vending station during Mpesa Sokoni festival on 2nd August 2025 at Mamboleo in Kisumu.[Michael Mute/Standard] Safaricom has ended its first season of the…