Business & Economy
Tracks at Malaba border on January 20, 2024. Truck drivers blamed both Uganda and Kenya for laxity in border clearnce. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] Kenya stands at a crossroads in its economic development journey. As East Africa’s largest economy, the country…
Derby Place Karatina Operations Manager Wanjiru Nduati. Kenya’s domestic tourism sector is growing as more travellers choose local destinations over international trips. Hotels across the country report rising occupancy rates driven by business and leisure visitors. The increase…
Raspberry Pi Foundation Country Director Peter Wairagu official Opening of the 8th National Science and Technology…
The debate between organic and inorganic fertilisers is often unnecessarily polarized. Yet, in reality, plants absorb…
The Standard Chartered’s latest Sustainable Banking Report shows strong interest among affluent investors in “transition investing,”…
MTN Uganda reported top-line growth in the first half of 2025, with total service revenue increasing 13.3% year-on-year to UShs 1.705 trillion, while total revenue rose 13.1% to UShs 1.722 trillion. Data revenue grew 31.3% to UShs 490.2 billion, driven…
Mount Kenya University Director of Research and Innovation Dr Jesse Gitaka guides Health DG Dr Patrick Amoth and other ministry officials on a lab tour.…
Business Weekly Round Up
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…
Chairman of the National Service and Walinzi SACCO Isaac Andabwa (second left) and Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya (right) during the official launch of the…
Livestock traders at an animal market in Mandera town. [File, Standard] Kenyans’ palates are becoming more diverse as latest data from the 2025 Economic…
President William Ruto delivering a public lecture at Peking university in China.[PCS] President William Ruto has criticised the governance of the International Monetary Fund…