Business & Economy
Many farmers remain ineligible for financing due to a lack of consistent transactions through bank accounts, denying lenders the financial data needed to assess creditworthiness. [iStockphoto] Kenya’s push for food security and agricultural mechanisation continues to face a major hurdle,…
Traffic police inspecting vehicles during a joint operation with the NTSA aimed at ensuring road safety, along the Southern Bypass, Nairobi, on January 2, 2026. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] Samuel Karanja Ruiru, a motor vehicle owner, visited Madison Insurance and…
Mining Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho, during a past event at Msabaha grounds in Ganda ward,…
Safaricom Headquarters on Waiyaki Way in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The National Assembly will on Monday kick…
Wind turbines at Ngong Hills Wind Power Station in Kajiado County, on October 7, 2023. [File,…
Members of the South African Communist Party during a protest against the US operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, outside the US Embassy in Pretoria on January 8, 2026. [AFP] US President Donald Trump…
A section of the container terminal at Mombasa Port, on August 14, 2024. [File, Standard] In November last year, port stakeholders, led by the Kenya…
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Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning chaired by Molo MP Kimani…
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi says no allocations will be made to state agencies if projects against which the cash has been requested…
As inflation stabilizes across most major economies, China is taking a different path—into deflation. In March 2025, China’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) slipped for…
Women from Manga cooperative group in Nyamira county doing value addition from Banana waste. [Graham Kajilwa] As the world grapples with the realities of…