Business & Economy
President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour when he arrived for the State of The Nation Address in Parlaiment on Thursday, November 20, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] President William Ruto says Kenya has climbed from the brink of economic…
Export Processing Zone (EPZ)workers resume work after a two-week strike. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] It’s a reprieve as striking workers of a textile manufacturing company at the Athi River–based Export Processing Zone (EPZ) resume work. More than 2,000 workers…
Home appliances are now protected against power surges and accidental damage as Kenya faces rising grid…
Kenya and 18 other countries in Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa have intensified efforts to establish…
Francis Nasyomba, President of CFA Society East Africa. [Courtesy] Africa, the world’s second most populated continent,…
A rich businessman holding a wad of money. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Wealthy individuals are considering relocating their family offices to new jurisdictions to protect their wealth from being eroded by inflation. A report by Standard Chartered Global Private Bank also lists cyber…
Kenya’s long-entrenched dependence on collateral and guarantors in its credit markets is facing new criticism as lenders re-examine what truly drives repayment performance. For decades,…
Business Weekly Round Up
At dawn in Makueni, you can smell the paradox before you see it. Mangoes, split and overripe, carpet the red earth beneath their trees.…
Kenya continues to grapple with a deepening adolescent reproductive health challenge, as data from the Kenya Vital Statistics Report 2024 reveals that 125,019 live…
Council of Governors led by chairman Ahmed Abdullahi during a media briefing on Division of Revenue Allocation on May 19, 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard] …
Farmers sort out coffee berries. [File, Standard] The coffee auction resumed on a low note after two months recess, with the estate and cooperative…