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,…
KRA Chairperson Ndiritu Muriithi addresses traders during a citizen assembly forum in Nakuru on September 17, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) contribute at least Sh53 billion in taxes annually, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has said. KRA Chairman,…
The energy regulator announced on Friday that pump prices for super petrol, diesel, and kerosene will remain unchanged for the coming month, providing a respite…
Business Weekly Round Up
Bitcoin traded to an all-time high of over US$122,000 on Monday, lifted by a wave of institutional buying and growing investor optimism ahead of…
Business Registration Service Director General, Kenneth Gathuma. (Courtesy) Business owners who have not registered their firms or provided their list of shareholders could be…
The expanded zero-tariff policy became effective in December 2024. [Courtesy] Kenya is increasingly pivoting towards Beijing, seeking to leverage China’s expanded zero-tariff trade policy…
A past graduation ceremony at Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa. [File, Standard] It is now two weeks since students at Kenya’s premier maritime training…