Business & Economy
President William Ruto and former State Department for Citizen Services PS Julius Kibet Bitok during the first anniversary of the e-Citizen Directorate, at the KICC, Nairobi, on November 28, 2024. [File, Standard] Kenya’s digital ambition is clear. From eCitizen and…
Mkopa Kenya General Manager Martin Kingori / Jacktone LawiLocal smartphone manufacturer M-Kopa has raised concerns over the absence of clear and predictable tax guidelines governing mobile phone imports and locally assembled devices.The local assembler is now warning that…
Carcass of a cow ravaged by drought in Kongor village, Tirioko Ward, Baringo County. [File, Standard] Nearly a…
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi,…
Base Titanium plant in Kwale County which has since ceased operations. [File, Standard] A few days…
President William Ruto with Prime Minister Li Qiang, after a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. [PCS] Plans by Kenya and China to ink a landmark trade agreement designed to provide a critical lifeline to…
Okla Automotive staff at work. [Bernard Orwongo, Standard] Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are rapidly expanding across Africa as trade barriers in Western markets push them…
Business Weekly Round Up
A farmer picks tea. [File, Standard] The volume of tea traded at the Mombasa Tea Auction dropped by 32.5 million kilos between January and…
When Tai Sacco unveiled Makao in 2021, a mortgage product, the demand was exponential. In about three months of disbursing Sh100 million each, John…
Tabasamu DT Sacco (Deposit-Taking), based in Kwale, saw its turnover increase to KSh 207.3 Million in 2023 from KSh 173.6 Million in 2022, a…
NCBA Bank headquarters, Upper Hill, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Tier one lender NCBA Group has appointed international banking executive James Gossip as the new managing…
