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
Workers offload fertiliser from a cargo ship at Mombasa Port. [File, Standard] Sometime in July, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) introduced a new requirement…
Coffee farmers sort out berries at a factory. [File, Standard] The coffee proceeds from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) have continued to decline to…
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Rebecca Miano, March 3, 2025. [KWS] Stakeholders in the tourism sector have echoed the need to protect Kenya’s global…
Sarit Shah, Albert Sigei, and Kaushik Shah share a light moment at the official launch of the Light Vehicle Mechanics Training Programme at…
