Business & Economy
Workers at the Hela Intimates Export Processing Zone Ltd factory in Athi River, Machakos County. [FILE] Kenyan exporters to the United States are a step closer to reclaiming crucial duty-free access after the US House of Representatives passed a law…
Safaricom Headquarters on Waiyaki Way in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The National Assembly will on Monday kick off a multi-sector inquiry into the government’s controversial sale of a 15 per cent stake in telecoms giant Safaricom to South Africa’s…
Nairobi to lead green energy push in Africa
Wind turbines at Ngong Hills Wind Power Station in Kajiado County, on October 7, 2023. [File,…
New Wide Garments Kenya EPZ Limited in Athi River, Machakos County, on May 20, 2022. [File,…
President William Ruto with Prime Minister Li Qiang, after a meeting at the Great Hall of…
Residents stock up for Christmas at Wakulima Market in Nakuru City on December 23, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The economy expanded at a faster pace in the third quarter of 2025, boosting hopes for job creation, higher incomes and a potential…
President William Ruto during inspection of the Mau Mau Road Lot 1A and Lot 1B in Lari, Kiambu County, on March 5, 2025. [File, Standard]…
Business Weekly Round Up
An illustrative photo of the new African Export-Import Bank President George Elombi. The new president of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), George Elombi, on…
The area under cultivation of wheat in Kenya has been falling since 2019 as farmers shift to maize farming, according to data from the…
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…
International Monetary Fund Director for African Department Abebe Aemro Selassie says discussions were continuing but offered no timeline for a breakthrough. [File, Standard] The…
