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…
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
Monica Wachira a second-hand clothes trader at Fig Tree Market, Ngara, Nairobi on December 15, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] Bogged down by what they…
The Finance Bill 2025 has proposed to increase to 20 years the time that some of the firms running under the innovation hub will…
Kenya’s start-up ecosystem is littered with failures. In recent months, many start-ups have closed shop, while more are teetering on the edge, uncertain of…
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has collected a record KSh 85.1 billion ($540 million) in customs taxes in September driven by strong trade and petroleum imports. According…