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Kenya and 18 other countries in Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa have intensified efforts to establish a joint regional shipping…
Francis Nasyomba, President of CFA Society East Africa. [Courtesy] Africa, the world’s second most populated continent, according to World Map,…
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning chaired…
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) is strongly advocating for improved data utilisation as the country prepares to host the Global Data Festival in June 2026. Speaking on Tuesday,…
In Nairobi’s bustling central business district (CBD), it isn’t unusual to see parents juggling their daily hustles while worrying whether their children…
When a section of digital taxi drivers held demonstrations over low rates. [File, Standard] Unlock the Full Story —…
Differences in perspectives across generations are among the key causes of conflicts in families when it comes to passing down family wealth in the modern business world.…
When you think of a doughnut, the first thing that likely comes to mind is its shape: round, with a hole…
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning chaired…
Pesapal, a financial services and business solutions provider has partnered with KCB Bank Kenya to transform fuel station operations across…
Absa Bank Kenya CEO and Managing Director Abdi Mohamed. February 10, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Absa Bank Kenya weathered a…
UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, Ahunna Eziakonwa, and Equity Group Foundation Executive Chairman, Dr. James Mwangi,…
Artificial Intelligence can help streamline asylum processes, reduce backlogs and improve access to justice. [iStockphoto] The plight of refugees moving…
Rukuriri tea factory in Embu county. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] A parliamentary inquiry committee on tea pricing today started its public…
KRA Chairperson Ndiritu Muriithi addresses traders during a citizen assembly forum in Nakuru on September 17, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]…
A rich businessman holding a wad of money. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Wealthy individuals are considering relocating their family offices to new jurisdictions…
President William Ruto with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. [PSC]…
China’s Charge d’Affaires in Nairobi Zhang Zhizhong moderates a conference. [Brian Ngugi, Standard] Several United Nations (UN) agencies are courting…
This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app on a mobile phone on January 27, 2025. [AFP] Concerns about bias in…
Traffic police officers during a crackdown on road unworthy vehicles. [File, Standard] Last week, New Zealand’s Inspector General of…
A worker from Naivasha based Maridadi flower farm works on roses for exports to the European Market which has opened…
Kenya has been urged to broaden its IT training and focus beyond the entry-level roles to reap more from the blooming global demand for professionals…
Some of the youth teams that were feted at the end of Software and AI Summit in Eldoret. [Courtesy, X]…
Naivas CEO Andreas Von Paleske and UBER Eats Kenya General Manager Wangui Mbugua Macharia during the signing and launch of…
The energy regulator announced on Friday that pump prices for super petrol, diesel, and kerosene will remain unchanged for the…
Kenya’s long-entrenched dependence on collateral and guarantors in its credit markets is facing new criticism as lenders re-examine what truly…
Principle Secretary State Department for Trade Regina Ombam during a the presidents breakfast 2025 with the theame Innovation & Influence…
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe join other leaders as they inspect a maize variety at the Kenya Seed stand…
In Africa, a house is more than a roof over one’s head. It is a symbol of dignity, a vessel…
African regulators and industry experts discuss stablecoins and trade at the Africa Stablecoin Summit 2025. [File, Standard] African officials, fintech…
Cybersecurity concept. [Courtesy/GettyImages] The government is considering the creation of a new State agency on cybersecurity that will play a…
Kakuma Refugee Camp. [File/AFP] A refugee lobby group has raised concern over the possible exploitation of displaced persons by predatory…
Co-op Bank MD Gideon Muriuki. [Courtesy] Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Coop Bank) has declared its first-ever interim dividend, signalling robust…
Kenya Accreditation Service chief manager for laboratories Lucy Namu, CEO Walter Ongeti and chair of the conference’s organising committee, Felista Nyakoe,…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi in a recent function. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] Kenya has made remarkable strides in communication, trade…
UBA Group Managing Director for Africa Dr Oliver Alawuba. [Courtesy] The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group Chairman and investor Tony…
Engineering cadets under instruction aboard a cargo ship at the Mombasa port.The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) projects a shortfall of…
Defence Principal Secretary Patrick Mariru and Laikipa MP Jane Kagiri inspecting Nanyuki Affordable Housing Programme.[Boniface Gikandi/Standard] Kenya’s construction sector has undergone a remarkable…
The Nyali Primary School land that was being prepared for development by a unknown developer in Mombasa County on Thursday 2nd May 2024. …
Whenever affordable housing is discussed, the cost of land is always blamed for the skyrocketing prices of units. Several attempts…
The new owners of Bamburi, Amsons Group, have strengthened their hold on Kenya’s cement industry after the acquisition of a…
Boma Yangu new Mukuru housing etate.[Wilberforce Okwiri,standard] The State Department for Housing and Urban Development has been feted for promoting urbanisation and…
Chef Malachi, WaJoy and Farmer’s Choice CEO Felisters Gitau Mutugu during the launch of Farmer’s Choice Cookout Series. [Courtesy, Farmer’s…
A section of Mombasa Port terminal 2. The terminal is used to reduce congestion of containers at the Port. 4th…
Simbisa Brands Ltd has cited a tough economic environment characterised by high taxes and a rising cost of living for…
Simbisa Brands Ltd has cited a tough economic environment characterised by high taxes and a rising cost of living for…
Africans give a lot to churches and mosques, and this money can be channeled to fund businesses that would have…
Britam Connect Evah Kimani at the launch of Britam’s Female Wellness Cover, Malkia in November 2024. [File, Standard] Kenya’s gig…
A 62 meter private yacht docked at the Kilifi Creek in Kilifi town, Kilifi County. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]. Security agents…
Aurelien Glay, Caetano Kenya, Managing Director and Dr Sylvia Agani Caetano Kenya Commercial and Marketing Director during the unveiling of…
In Sugoi, a farmer uses an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to determine which crops will yield the best returns in…
Dr Manu Chandaria with Standard Group acting CEO Chaacha Mwita at a past event in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Manu Chandaria Foundation…
Nakuru ASK Chairman Perminus Migwi and Marketing Chair David Mwangi inspect maize at the Nakuru ASK Show grounds on June 16, 2025.…
With the entrance of Uber Safaris, think of the intention in investing in that area as well. [iStockphoto] You’ve that…
Simbisa Brands Ltd has cited a tough economic environment characterised by high taxes and a rising cost of living for…
Connected directly to payment systems at fuel stations, digital tools such as Drive are enabling businesses to track every fueling…
Chinese retail chain, China Square, took up Uchumi Supermarket’s Lang’ata Hyper outlet along Lang’ata Road in June last year. [File,…
Nairobi is at a crossroads in its urban development movement. The city has a lot of potential to become a…
SBM Bank Kenya has posted a Sh283.4 million profit after tax for the nine months to September, a turnaround from…
A disappointed woman after being fired. [Courtesy/GettyImages] A lack of risk management knowledge is being blamed for the closure of…
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Chairperson Ndiritu Muriithi addresses traders during a citizen assembly forum in Nakuru on September 17, 2025.…
Group Managing Director and EABL CEO Jane Karuku. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Behind the confidence that East African Breweries Plc (EABL)…
A lady makes a phone call while working. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] A telephone call recording made without the employee’s consent…
Trade PS Ms Regina Ombam speaking during high level UAE – Kenya Trade & Investment Forum. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The…
George Obell. [KRA] The board of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has appointed tax expert George Obell as the Commissioner…
Tally Einav, UNIDO Representative; Prof Erastus Gatebe, Industrialization Secretary at the State Department for Industry; CPA Norah Ratemo, Director General…
Shot of a young male hacker cracking a computer code in the dark. [Courtesy/GettyImages] The country’s top seven financial watchdogs…
Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba National during a past interview [Jenipher Wachie/Standard] Kenya has officially launched the National Dual Training…
A demonstrator holds up a sign reading “Tariffs are bad” outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on November…
EAC Council of Ministers Chairperson Beatrice Askul, says that under the south-south trade concept, the region can record high food…
Miss Tourism Kenya ZamZam Godana with Fridah Mutuma of Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) during the Magical Kenya Travel Expo at…
President William Ruto inspects the Mariakani 400/220kV substation earlier this year. The high cost of electricity is a major hurdle…
Kenya’s position as an aviation hub is at risk due to some of the highest air travel taxes in Africa.…
Caetano Kenya managing director Aurelien Glay with commercial and marketing director Sylvia Agani in the newly launched Chery Tiggo 4…
Kenyan banks continue to face challenges in setting credit risk premiums due to the absence of a robust credit rating…
The expo provides Kenyan contractors and suppliers with opportunities to connect to global supply chainsGlobal construction and infrastructure companies are…
Aurelien Glay, Caetano Kenya, Managing Director and Dr Sylvia Agani Caetano Kenya Commercial and Marketing Director during the unveiling…
Rwabukumba Celestin, CEO Rwanda Stock Exchange and the current chairman of the East African Securities Exchanges (EASEA). [Esther Diana, Standard]…
Tourism CS Rebecca Miano. [File, Standard] Tourism industry stakeholders have warned that Kenya risks losing visitors to competing African destinations…
Kabarak University VC Prof. Henry Kiplagat and NCBA Director Robert Gatimu during the signing of an MOU for the NCBA–Kabarak…
Safaricom PLC CEO Peter Ndegwa (centre), Chief Finance Officer Dilip Pal (left) and Safaricom Ethiopia CEO Wim Vanhelleputte, during half-year…
Eng. Joseph Mbugua, Principal Secretary for the State Department of Roads speaking during the 32nd IEK International Convention media launch…
Kenya’s construction sector is showing signs of recovery as investors, developers, and government agencies focus on innovation and sustainability to…
In efforts to accelerate Kenya’s transition to a knowledge-driven economy, thought leaders, student entrepreneurs and the government officials converged at…
Safaricom PLC CEO Peter Ndegwa (centre), Chief Finance Officer Dilip Pal (left) and Safaricom Ethiopia CEO Wim Vanhelleputte, during half-year…
When Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi appeared before the Senate Energy Committee at Parliament on October 27, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]…
The newly acquired KP] tug-boat Mwokozi being received during a ceremony at the Mombasa Port. [Robert Menza, Standard] Kenya Ports…
Solars at the Talek Community Solar Hybrid Mini-grid Project. [File, Standard] Lodwar town in Turkana County has become one of…
National Assembly Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning & Public Works led by chairperson Johana Ng’eno [second left] during an…
A pump attendant fueling a car at a petrol station along Koinange street. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The proposal to increase…
Part of the mandatory Standard of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) firefighting drill underway at the Mount Kenya University, Malindi…
Sh500million new hospital in Kilifi with 150 covid-19 specialised beds to serve the Coast region. [File, Standard] Kilifi County, once…
Defence PS Patrick Mariru and Laikipa MP Jane Kagiri inspecting Nanyuki Affordable Housing Programme. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] Eager to capitalise…
Gerald Kasimu, Head of Advisory at KPMG Africa. [Courtesy] The number of chief executives eyeing mergers and acquisitions has increased…
Konza Data Centre. [File, Standard] A global rush to build next-generation data centres is exposing cracks in the construction supply…
Nairobi city and expressway from Upper Hill on April 28, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] A new global coalition of cities…
KAM CEO Tobias Alando, Investment CS Lee Kinyanjui, and United Aryan (EPZ) Ltd chairman Pankaj Bedi during a panel on…
Sh500million new hospital in Kilifi with 150 covid-19 specialised beds to serve the Coast region. [File, Standard] Kilifi County, once…
Standard Chartered Head of Wealth & Retail Banking Kenya, Edith Chumba and Standard Chartered Head of Wealth Management Products, Kenya…