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CBK Governor Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on March…
Listed publishing firm Longhorn Publishers Plc has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Maxwell Wahome, will step down at the…
Gantry cranes at the Kenya Ports Authority container terminal in Mombasa. [File, Standard] The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has received…
CBK Governor Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on March…
Farmers load some bags of tea leaves into a truck. [File, Standard] The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has urged the Mombasa County…
President William Ruto’s cash-strapped administration has secured a vital endorsement after the global rating agency S&P upgraded Kenya’s credit rating.…
When Lomas & Lomas Limited Marketing Director Sunil Saleh demonstrated features of the Honda Ace motorcycle to Radar Security Operations Director, Terrill Peters…
Equity Bank’s regional branch in DR Congo. [File, Standard] Unlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans…
A section of Nairobi Inland container depot. The depot is to reduce congestion at the Port of Mombasa.3rd July 2022.[FILE/Standard]…
Immaculate Kassait, Data Commissioner Kevin Mutiso, Chair Digital Financial Services Association of Kenya during a stakeholders meeting with players in…
Chicken handling and processing must always be done in a professional and hygienic manner.[Courtesy] Most poultry producers in Kenya have…
Fawzia Ali, the Chief Consumer Business Officer at Safaricom PLC. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Safaricom has unveiled new B-Live, an innovative…
The Central Bank of Kenya. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is one of the regulators singled out by digital lenders for overreaching its mandate on the…
The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will gain real-time monitoring power…
President William Ruto and former US President Joe Biden in the Oval office, White House, Washington, D C, on May…
Kenya’s smallholder farmers and gig economy workers may soon have more in common than meets the eye. In the last…
Sanlam Kenya Plc posted a sharp drop in earnings for the first half of 2025, even as the insurer completed…
The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will gain real-time monitoring power…
President William Ruto (right), Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye (centre) and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa during the 9th Tokyo International Conference…
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa says B-Live is about putting the power back in the hands of customers. [File, Standard] Kenya’s…
President William Ruto and former US President Joe Biden in the Oval office, White House, Washington, D C, on May…
Kufaru Enterprises GM Deepak Sachania, Kifaru Enterprises Founder & CEO Kalpesh Shah, Investment Promotion PS Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, SME Support…
President William Ruto (right), Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye (centre) and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa during the 9th Tokyo International Conference…
Jael Achieng from Loresho Secondary in Nairobi, and Blessed Kyalo from AIC Tangu Comprehensive School in Makueni County will represent…
President William Ruto and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi lead a bilateral meeting with with Dr Tanaka Akihiko, President of the…
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Murali Natarajan.[David Gichuru/Standard] Diamond Trust Bank…
From left: Hilda Njeru, director of legal and company secretary, Britam Holdings Plc, and James Mbithi, CEO and principal officer,…
Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) profit after tax fell 2.7% to KSh 544.3 million in the first half of 2025,…
Farmers sort out coffee berries. [File, Standard] The weekly coffee auction fetched Sh649.4 million after the sale of 10,850 bags…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has accepted KSh 179.77 billion in a tap sale of two infrastructure bonds, far…
Extended drought and climate change is now directly and significantly affecting local livelihoods. [File, Standard] There is need for urgent private sector investment in integrated water resource…
Shoppers are seen walking in and out of Sarit Centre Mall Westlands shopping for Christmas.[FILE/Standard} The growing trend of supermarkets…
Customers shop for household goods in a supermarket. [File, Standard] Kenyan businesses are being squeezed by soaring taxes and muted…
Private equity fund launches green housing project.[FILE] The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) financial backing for IHS Group’s first green affordable…
Standard Chartered Bank CEO Kariuki Ngari during a past investor briefing. [File, Standard] Standard Chartered (StanChart) Bank Kenya has reported…
On Monday this week, President Ruto departed Nairobi for Japan to attend the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development…
A wide angle view of UNEP conference room during the UN Kenya person of the yea Awards at the UNEP…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki inspects works at the Shimoni Fish Port in Kwale county accompanied by Governor Fatuma Achani, Mining CS…
Institute of Customer Experience Chairman Joseph Choge signs an MoU with Chantel Botha, CEO of Brand Love Global, South Africa,…
A container being off loaded from a cargo ship at Lamu Port.9th November 2022.[FILE/Standard] From next month, French shipping giant…
In Rwanda, the conservation of environment is a serious issue in which there are no shortcuts and the Country has…
President William Ruto during the launch of the 220-unit Makenji Affordable Housing project in Kandara, Murang’a County. [File, Standard] The…
Kenya Pipeline Company depot in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Parliament has ring-fenced privatisation of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) by imposing strict…
President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto arrive in Yokohama, Japan, for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African…
Kenya is among five countries whose major airports are set to benefit from a US$ 82.5 million project to phase…
ICPAK Chairman Dr Elizabeth Kalunda with Economic Planning PS Dr Boniface Makokha and PAFA vice president Prem Govender. [ICPAK] Calls…
Kenya’s banking sector has embraced digital transformation at an impressive pace, especially in transactional services. The Banking Sector Innovation Survey…
Liberty Kenya Holdings Plc Chairman Phillip Odera (left) and the Group’s CEO Kieran Godden during a past Annual General Meeting.…
African women in business have launched a Continental Network for Women’s Business Associations in Africa (CONWOBAA), a lobby that is aimed…
Airtel Africa Foundation Chairman, Dr Segun Ogunsanya.[Courtesy] Airtel Africa Foundation has launched its ‘Tech For Her’ Programme, targeting young women…
Monica Sharon prepares soft box before starting shoot of the day. [Rodgers Otiso/Standard] On the streets of Kisumu, where the…
Activities at Malaba border on July 1, 2015. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard] In the next one year, a mobile phone will be…
Parliament during a past session. The Privatisation Act 2023, which was nullified by the High Court last year, had taken…
Sylvia Ombiro, an Equity Leaders Program (ELP) who is set to join Harvard University receives a congratulatory letter from Equity…
A second hand shoes trader displays her wares in Nyeri Town ,on 30 December,2023,majority of traders from the informal sectors have termed the…
Harambee Stars head coach Benni MacCarthy during training session at Police Sacco on August 16, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Stafford] Before…
President Williiam Ruto during lthe signing of seven parliamentary Bills that will accelerate the achievement of our Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.[PSCU] Kenya’s emerging Web3…
In a world where cities throb with life and opportunity, urban infrastructure renewal is critical as it is the bedrock of economic…
Employees in the Department of Meteorology can breathe easy after the National Assembly approved the Meteorology Bill (Senate Bill No.…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on August 15, 2025. [AFP]…
Kenya Airways at JKIA, Nairobi. [File, Standard] The government is reconsidering its policy that guides approval of frequency applications by…
President William Ruto and President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of…
From left: I&M Bank Group CFO David Ngata, Regional CEO Kihara Maina, I&M Bank Kenya CEO Gul Khan and Gauri…
Workers at Iron ore mining quarry in Jaribuni, Kilifi county, on January 15, 2017. [File, Standard] After more than five…
Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) attached to Kenya Power have arrested a key suspect believed to be…
Mr. & Miss Inclusive Kenya, a pageant that brings together contestants of all abilities, is entering its second year with…
Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir at one of the geothermal wells in Pakka Hills in Baringo County where Geothermal Development…
Uganda’s largest lender by asset base and market capitalization, Stanbic Uganda, has reported an 18.2% rise in net profits to…
A section of Narobi Expressway as captrured from Westlands on April 23, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] African heads of state will gather…
Millions of Kenyan families face a new financial crisis as Trump Migrants’ crackdown hits vital diaspora remittances A growing financial…
Top-tier German football club, FC Bayern Munich, is ending its sponsorship agreement with Rwanda following mounting opposition from fans and…
Tatu City, Africa’s leading new city development and a Rendeavour flagship urban investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, has reached a total…
A cargo ship off loads containers at Lamu Port. [File, Standard] At least nine ships are scheduled to dock at…
President William Ruto (centre), Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi (left) and the PS Alex Wachira before signing the contract for Improved…
Workers use tea harvesting machine on a farm in Kericho. [File, Standard] Small-scale tea holder factories earned Sh882.4 million from…
President William Ruto chairs a meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change in…
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot (right) at Chemosit hydropower project site which is being developed under the Kenya Tea Development…
The just-concluded Devolution Conference, convened in Homa Bay under the theme “For the People, For Prosperity: Devolution as a Catalyst…
Sofax Fluorspar Kenya signed an MoU with Mizztech Group of China to refurbish its Kerio Valley-based processing plant. [Courtesy]…
Some of the products that were displayed in exhbition stands during the Devolution Conference 2025. [CoG X] Our 47 counties stand…
A section of containers at the Port of Mombasa on March 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Traders at the port of Mombasa have…
Algeria has become the 18th country of presence for The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) launched by African Export-Import…
Attendees at the Wikimania 2025./HANDOUT Leading African technology experts and open knowledge advocates are exploring how the world’s largest free encyclopedia…
Isaiah Omondi, a food vendor, goes about his work during the last day of Devolution Conference 2025 in Homa Bay…
EAC Cabinet Secretary Beatrice Askul (centre) during the announcement of the East African Business & Investment Summit & Expo 2025…
Belva Digital Chief Executive Officer Serah Katusya with Founder and Group CEO Fred Kithinzi, after the launch of the SHIFT…
A Kakamega High Court has dismissed a constitutional petition that challenged several key tax provisions in Kenya’s betting industry. The main matter in contention in…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight…
A customer shops for sugar in a supermarket. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard] The majority of Kenyan consumers are now in survival…
Listed regional media company Nation Media Group (NMG) has reported a reduced interim loss for the six months to June…
Airtel Kenya MD Ashish Malhotra and Airtel marketing director, Prisca Murigu during the launch of Airtel GB Kwa GB campaign.…
The loss of Sh12.5 billion has left Kussco insolvent, placing the savings of 247 Saccos at stake. [File, Standard] Eight…
Co-op Bank MD Gideon Muriuki. [Courtesy] Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has reported an 8.4 per cent growth in…
Fuel prices drop marginally in latest Epra review. [File, Standard] The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has cut fuel…
Standard Chartered Bank/FILEStandard Chartered has clinched four major honours at the 2025 Middle East & Africa (MEA) Retail Banking Innovation…
A Narok environmental and land court has declined to halt the opening of The Ritz-Carlton Maasai Mara Safari Camp. The…
An aerial view of electric cables on November 21, 2024 in Mathare slums. [File, Standard] Kenya is urbanising at a…
The High Court has thrown out a case by breakfast cereals processor, Proctor & Allan (EA) Ltd, that sought to…