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Trucks queue at the Malaba border on January 20, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] The construction of the 11-kilometre road linking…
An open dinning place and a sitting room at the MI VIDA homes at the Garden City in Nairobi. [Wilberforce…
President William Ruto during the Commissioning Ceremony of MV UHURU 2 at the Kisumu Shipyard, Kisumu County on October 09,…
A section of Gichugu Affordable Housing Programme in Kianyaga market in Kirinyaga county. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] Close to 110 units…
Boma Yangu new Mukuru housing estate. [Wilberforce Okwiri,standard] Kenya is urbanising at a higher rate than the global average, further…
KCB Group CEO Paul Russo during the release of the 2024 full year financial results, on March 12, 2025. [File,…
The Sh20 billion AVIC Towers Hotel Building, and JW Marriot Hotel Building adjacent to it, in Nairobi’s Westlands. [Phillip Orwa,…
A section of the The East African Portland Cement Company factory in Athi River. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] Kenya’s cement manufacturing…
Kenyan pension schemes delivered their strongest returns in years, outpacing inflation by a staggering 26 per cent in the 12…
Twiva Co-founders Joy Mwangi, Peter Kironji and Esther Kimani at a previous event. [Courtesy] Content monetization firm Twiva has secured…
Sarit Shah, Albert Sigei, and Kaushik Shah share a light moment at the official launch of the Light Vehicle…
The High Court has swatted down Equity Bank’s attempt to claim ownership of a disputed parcel of land, finding that…
Around 16% of land parcels across the country lack documents to support ownership, delaying meaningful development and exposing them to…
Tracks at Malaba border on January 20, 2024. Truck drivers blamed both Uganda and Kenya for laxity in border clearnce.…
A section of the Nairobi-Mombasa highway with the Standard Gauge Railway in the background. The road will now be expanded…
President William Ruto at the commissioning of Nex Gen packaging Kenya EPZ Ltd in April 2024. Ruto says Kenya’s relations…
New findings show how the giant society’s board siphoned huge cash from the entity through monthly allowance and numerous meetings,…
A section of the Nairobi-Mombasa highway with the Standard Gauge Railway in the background. The road will now be expanded…
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe, during the 7th session opening ceremony of the Kenya-Iran joint Commission for Cooperation in Nairobi, on…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi speaks during the opening of the 7th Session of the Kenya–Iran Joint Commission for Cooperation.…
Safaricom chief executive Peter Ndegwa. [File, Standard] Safaricom has committed Sh15 million towards this year’s devolution conference taking place in…
Central Bank of Kenya’s Monetary Policy Committee has lowered its benchmark rate to 9.50 per cent as it continued its…
Treasury CS John Mbadi before the Senate’s Finance at County Hall, Parliament, Nairobi. March 18, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Treasury…
Derby Place Karatina Operations Manager Wanjiru Nduati. Kenya’s domestic tourism sector is growing as more travellers choose local destinations over…
Raspberry Pi Foundation Country Director Peter Wairagu official Opening of the 8th National Science and Technology Exhibition at Moi Educational…
The debate between organic and inorganic fertilisers is often unnecessarily polarized. Yet, in reality, plants absorb nutrients in their elemental…
The Standard Chartered’s latest Sustainable Banking Report shows strong interest among affluent investors in “transition investing,” a strategy aimed at…
Iran delegation during the 7th Session of the Kenya-Iran Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) in Nairobi on Tuesday, August 12.[Photo,Ministry]…
The latest data published by the Central Bank of Kenya shows the lending rate, as at June 2025, stood at…
President William Ruto (centre), NCPB Regional Manager North Rift Gilbert Rotich (right), Uasin Gishu Agriculture CEC Edward Sawe (left) during…
Sasra Chief Executive Peter Njuguna seeks to streamline Afya Sacco Society Ltd. [File, Standard] The regulator has moved to recover…
The latest data published by the Central Bank of Kenya shows the lending rate, as at June 2025, stood at…
From left: Equity Life Assurance (Kenya) Limited MD Angela Okinda, Equity Group CEO, Dr James Mwangi, Equity Group Foundation Operations…
President William Ruto (centre), NCPB Regional Manager North Rift Gilbert Rotich (right), Uasin Gishu Agriculture CEC Edward Sawe (left) during…
MTN Uganda reported top-line growth in the first half of 2025, with total service revenue increasing 13.3% year-on-year to UShs…
Chatbot Chat with AI, Artificial Intelligence. man using technology smart robot AI, artificial intelligence by enter command prompt for generates something, Futuristic…
Credit score sheet. [Courtesy, Standard] The country is grappling with a deepening household debt crisis as a significant surge in…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has proposed new regulations that would impose different fee levels and compliance requirements on…
Ngere tea factory in Murang’a performing better at the Mombasa Tea Auction. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] The 70 small-scale tea holder…
The mobile money sector showed signs of strain in May, with the number of transactions dropping nearly 30% even as…
Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi and Kenya Power Chairperson Joy Brenda Masinde at the National Control Centre during induction…
President William Ruto arrives for the presidential round table with Kenya Private Sector Alliance at Emara Ole Sereni, Nairobi, on…
A cargo ship off loads containers at Lamu Port. [File, Standard Kenya’s second seaport of Lamu last week received the longest…
Absa Bank Kenya launches country’s first 110 per cent Eco-Home Loan to finance energy-efficient and climate-resilient housing.[iStock] Kenya’s mortgage market…
Mount Kenya University Director of Research and Innovation Dr Jesse Gitaka guides Health DG Dr Patrick Amoth and other ministry…
Woman holding a mobile phone with loan application approval. [Courtesy/GettyImages] A new report offers an analytical look into the borrowing habits of…
Flower exhibitors at the International Floriculture Trade Expo (IFTEX 2025), held at the Oshwal Centre, Westlands in Nairobi. [Nanjinia Wamuswa,…
Treasury CS John Mbadi during the 2025 Budget reading on June 12th,2025 at Parliament [Elvis Ogina,Standard] When it comes to…
Mr Fredrick Mutie (R), the project officer for enhancing opportunities for women enterprises project shows Kasendi Mutinda how to vaccinate…
A new report offers an analytical look into the borrowing habits of Kenyans, revealing that digital credit is not just…
Founder of Hernovation Laura Chite, during the Grow with Safaricom Business Forum, whereby Safaricom brought together small and micro…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe during the 9th Joint Comesa ministerial meeting on agriculture, natural resources and environment in Lusaka on…
KEMSA Acting CEO Dr. Waqo Ejersa when he appeared before the National Assembly Health Committee at Mini Chamber County Hall, Nairobi on…
Premier Bank has launched an omnichannel digital banking platform and Kenya’s first wearable payment solution, signaling its intent to…
Founder and CEO Vivian Keyaer leads her team to cut a cake during the launch of the Errand App at…
The High Court has dismissed a petition by Mulla Pride Ltd, a digital lending company that owns KeCredit and FairKash,…
It is essential to recognize that the responsible deployment of AI, its investment potential, and economic growth are not mutually…
The state-owned National Oil Corporation of Kenya entered its March “rescue” deal with French energy firm RUBiS Energy already in…
Consolidated Bank along Koinange Street, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Consolidated Bank has posted a profit of Sh21.6 million for the half-year…
President William Ruto during the presidential roundtable with the Kenya Private Sector at Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, on August…
Stanbic Bank, Chief Financial and Value Officer Dennis Musau, Stanbic Holdings Plc Group CEO Patrick Mweheire, Chairman Joseph Muganda and…
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome during the 4th Kenya Affordable Housing Conference held in Kisumu. [Courtesy] The Kenya Mortgage Refinance…
President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Kirembe Grounds in Kisumu break ground for the construction of the LV…
Kenya Pipeline Company depot in Nairobi, on August 21, 2024.[File, Standard] The cash-strapped National Treasury is aggressively pushing for the…
Until recently, home décor in Kenya was a quiet afterthought. Most houses served their purpose—a roof over one’s head—without much…
Participants during the launch of the Warehouse Receipt System Council (WRSC) Strategic Plan 2023–2027 and the Warehouse Receipt Financing Manual…
Stanbic Holdings Plc’s banking subsidiary, Stanbic Bank Kenya, has recorded a drop in earnings despite growth in interest income and…
President William Ruto speaking during the Presidential Private Sector Roundtable at Ole Sereni, on August 6, 2025. [PCS] Kenyan exporters of…
Ferry users come out of Mv Jambo at Likoni Channel in Mombasa. A similar Ferry, M.V Safari lost control before…
Flamishan Youth Group members feeding their pigs at Lakeview Estate in Nakuru on May 7,2022.[Kipsang Joseph,Standard] The people who live in these…
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) President H.E. Abdullah KH ALMUSAIBEEH and Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) Managing…
Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya during inauguration of the new KUSCCO board on May 12, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The…
US Senator James E. Risch, a high-ranking Republican who serves as chairman of the powerful US Foreign Relations Committee, has…
Entrepreneurs and participants during the launch. [Courtesy] A new partnership between real estate developer Mi Vida Homes and the Women…
Ms Jane Okumu Mango on the wheel. [Ayoki Onyango] The story of Jane Mango, 26, is an inspiration to many…
Models usher in guest during Mpesa Sokoni festival on 2nd August 2025 at Mamboleo in Kisumu. [Michael Mute, Standard] On…
President William Ruto with his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu at a past event. [PCS] The collapse of a four-storey building…
President William Ruto during the Hustler Fund launch on November 30, 2022 in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Claims by a human…
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel at dusk. [iStockphoto] When Rahul Ghosh, Enterprise Singapore’s Director for Africa and the Middle East, explains why…
Guests at Safaricom vending station during Mpesa Sokoni festival on 2nd August 2025 at Mamboleo in Kisumu.[Michael Mute/Standard] Safaricom has ended its…
President William Ruto chairs a cabinet meeting at State House. [PCS] Plans to phase out thermal power have received a…
AI trading. [Courtesy/ GettyImages] Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven transaction analysis can explain a striking 82.7 per cent of Kenyan commercial banks’…
Man pulling a chain to move big ball debt. [Courtesy. Standard] Underneath President Donald Trump’s infamous tariffs is a growing…
The Nairobi Expressway Haile Selassie exit. [File, Standard] The contractor of the Nairobi Expressway has been ordered to pay Sh6.9…
AI trading. [Courtesy/ GettyImages] Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven transaction analysis can explain a striking 82.7 per cent of Kenyan commercial banks’…
Kenya Bureau of Standards has engaged the Quality Inspection Services Inc. Japan (QISJ) to carry out validation of import documents.…
RIKA Africa Faculty Debbie Hollis, RIKA Africa Executive Director Susan Githuku and Standard Group board member and RIKA Faculty Thomas…
Rune Engstrom, Destination Africa-South Africa, Pascal Tokodi, Rehema Ibrahim- Kenya Airways and Duncan Muriuki, Destination Africa-Kenya at the #TwendeSouthAfrica tourism…
Kenya’s journey toward becoming an innovation-driven economy remains riddled with structural challenges. While global economies are steadily progressing from factor-driven…
A section of containers at the Port of Mombasa. March 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango] The Port of Mombasa has maintained…
Solar panels installed at the Tata Chemical Magadi factory. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] India’s Tata Chemicals Ltd is preparing for a…
Onfon Mobile Head of Marketing Nelson Njuguna (left) engages with a customer during the Safaricom Mpesa Sokoni Festival in Kisumu…
US President Donald Trump with Rep Mike Conaway (R-TX) and farmers and ranchers from across the country in the Oval…
Tata Chemicals Magadi Managing Director Swaminathan Nagarajan and other board members during the launch of a 10 tons per hour…
Icpak CEO Grace Kamau emphasized that financial reporting is no longer a procedural formality but a strategic requirement for integrity…
Kenya Pipeline Company depot in Nairobi, on August 21, 2024. [File, Standard] William’s Ruto administration is moving ahead to privatise…
National Oil petrol station along Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi on November 7, 2023. [File, Standard] A high-stakes deal between…
Ahadi Kenya Trust CEO Stanley Kamau watch as a Jigger survivors couple Peter Ngugi and his wife Alice Wairimu milk their cow, when…
Mwanaisha Wesonga aged 78 (Left) and Hadijah Wamukoya aged 76 from Lucheka village in Matungu. The two are widowed co-wives…