Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has collected a record KSh 85.1 billion ($540 million) in customs taxes in September driven by strong trade…
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Ms Gwen Mwaba, Afreximbank’s Managing Director of Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking. [File, Standard] African trade experts including from Kenya…
A section of the economic stimulus programme market under construction. The programme is designed to transform the rural areas. [Boniface…
A fisherman casts his net into the ocean in the Indian Ocean on the Kenyan coast. [File, Standard] African maritime…
Central Bank Of Kenya(CBK) on Haile Selasie Avenue in Nairobi.PHOTO:[Wilbrforce Okwiri,Standard] Only one of Kenya’s 38 commercial banks has so…
As climate change reshapes global priorities, the term ‘green buildings’ is gaining momentum in Kenya’s real estate circles. Unlock the…
Times Tower and CBK Pension Towers Hrambee Avenue Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] A new initiative is spearheading a push for a transformative universal social…
Inadequate management of empty shipping containers has led to severe repercussions for South Sudan. [David Gichuru, Standard] Uncover the stories…
As climate change reshapes global priorities, the term ‘green buildings’ is gaining momentum in Kenya’s real estate circles. Uncover the…
A landscape view of Farmyard Enterprises Ltd’s High Ridge Estate in Karatina, Nyeri County. The serviced plots are attracting growing interest from…
Galana Energies Ltd officials distribute reflerctive jackets to bodaboda riders during customer week engagement. [Brian Ngugi, Standard] Kenyan-owned oil…
Shehryar Ali, Senior Vice President and Country Manager for East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands and Mastercard. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard] Mastercard…
A battery swapping and charging station at Dunga Beach in Kisumu, which was established by E-Safiri, an e-mobiity that is…
Safaricom has called on enterprises to urgently strengthen their cybersecurity platforms, warning that vulnerabilities in outdated systems, weak passwords, and poor cyber…
Staff from Kenya Power company disconnect an illegal electricity connection power line to tens of families in Sakutiek village on the border of Nakuru and…
Acting CEO SASRA David Sandagi, Cooperatives PS Patrick Kilemi and CS Wycliffe Oparanya during the annual statutory report on the…
Adelle Onyango, founder of Legally Clueless Africa and co-host of the Future of Africa podcast. [File] Africa’s youth have over…
Kenya Bankers Association Chief Executive Raymond Molenje (left) Environment and Climate Change Principal Secretary Festus Ng’eno and KCB Group CEO Paul…
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa,Dr. Eng. Festus Ng’eno Principal Secretary State Department Environment & Climate Change & Safaricom PLC Chairman Adil…
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) petroleum storage facilities in Nairobi on August 21, 2024.[FILE/Standard] The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has applied for an increase…
Africa’s youth have over the years been referred as the “continent’s untapped potential”. This framing is popular in research reports…
Hisham Ezz Al Arab.[Julius Mokaya,Standard] For Hisham Ezz Al Arab, the award-winning banker and chief executive officer of Egypt’s largest…
Ronny Kibet and Faith Jerono packaging harvested Cotton in sacks in Koitilial village ,Arror ward,Elgeyo Marakwet County on February 2,2022.Farmers…
Octagon Africa Group CEO Fred Waswa (L) and AlexForbes CEO Growth Markets Jonathan Muthige (R) during the signing of a…
A task force from pension funds in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania is expected to provide pathways for how domestic resources…
Harry Hare, Chairman of CIO Africa.[Benard Orwongo,Standard] A record 1,200 organisations across Africa have applied for the 2025 CIO100 Awards,…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cut its benchmark lending rate, delivering a smaller reduction than commercial banks had sought to…
A view of Lamu Island. One of Kenya’s most prominent Unesco World Heritage Sites. [File, Standard] Scars of the 2014…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki. [DPCS] Kenya will take over the COMESA chairmanship from Burundi, whose President Évariste Ndayishimiye has led…
Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro (right), Essence of Africa Founder’s Jacqui Reynolds, Experience Africa President and MD Nigel Vere Nicoll and…
Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Banks are pushing for a further cut in the Central Bank’s benchmark…
East Africa Portland Cement. Tanzanian tycoon Edhah Abdallah Munif’s Kalahari Cement Ltd wants to acquire a 29.2 per cent stake…
Workers at Maridadi flower farm in Naivasha pick roses for export. [File, Standard] Kenya is pushing for a review of…
National Treasury CS John Mbadi during the launch of Homa Bay County Press Club in Homa Bay Town, on October…
The KenGen Geothermal Plaza offices in Naivasha. [File, Standard] A seemingly small addition to a tender document (addendum) became the…
Kenya Power’s Board Director Ruth Muiruri(left), General Manager for Commercial Services and Sales Eng.Rosemary Oduor(right) gift Deeyn Shah of Shrink…
Kenyan music sensation Bien Aime Baraza The 2026 edition of Afro Nation Portugal is shaping up to be one of…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to announce later this week whether it has reached a new financial agreement…
Co-operative Bank of Kenya strategy moves beyond traditional lending to create a digital and financial ecosystem for small businesses. [File,…
Court of Appeal ruled that there was no evidence to show that Guardian Bank was obligated to pay for Guilders’…
A farmer picks tea on her farm. [File, Standard] Smallholder tea factories last week netted Sh679 million after the sale…
Mombasa Port. [Photo, Courtesy] South Sudanese importers are facing a crisis at Kenya’s Mombasa port, where they claim inefficiencies in managing empty shipping containers…
Parliament has launched a landmark effort to free millions of Kenyan borrowers from the grip of the debt yoke, following…
Former Seafarers Union of Kenya Secretary General Steve Owaki (left) and young sea cadets during a media briefing in Mombasa where they called…
President William Ruto harvests sugar cane during the launch of the issuance of bonuses for sugarcane farmers in Mumias, Kakamega County. [PCS] The…
Treasury CS John Mbadi at Parliament Buildings. [File, Standard] Kenya is borrowing billions of dollars to pay off old debts…
Business conditions began to recover across the Kenyan private sector for the first time since April in September. Unlock the Full…
We are officially entering the final quarter of the year 2025. Politically, the window for delivery of promises made to…
Treasury CS John Mbadi at Parliament Buildings. [File, Standard] Kenya is borrowing billions of dollars to pay off old debts…
Business conditions began to recover across the Kenyan private sector for the first time since April in September. Uncover the stories…
By the time services of nearly 3,000 workers at the loss-making Rivatex East Africa were terminated last month, the state-owned…
The new itel SUPER 26 Ultra series. [Sofia Ali, Standard] Chinese firm itel Mobile has unveiled its latest device, the…
Suspended Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Group MD Dr Hillary Wachinga. [File, Standard] Kenya Reinsurance Corporation has announced the extension of Managing…
Explained: How telecom engineers keep you connected. [File, Standard] Have you ever paused to think about the people working behind…
Megna Homes CEO Ahmed Badawy receives an award from Lamu Governor Issa Timamy after the developer was recognised by…
Kenya Airways (KQ) has been in existence for 44 years. [File, Standard] As the global aviation industry races towards net-zero emissions by 2050, Kenya Airways(KQ)…
Kenya Bureau of Standards. [Courtesy] Rogue manufacturers and traders in the country face up to a decade behind bars and fines…
Energy PS Alex Wachira (centre) with KenGen officers and contractors during a tour of Olkaria I power plant in Naivasha,…
Tourism CS Rebecca Miano. (Elvis Ogina, Standard) Kenya’s tourism sector continues to post impressive growth, with international arrivals reaching nearly…
CAK Protection Director Amenya Omari with his team before the Trade Committee on the sale of Portland Cement shares to…
African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Lerato Mataboge, (in headscarf) addresses the Africa Coordination Meeting at the 42nd…
Annstella Mumbi, General Manager at Tala. [File, Standard] Financial technology firm Tala has introduced operations in Guatemala as part…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during the opening of the 2025 Magical Kenya Travel Expo at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi. [DPCS] Kenya…
Tourism CS Rebecca Miano said government is working with county governments to bring more rural and peri-urban areas into the…
Dignity is the new buzzword in Kenya. Politicians especially love to use it when discussing the affordable housing projects. But…
ICPAK Chairman Dr Elizabeth Kalunda with Economic Planning PS Dr Boniface Makokha and PAFA vice president Prem Govender. [File, Standard]…
Youths cut grass in a trench along Kisii Kiligoris road under Kazi Mtaani programme. [File, Standard] Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic promise…
During the International Housing Solutions (IHS) Affordable Housing Conference, Superior Homes chief executive Shiv Arora, did not have pleasant words…
A cargo ship before offloading at the Port of Mombasa, on March 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] The Kenya Maritime…
Kenya Power technicians install a transformer in Kiriguri village, Manyatta Constituency, Embu County. [File, Standard] Kenya increasingly relied on thermal power…
KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga. [File, Standard] The Kenya Revenue Authority missed its tax collection target by Sh20.1 billion in…
Lamu Shipping Limited’s MV Amu Jameel during the first call reception function at Mbaraki Wharf in Mombasa County, on January…
The market share of loans borrowed by Sacco members for land and housing purposes is shrinking, even as the sector…
Kenya Pipeline Company petroleum storage facilities in Nairobi on August 21, 2024. [File, Standard] The process of offloading 65 per…
Ketraco technicians repair one of the six electricity towers that was vandalized along the Olkaria-Lessos-Kisumu powerline, in Kayole estate, Naivasha. [File,…
This year’s annual built environment professionals convention kicked off in Kisumu on Wednesday. The four-day forum is aimed at addressing…
Githaiga Kihara displays a sample of Napier grass cuttings at his commercial seedlings fodder farm in Tetu, Nyeri. He has…
Mr Abdirashid Duale, the Chief Executive Officer of DahabshiilThe chief executive of Dahabshiil, one of Africa’s largest money transfer groups, has…
President William Ruto.[Photo, PSC] President William Ruto has highlighted his administration’s commitment to reducing food imports and improving production. The…
Family Bank shareholders will meet virtually on October 27, 2025, for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to vote on a…
Eastrise CEO Gosia Brzeziska and Country Director Moses Sitati. [Courtesy/Eastrise] Eastrise Group, a strategy and insights firm, has launched an advisory board to…
Co-operative Bank branch on Co-operative House on Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Co-operative Bank of Kenya has extended…
Prime Cabinet Secretary in the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya Musalia Mudavadi During the occasion of…
Family Bank Limited has called for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to be held at the end of the month…
At dawn in Makueni, you can smell the paradox before you see it. Mangoes, split and overripe, carpet the red…
Two women in a clothing store. [Courtesy/GettyImages] In the age of personalisation and digital immediacy, delivering an exceptional customer experience…
The amount of electricity that Kenya imports from its neighbours has in the recent years surged and is now eating…
Job applicant shaking hands. [Courtesy/GettyImages] Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic promise is clear. It has the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population; by…
In most organisations, employees form Saccos with the help of the employer as a savings platform. [Courtesy] Saccos are seeking…
Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka before the National Assembly Public Debt and Privatization Committee at Parliament on September 30, 2025.…
Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Guo Haiyan speaking during a past press briefing in April 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] China has pledged…
Food and fuel costs push Kenya’s inflation to 4.6pc in September. Kenya’s inflation edged to 4.6 per cent in September…
A tea farmer on her way to deliver tea leaves at Giakaibei Tea Buying Center, in Mathira,Nyeri County. [File, Standard] The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA)…
AFC Managing Director George Kubai, (centre) during the awarding of the Sustainability Standards and Certification Initiative (SSCI) Certification in Karlsruhe,…
Standard Group CEO Chacha Mwita and Eco Bank Managing Director Josephine Anan Ankomah during a courtesy call and a tour…
Standard Group CEO Chacha Mwita and Ecobank Managing Director Josephine Anan Ankomah during a courtesy call and a tour of…
Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata in China where he led a seven man delegation seeking engagement with Chinese investors on the…
Tourists watch the wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara National Reserve. [File, Standard] Even though the tourism industry has made…
Farmers sort out coffee berries. [File, Standard] With the clock ticking towards the December 31 deadline, Kenyan authorities are scrambling…
Saccos have been cautioned to expect stiff competition from banks in the wake of the falling interest regime by the…