Nelson Havi(Left)chairman board of directors Retirement Benefits Authority(RBA) and Dr.Chris Kiptoo principal secretary national treasury,during retirement benefits Authority(RBA)consultative forum,on 16th…
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A worker checks a machine at a factory which produces silk cloth in Fuyang, in China’s eastern Anhui province,…
CBK Governor Dr. Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly’s Committee on Finance and National Planning in regards to the implementation…
Business Registration Service Director General, Kenneth Gathuma. (Courtesy) Business owners who have not registered their firms or provided their list…
Absa Head Quarters, Waiyaki Way. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Absa Bank Kenya has unveiled an enhanced home loan solution, offering 110…
Rental houses in Pipeline Estate in Nairobi’s Embakasi area. A majority of tenants do not have tenancy agreements with their…
Newly elected President of Architectural Association of Kenya(AAK) George Ndege and outgoing President Arch. Florence Nyole during the President’s gala…
The government has appointed a new board of directors to oversee recovery of troubled Kenya Union of Savings and Credit…
The government has appointed a new board of directors to oversee recovery of troubled Kenya Union of Savings and Credit…
The government is planning to spend a total of Ksh 799.2 million to complete 137 energy projects in South Nyanza.…
On April 15th, the Sudan conflict entered its third year since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Army (SA) and…
Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Group Holdings Managing Director and CEO with Lord Jonathan Marland, Chair of the Commonwealth Enterprise and…
Coffee farmers in Kirinyaga County are celebrating record-high payouts for the 2024/2025 season, marking a major milestone in the ongoing…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will begin licensing new commercial banks from July 1, 2025. This follows the lifting…
German Ambassador to Kenya Sebastian Groth during the launch at Westgate Mall, Nairobi. [Mate Tongola, Standard] Global sportswear and lifestyle…
Workers from Masaba Services, a telecommunications service provider, unroll a fiber optic duct along a road in Nyeri town. This…
Moldova expressed on Tuesday his commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation across all fields with Morocco. Moldova also expressed its support…
A worker picks tea on a farm. [File, Standard] Small-scale tea holder factories fetched Sh1 billion after the sale of…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) says tax waiver under it’s amnesty programme has hit Ksh 158 billion. The Tax Amnesty…
Tullow Oil PLC has agreed to sell its entire Kenyan portfolio to Gulf Energy Ltd for a minimum consideration of…
From left: EY East Africa Consulting Partner Robert Nyamu, EY East Africa Strategy Leader & Partner Aditi Nayar and EY…
Mining companies operating quarries in Kilifi County are in trouble after the government revoked operating permits and licenses of fifteen…
Some of Huawei’s mobile phones on display during the 2025 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Patrick Vidija, Standard] Mobile communication…
As the familiar adage goes, information is power, and those who have it hold sway over those who do not.…
Egypt’s leading electronics and home appliance manufacturer, Elaraby Group, has officially opened a new branch in Nairobi as part of…
Egypt’s leading electronics and home appliance manufacturer, Elaraby Group, has officially opened a new branch in Nairobi as part of…
Egypt’s leading electronics and home appliance manufacturer, Elaraby Group, has officially opened a new branch in Nairobi as part of…
Tullow Oil Plc has reached a deal for the sale of its entire interest in Tullow Oil Kenya BV for…
Digital credit provider MyCredit has secured KSh 1.4 billion in funding from global impact leaders Oikocredit and BlueOrchard to lend…
Employees of Hela Intimates EPZ Limited in Athi River, Machakos County. [File, Standard] Days after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed…
Wooden gavel. (Courtesy/iStock0 A firm linked to Kwale Sugar Company, Kotecha and Sons Ltd will pay a contractor Sh221 million, after the Court…
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has taken the witness stand in a landmark antitrust trial to defend his company against allegations…
National Bank of Kenya branch in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has approved the acquisition of…
Director of Public Policy and Government Relations at TikTok for Sub-Saharan Africa, Fortune Mgwili–Sibanda. [File, Standard] Across Africa, governments and…
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has launched a patrol boat for their Marine Unit fleet to enhance the fight against illicit…
Kenyans will get a slight reprieve following the reduction of fuel prices for the next one month. The Energy and…
Cooking gas cylinders at Heshima trading centre in Nakuru. [File, Standard The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is pushing for…
Businessman Bruno Oguda Obodha, before Mavoko Law Courts, Machakos county, on April 14, 2025. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] Businessman Bruno Oguda…
Super Metro buses parked at the Kitengela Bus park in Kajiado County, on Friday, March 21, 2025. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] Nairobi…
A pump attendant fueling a car at a petrol station along koinange street.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has…
A pump attendant fueling a car at a petrol station along koinange street.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has…
Nigeria’s Access Bank Plc has acquired 100pc stake in National Bank of Kenya from KCB Group with the two parties…
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has ordered NCBA Bank to pay KSh 250,000 in compensation to a…
Dr. Alex Kamau during an interview on Spice FM on April 14, 2025. [Spice FM] US President Donald Trump on…
On April 9, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher U.S. tariffs. In a…
US President Donald Trump during the National Prayer Breakfast at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2025.…
Pension regulator, the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has set its eyes on the informal sector as it seeks policy reforms…
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Co-operatives and Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Wycliffe Oparanya (R) and Absa Bank Kenya CEO…
Hand milking should be done by gentle but firm teat squeezing and not pulling. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Dear Daktari, Thank…
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu (centre) with Latin Poda, the First President of the Court of Accounts of Burkina Faso (left)…
Ireland’s data protection watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union, launched an inquiry Friday into the use of personal…
The CGIAR inaugural Science Week came to a close after a week dedicated to advancing science, fostering innovation and and…
Newly-appointed Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has appointed former Chief Administrative Officer (CAS) Dr. Mercy M. Mwangangi as the new…
The Nissan X-trail T30 marks it 25th anniversary this year. [Courtesy] The Nissan X-Trail T30, the inaugural model in the…
Jubilee Health Insurance (JHIL), a subsidiary of listed financial services company Jubilee Holdings, doubled its net profit to KSh 910…
African countries especially those highly dependent on fossil fuels could experience rise in inequality due to job losses resulting from…
A coffee farmer sorts out coffee berries at a coffee factory in Mathira, Nyeri County. [File, Standard] Coffee farmers are…
As inflation stabilizes across most major economies, China is taking a different path—into deflation. In March 2025, China’s Consumer Price…
Under water life with different species on display. [Robert Menza, Standard] Sylvan Mghanga holds the artifact of the oldest wooden…
The recovery of the stock market last year was a shot in the arm for the pension sector. [Courtesy] The…
Jubilee Health Insurance CEO Njeri Jomo during the launch of “Always With You” programme that seeks to make healthcare more…
Jubilee Health Insurance CEO Njeri Jomo during the launch of “Always With You” programme that seeks to make healthcare more…
ICT and Digital Economy CS William Kabogo and EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger during a meeting in Nairobi, on…
Insurance is the least adjacent financial service offered by Mobile money Providers (MMPs) after credit and savings, even though it…
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa President ,Abdullah Almusaibeeh.[File, Standard] Abdullah Almusaibeeh has been appointed the new president…
ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo addresses participants during the International Telecommunication Union regional development forum for Africa (RDF- AFR) 2025,…
Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge says Trump’s tariff could reduce Kenya’s exports to the US by approximately Sh12.9…
Jubilee Health Insurance Limited (JHIL), a subsidiary of Jubilee Holdings, has announced stellar financial results for the year ended 31…
America-based construction equipment company DEWALT, a flagship brand of Stanley Black & Decker, has announced strategic expansion into the African…
President William Ruto (second right), World Chambers Federation Chairman Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu (second left), Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya (right) and KNCCI…
President William Ruto during inspection of the 4,566-unit Shauri Moyo B Affordable Housing Project in Kamukunji constituency, Nairobi. [File, Standard]…
Containers at the Port of Mombasa. March 3,2025 [Omondi Onyango,Standard] Most containers used to import cargo through major Kenyan ports…
A past graduation ceremony at Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa. [File, Standard] It is now two weeks since students at…
Residents at the site where a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Itierio, Kisii County on April 6, 2025. [Sammy…
The New Cities Summit 2025 will showcase pioneering urban development projects and connect developers with top financiers, policymakers, and experts…
Only one in five tenants is willing to purchase the units they are currently living in, pointing to a possible…
Plastic bottles on the Lamu seafront. [File, Standard] The war on plastic pellets has received a major boost at the…
Customers of KCB Bank Kenya, the country’s largest lender by assets, are set to benefit from lower borrowing costs following…
CGIAR has launched its 2025–2030 Research Portfolio Tuesday unveiling a blueprint to reshape global food, water and land systems amid…
Kenya Power intends to ramp up its rural electrification drive, aiming to connect 150,000 additional customers to the grid under…
NCBA Group PLC has said that it will appeal a High Court ruling that nullified the KSh 384.5 million stamp…
President Donald Trump has threatened China with an extra 50% tariff on goods imported into the US if it does…
The global coffee industry is facing challenges with prices of the commodity soaring to levels not seen since 1970s, driven by…
Blockchain is reshaping the real estate market by opening up new ways to buy, sell, and trade property. For many…
Some foreign-owned flower firms are now shifting their operations from Ethiopia to Kenya and Uganda as conflict in the Amhara…
Kenyan social commerce startup ‘Chpter’ has spun off Pluto, its WhatsApp API suite, into a standalone subsidiary, marking a strategic…
The Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development (COLEAD) has held a stakeholder workshop to mark the successful conclusion of a five-year special programme…
The National Bank of Ethiopia will begin regular foreign exchange auctions, starting with a US$50 million auction on April 1st.…
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has reiterated its dedication to guaranteeing the quality and safety of goods sold in…
Lufthansa Airlines was the named overall winner of the 4th annual Aviation Business Excellence Awards (ABEA), which were held yesterday…
Chinese technology giant Tencent has made a €1.2bn ($1.25bn) investment in a spin-off from Ubisoft, the maker of the Assassin’s…
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has maintained the 15% benchmark rate to temper inflation and anchor exchange rate expectations…
Listed Agricultural company, Kakuzi PLC, has reported a pre-tax loss of KSh 167 million for 2024, driven by adverse weather…
An ex-employee of iProcure Limited has withdrawn a lawsuit against the Kenyan agricultural supply chain startup—currently under administration due to…
In the heart of Kwale County, a silent revolution is unfolding. Shimba Hills National Reserve, a once-thriving sanctuary for Kenya’s…
Eighteen people have been arrested in Nairobi in a crackdown on a ‘cargo dumping’ tax evasion scheme where goods destined…
Global food prices rose 1.6% in February driven by higher vegetable oil, sugar and dairy prices, the UN Food and…
Nairobi, March 10 2025: The globally recognized ‘Best Places to Work’ awards by the London-based WorkL is excited to launch…
London listed Marula Mining’s subsidiary Muchai Mining Kenya has signed a deal with Baosteel Resources South Africa, a subsidiary of…
Kenya’s risks losing much needed revenue and community development due to illegal mining with Taita Taveta County alone having 158…