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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…
Commercial banks have six months to revise their lending rates to reflect the risk-based credit pricing model spearheaded by the…
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…