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Heritage, music and colour define Nigeria’s Calabar Carnival spectacle Africa is well known for embracing and upholding ancient and historical…
Kenyan-built electric vehicle finishes brutal Rhino Charge off-road challenge [Courtesy] The historic Rhino Charge finish is more than motorsport, it offers…
Vuka: Student filmmakers shine at three-day showcase of African cinema, innovation The future of African filmmaking took centre stage this…
Kitui Green Run: How race is helping bring water to thousands [Courtesy] One hour and ten minutes, the stopwatch clocked as…
Revellers during a past Ngemi event [File] A section of attendees who turned up for the Ngemi 6.0 cultural event…
Travel: Exploring Azerbaijan’s history, hospitality and hidden delights When you hear of Azerbaijan, what comes to mind? Perhaps a country…
Some of the winners of the tournament during the event (photo courtesy) Africa’s gaming industry stepped onto the football pitch…
Human Mosaic: Experts warn of rising burnout as digital creators face pressure to stay relevant As Mental Health Awareness Month…
Audio By Vocalize National Bank of Kenya branch in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has reported…
Audio By Vocalize KCB Group CEO Paul Russo says the business continues to benefit from strong momentum across key business…
Audio By Vocalize As global conversations around artificial intelligence continue to be dominated by Silicon Valley and billion-dollar tech firms,…
Equity Bank Group Holdings managing director, James Mwangi, addressing investors during the release of Q1, 2026 financial results.Equity Group Holdings…
Sidian Bank has posted a profit after tax of Sh607.03 million for the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 9.0%…
Audio By Vocalize Universal Service Fund Director Dennis Chepkwony delivers a speech on behalf of CA Director General David Mugonyi…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s largest bank by customers, Equity Group, posted a 23.8 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit driven by a…
Stakeholders gather in Nairobi as crypto industry pushes tokenised access to global markets./HANDOUTStakeholders in the blockchain and digital finance sector…
The registration desk at the conference./HANDOUT Nairobi’s blockchain and fintech ecosystem converged at the fourth edition of the Kenya Blockchain and…
Audio By Vocalize Centum Real Estate begins handover of Cascadia apartments at Nairobi’s Two Rivers development. [Courtesy] Centum Real Estate…
Audio By Vocalize Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi and Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen addressing the media at Harambee House in Nairobi…
Audio By Vocalize 13th session of the World Urban Forum push has been on how to finance housing on a…
Audio By Vocalize The power of patience, psychology and strategy in debt recovery [Photo: iStock] There’s one case I’ll never…
Audio By Vocalize From Right-President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron during the closing of Africa Forward Summit on…
Audio By Vocalize Graduates of the PowerUp programme in Nairobi County. [James Wanzala, Standard] A total of 238 young entrepreneurs in…
Audio By Vocalize France’s Economy, Finances and Industry Minister Roland Lescure and Governor of the Bank of France François Villeroy…
Audio By Vocalize Brand South Africa Chief Marketing Officer Mmaphuthi Rankapole during the Africa CEO Forum. [Courtesy] The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
Audio By Vocalize Captain Irene Ndanu(In black) joins a dance during the launch of ‘Glam on wheels’ initiative.[John Muia,Standard] 800…
Audio By Vocalize Workers packaging flowers at Oserian Flowers in Naivasha. [File,Standard] Kenya’s flower industry lost an estimated Sh200 million on Monday, May 18, after…
Audio By Vocalize Former Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed. [File,Standard] Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has appointed former Industrialisation Cabinet…
Audio By Vocalize The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum will this week host the Green Hydrogen Symposium 2026 that will…
Audio By Vocalize Kingdom Bank has opened its 28th branch nationwide and its second this year. [File, Standard] Kingdom Bank…
KAOUN International CEO and Dubai World Trade Centre executive vice president Trixie LohMirmand ( R ) leads other officials during…
Audio By Vocalize Participants during a panel discussion at the fourth edition of the Kenya Blockchain and Crypto Conference in…
Audio By Vocalize Participants during a panel discussion at the fourth edition of the Kenya Blockchain and Crypto Conference in…
Audio By Vocalize Consumer rights activist files petition seeking to suspend fuel price increases announced for May and June. [File,Standard]…
Audio By Vocalize The site of the solar mini-grid project at Kipsing location in Oldonyiro ward, in Isiolo County, on…
Audio By Vocalize Organisations are increasingly shifting from reactive responses to preventive strategies against cyber threats. [Courtesy] A growing shortage…
Samburu’s wild terrain set to host Rhino Charge 2026 showdown There are places that I have travelled to and each…
Audio By Vocalize German chemical giant BASF in Ludwigshafen, western Germany, on April 20, 2026. [AFP] Germany’s industrial decline is…
Audio By Vocalize Schneider Electric Chairperson Jean-Pascal Tricoire with Regional MD Walid Sheta and Country CEO Ifeanyi Ado during a…
Audio By Vocalize Capital Markets Authority deputy director Justus Agoti addressing the media during the crypto conference. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]…
Audio By Vocalize Caption Motherhood is a journey filled with joy, challenges and countless sacrifices. For mothers of children with…
Audio By Vocalize Raphael Juma, a farmer from Kisii, receives a a key of a pickaup he won from Bayer…
Audio By Vocalize A screengrab of Afreximbank President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr George Elombi and…
Audio By Vocalize Infrastructure push in Kenya is demanding heavy machinery.[File,Standard] Kenya’s growing appetite for infrastructure development is driving demand…
Audio By Vocalize Ecobank Group partners with AGRA to transform agriculture.[File,Standard] In efforts to transform agricultural value chains and drive…
Audio By Vocalize Officials during the signing of a collaboration agreement between KoTDA, RedStart Tunisie and Seketak.[Juliet Omelo,standard] Kenya is…
Audio By Vocalize French construction delegates led by Gulf Group of Companies Chairman Suleiman Shahbal tour Starehe Point, a GulfCap…
Ugandan music star Jose Chameleone at the Africa Forward Summit closing concert [David Gichuru, Standard] The Africa Forward Summit wrapped…
Audio By Vocalize The Export and Investment Promotion Levy was meant to promote local production of clinker, a key ingredient…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya Homes Expo Executive Chairman Daniel Ojijo emphasizes that safety is now a core component of residential…
Audio By Vocalize Land prices in affluent towns like Diani and Watamu skyrocketed by 70 per cent. [Courtesy] Kenyans seeking…
Audio By Vocalize Westgate Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, has enhanced security in a bid to woo more shoppers. [File, Standard]…
Audio By Vocalize Co-operative Bank of Kenya’s net profit for the three months that ended on March 31, 2026, marks…
Audio By Vocalize The tracking unit monitors driver behaviour, including harsh braking, overspeeding, and sharp turns. [File, Standard] The haulage…
Audio By Vocalize Environmentally, green buildings help reduce energy consumption through efficient designs. [Courtesy] Green buildings offer a range of environmental,…
Audio By Vocalize Mwalimu National Sacco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and…
Audio By Vocalize Project Management Institute boss George Asamani. Sub-Saharan Africa faces a 75 per cent surge in demand for…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s creative economy being positioned as key driver of youth job creation through integration of art, technology…
Audio By Vocalize Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi. [File,Standard] The government has officially gazetted new electricity market regulations that are set…
Audio By Vocalize President William and His French Counterpart Emmanuel Macron at University Of Nairobi where they engaged with innovators…
Audio By Vocalize A section view of IFO 2 refugee camp in Dadaab. Refugee-owned businesses are becoming part of local…
Audio By Vocalize The innovation in computers will allow users to utilise AI without necessarily having to connect to AI…
Audio By Vocalize In the banking sector, AI is changing how financial institutions serve customers and manage risk. [Courtesy] As…
DeCOALinize campaign coordinator Doreen Onyango, Power Shift Africa senior advisor renewable energy & just transition Amos Wamenya, 350 Africa programme…
Audio By Vocalize Youth Affairs and Creative Economy PS Fikirini Jacobs and Multi Choice Trust Foundation Trustee Vincent Opiyo during…
Audio By Vocalize HSC Founder & CEO, EldoHub Chepkemoi Magdaline at a past event. [Courtesy] When the world talks about…
CaptionVisitors take photos at the The Dubai Fountain infront of the Burj Khalifa [James Wanzala, Standard] If you happen to be…
Fatuma Hirsi, a leadership and public policy expert speaks at the Suhba Series in Nairobi [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Women in…
Rana Ascent: Local designers showcase crochet couture, ankara fusion in themed event Kenya’s fashion industry is rapidly evolving as local…
Audio By Vocalize Airtel Africa is taking the fight to Safaricom’s dominant data business with a $44 million (Sh5.68 billion)…
Audio By Vocalize You can easily shut down when you realise your child has special needs. But you need a…
Audio By Vocalize A British Airways plane prepares to take off Gatwick airport, south London, on March 21, 2025. [AFP]…
Audio By Vocalize KDC Director General Norah Ratemo says Innovation and creativity are no longer peripheral sectors; they are central…
Audio By Vocalize Sekiss Enyeh Bayere harvests a cocoa pod at his plantation on the outskirts of Buea, capital of…
Audio By Vocalize Nairobi CBD skyline showing high-rise office buildings amid ongoing shifts in the city’s commercial property market. [File,Standard]…
Audio By Vocalize Vodafone Group Plc is a British multinational telecommunications company and one of the largest mobile and fixed…
Audio By Vocalize Boxes of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and Seqirus Fluad adjuvanted flu shot are kept in cold storage…
Audio By Vocalize Edwin Mutisya, Senior Sales Manager, Identy.io. The most vulnerable aspect of Kenya’s digital economy is not payments…
Audio By Vocalize Haji Ahmed, CHRP HR Practitioner at KEBS. There is a quiet order that has long defined our…
Audio By Vocalize Peter Odhengo, FLLoCA Programme Coordinator, before the Senate Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, Nairobi. February 17,…
Audio By Vocalize Small businesses are no longer defined only by what they produce or where they are located. [File,…
Audio By Vocalize Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe before the National Assembly Agriculture and Livestock Committee at Parliament, February 21, 2025.…
Rain, light and tuskers: A journey into Amboseli’s soul In the heart of Amboseli, where elephants roam, and the skies…
Top Kenyan bank CEOs earned multimillion-shilling pay packages in 2025 after strong profits, with KCB’s Paul Russo topping the list…
Audio By Vocalize Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. [Courtesy] From manufacturing to agriculture and services, more firms are entering regional…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya and India sign customs deal to improve trade efficiency. [File, Standard] The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA),…
Audio By Vocalize Ruto’s administration is in a precarious position, falling short of the targets.Growth slowed to 4.6 per cent…
Audio By Vocalize Caption Nairobi is set to host Africa’s premier gathering for the gaming, fintech and regulatory sectors, with…
Audio By Vocalize Nairobi is increasingly positioning itself as a key global convening hub, with Kenya set to leverage its…
Audio By Vocalize ATIDI chief executive Manuel Moses.[Courtesy] The German Development Bank (KfW) has become the latest shareholder in the…
Peter Ndegwa, CEO of Safaricom, takes the Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki, through Safaricom’s converged digital solutions at the Connected…
Audio By Vocalize A worker at Iria-ini Tea Factory in Nyeri. The Economic Survey 2026 notes that the agro-based manufacturing sub-sector…
Audio By Vocalize The 20,000-acre model farm at the Galana Kulalu Irrigation and Food Security project in Kilifi County. [Nehemiah Okwembah,…
Indonesia’s main exports to Kenya in 2025 included vegetable oils and fats, paper products, chemicals, plastics and textiles. /HANDOUTThe Association…
Audio By Vocalize The National Association of Broadcasters-run NAB Show is the world’s largest gathering focused on broadcasting, streaming and…
Audio By Vocalize World Bank warns Africa risks losing control of its digital future to foreign software vendors. [iStockphoto] Africa…
Audio By Vocalize Kenyan manufacturers are warning that logistics inefficiencies and global trade disruptions are undermining the country’s competitiveness as…
Audio By Vocalize Agilitee targets US listing to expand its African operations. [Courtesy] Kenya’s electric mobility sector could gain fresh…
Malindi to host women-only cultural, wellness experience dubbed ‘Dera and Dance’ Malindi’s coastline will host a women-only retreat from April…