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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta makes an extensive inspection tour of the refurbished Kenya Meat Commission factory and business complex in…
President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at State House, Nairobi. [PHOTO HIRAM OMONDI/PCS. 30/7/2025] Movement of goods…
An aerial view of a town in Somalia [Peter Muiruri/Standard] You have heard all the unflattering tales about Somalia. Al…
Statkraft Head of Zero Carbon Grid Solutions Guy Nicholson stands by a flywheel at Statkraft’s new Greener Grid Park in…
Mt Rainier with Reflection Lake in the foreground in Seattle, Washington State. [ XN Iraki, Standard] What would you expect…
Customers shop at Yiwu Selection store in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug 29, 2025. [Xinhua] Unlock the Full Story —…
Times Tower Building in Nairobi which hosts Kenya Revenue Offices (KRA).[Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard] The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is targeting tens of thousands…
Zhang Zhizhong , Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Kenya, (centre) together with…
Times Tower Building in Nairobi which hosts Kenya Revenue Offices (KRA).[Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard] The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is targeting tens of thousands…
Britam Holding’s Board Chairman Kuria Muchiri,on August 29th 2025, Release 2025 half year Financial results at Britam towers located in Upper Hill,…
Signing of Communique on Pandemic Preparedness and Response Project (PREPARE)by IGAD member states.[Courtesy] Kenya has backed a fresh regional effort…
Official Opening of an exclusive shop for female merchandise targeting women between the ages 25 to 55 at the…
Official Opening of an exclusive shop for female merchandise targeting women between the ages 25 to 55 at the…
Traders going about with their business at Soko Mjinga Market in Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] Kenya’s inflation rate rose to…
Institute of Internal Auditors Governor Leopard Kibet, Non-Executive Chairperson of the Advisory Board of the Hustler Fund Habil Olaka and…
They may not look like much, given their humble size, but spark plugs are the heartbeat of a car’s engine.…
RwandAir, Rwanda’s national carrier, has expanded its fleet in August with two leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft, bolstering its capacity for…
Times Tower and CBK Pension Towers Hrambee Avenue Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] The latest data from the pensions regulator shows a drop in the number of schemes…
Times Tower and CBK Pension Towers Hrambee Avenue Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] The latest data from the pensions regulator shows a drop in the number of schemes…
Adoyo Afrique during the launch of her debut EP, Thorns and Honey (photo courtesy/AdoyoAfrique) Kenya’s rising Afro-soul star Adoyo Afrique…
The flights will provide Kenyan travelers with streamlined access to Saudi Arabia for leisure, business, and pilgrimage. In a strategic…
Top CEOs of leading firms in Africa that were honoured in the previous Industry Leadership Awards.[Courtesy] Kenya is set to…
Chairperson education and research committee ISK Ayub Naburi,ISK president Eric Nyadimo and ISK Deputy president Nelly Mbugua address the media…
A PSV vehicle being fueled at a petrol station along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard] Kenya’s energy regulator has proposed…
A PSV vehicle being fueled at a petrol station along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard] Kenya’s energy regulator has proposed…
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the communication and non-essential consumer goods sectors are more likely to derive shareholder value, a…
The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) on Wednesday affirmed the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) A-credit rating with a stable outlook,…
This photo, taken on Aug. 26, 2025, shows a scene of a training workshop themed “The Rise of Artificial Intelligence…
View of building new concrete houses. [File, Iakov Filimonov] Director of Zima Homes Etta Madete has a guiding mantra on…
Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has introduced a new…
Emile Arao Director General Kenya Civil Aviation Authority speaking during the launch of a Boeing 737-800 Aircraft at JKIA in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] The government…
TEA AUCTION; A Tea taster and Tea trader David Mugambi samples tea flavors during a tea auction at the Mombasa tea trade center recently.[FILE/standard] Orthodox tea will now be offered at the…
The East African region loses over Sh53.535 billion annually to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. [File, Standard] Steeped in maritime…
Cargo offloading at the Lamu port. Stakeholders want the inspection regime to specifically target plant-related consignments. [Robert Menza, Standard] The…
Serene Sarovar Premiere Hargeisa. [Courtesy/Sarovar Hotels] Sarovar Hotels, the Indian hospitality giant that operates Nairobi’s landmark Heron Hotel, has moved…
Homes under construction at Oak Park Estate, Kenyatta Road, Gatundu South, by Banda Homes. [File, Standard] Hundreds of Kenyan homebuyers…
Pupils from Lion Hill Primary School, located near Lake Nakuru National Park, joined staff from Sarova Woodlands Hotel led by…
Farmers sort out coffee berries. [File, Standard] The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) netted Sh638.8 million after the sale of 9,886 bags…
Containers at the Port of Mombasa, on March 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Transports have decried delays in the evacuation…
Containers at the Port of Mombasa, on March 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Transports have decried delays in the evacuation…
The High Court has handed a partial victory to more than 130 former National Bank of Kenya employees who have spent…
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the proposed sale of Holcim Limited’s 29.2% stake in East African Portland Cement…
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Allan Kilavuka at a past event. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Kenya Airways (KQ) has slid back into…
M-Pesa, one of the most successful innovations in Kenya could not gain traction in South Africa (SA). It remained an…
Boda-boda riders in Migori County staged a protest for two days over unfair taxation, bad roads. The riders are from…
Vianney Irankeje, and Bruce Ishimwe with buckets of snacks, 10 litre coffee stationed at Jomo Kenyatta Highway, Kisumu to sell…
President William Ruto delivers a keynote address at the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) plenary summit…
Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait during a stakeholders meeting with players in the digital finance space on compliance and regulations. [Wilberforce…
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Allan Kilavuka at a past event. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Kenya Airways (KQ) has slid back into…
HF Group CEO Robert Kibaara, HF Bancassurance Intermediary Principal Officer Maureen Stephyne and HFC Managing Director Peter Mugeni during the investors briefing. The Group reported a…
Franklin Okata Ag. Chief Enterprise Officer Safaricom speaking during Safaricom business media Immersion.[Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard] Safaricom PLC has reaffirmed its position…
A KQ Boeing Dreamliner at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.[ Elvis Ogina, Standard] Kenya Airways has posted a pretax loss…
Rahab Mwangi(Left)and Sylvia Karanja(Right)founder liquor library,share light moment during California wines Catalogue Africa tasting tour,on 24th March 2025 at Villa Rosa Kempinski…
Listed financial services group Old Mutual Holdings PLC has posted a sharp earnings decline for the half year ended June…
Private hospitals in Kenya are warning that the Social Health Authority’s (SHA) push to digitize payments and root out fraud…
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi addresses participants during 2025/2026 Deloitte Kenya National Budget Analysis, on June 13, 2025.[ Wilberforce…
Gas cylinders trader in Migori Town on June 7, 2023. [File, standard] Kenya will introduce a pump price model for…
Drisilla Jumwa, 87, after her house was connected to electricity when the President William Ruto launched the Last Mile Electricity…
Banks have taken a hit on their financials with reduced income charged on loans following the low interest regime that…
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi says no allocations will be made to state agencies if projects against which the…
Gas cylinders trader in Migori Town on June 7, 2023. [File, standard] Kenya will introduce a pump price model for…
Venice Film Festival features star-studded lineup during 82nd edition The 82nd Venice Film Festival opens on Wednesday, promising a rich…
Two times African Champion Ferdinand Omanyala has pulled out of the 20205 Diamond League Finals (photo courtesy) Kenyan sprint star…
Parliament has introduced a bill that could change how proceeds from the country’s aviation levy, charged per passenger, are distributed,…
The Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, Opiyo Wandayi, has appointed a committee known as the First Oil Technical, Commercial…
Sidian Bank CEO Chege Thumbi (left) and Nyandarua Governor Moses Kiarie Ndirangu cut a ribbon during the launch of the…
CBK Governor Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on March…
Listed publishing firm Longhorn Publishers Plc has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Maxwell Wahome, will step down at the…
CBK Governor Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on March…
Gantry cranes at the Kenya Ports Authority container terminal in Mombasa. [File, Standard] The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has received…
Farmers load some bags of tea leaves into a truck. [File, Standard] The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has urged the Mombasa County…
President William Ruto’s cash-strapped administration has secured a vital endorsement after the global rating agency S&P upgraded Kenya’s credit rating.…
When Lomas & Lomas Limited Marketing Director Sunil Saleh demonstrated features of the Honda Ace motorcycle to Radar Security Operations Director, Terrill Peters…
Equity Bank’s regional branch in DR Congo. [File, Standard] Unlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans…
A section of Nairobi Inland container depot. The depot is to reduce congestion at the Port of Mombasa.3rd July 2022.[FILE/Standard]…
Immaculate Kassait, Data Commissioner Kevin Mutiso, Chair Digital Financial Services Association of Kenya during a stakeholders meeting with players in…
Chicken handling and processing must always be done in a professional and hygienic manner.[Courtesy] Most poultry producers in Kenya have…
Fawzia Ali, the Chief Consumer Business Officer at Safaricom PLC. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Safaricom has unveiled new B-Live, an innovative…
The Central Bank of Kenya. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is one of the regulators singled out by digital lenders for overreaching its mandate on the…
The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will gain real-time monitoring power…
President William Ruto and former US President Joe Biden in the Oval office, White House, Washington, D C, on May…
Kenya’s smallholder farmers and gig economy workers may soon have more in common than meets the eye. In the last…
Sanlam Kenya Plc posted a sharp drop in earnings for the first half of 2025, even as the insurer completed…
The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will gain real-time monitoring power…
President William Ruto (right), Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye (centre) and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa during the 9th Tokyo International Conference…
President William Ruto and former US President Joe Biden in the Oval office, White House, Washington, D C, on May…
Kufaru Enterprises GM Deepak Sachania, Kifaru Enterprises Founder & CEO Kalpesh Shah, Investment Promotion PS Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, SME Support…
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa says B-Live is about putting the power back in the hands of customers. [File, Standard] Kenya’s…
President William Ruto (right), Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye (centre) and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa during the 9th Tokyo International Conference…
Jael Achieng from Loresho Secondary in Nairobi, and Blessed Kyalo from AIC Tangu Comprehensive School in Makueni County will represent…
President William Ruto and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi lead a bilateral meeting with with Dr Tanaka Akihiko, President of the…
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Murali Natarajan.[David Gichuru/Standard] Diamond Trust Bank…
From left: Hilda Njeru, director of legal and company secretary, Britam Holdings Plc, and James Mbithi, CEO and principal officer,…
Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) profit after tax fell 2.7% to KSh 544.3 million in the first half of 2025,…
Farmers sort out coffee berries. [File, Standard] The weekly coffee auction fetched Sh649.4 million after the sale of 10,850 bags…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has accepted KSh 179.77 billion in a tap sale of two infrastructure bonds, far…
Extended drought and climate change is now directly and significantly affecting local livelihoods. [File, Standard] There is need for urgent private sector investment in integrated water resource…
Shoppers are seen walking in and out of Sarit Centre Mall Westlands shopping for Christmas.[FILE/Standard} The growing trend of supermarkets…
Customers shop for household goods in a supermarket. [File, Standard] Kenyan businesses are being squeezed by soaring taxes and muted…