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Kenya Development Corporation Director General Norah Ratemo during the drive mission breakfast meeting hosted by Kenya development corporation (KDC) to…
Shofco Sacco Limited chairman Kennedy Odede. [File, Standard] Community-based savings and credit cooperative, Shofco Sacco Limited at the weekend unveiled…
Tourists in a sight seeing evening at the coastal town of Lamu in November, 2012. [File, Standard] Tourist numbers to Kenya in 2024 hit 2.39 million,…
Dr Paul Wanyagah. [Courtesy] Some organisations have given their departing chief executives or managing directors some role after their exit…
Modernisation of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was one of the projects to be undertaken by the disgraced Adani…
Mr. Gavin Gao, CEO of Huawei Kenya; Prof. Elijah Omwenga, Vice Chancellor of the Open University of Kenya; and Dr.…
Broiler chicken, feed under Smart Brooder, in Tala, Machakos County, on June 27 2018, a technology that relays information to…
Commercial banks, insurance firms, and other financial services sector players are eyeing financing about a third of Kenya’s development expenditure…
Vehicles queue for inspection at an entry point. [File] Kenya has witnessed a steady decline in motor vehicle imports over…
Joseph Magwanga, Deputy Governor of Homabay County, speaks to John Onyango, Managing Director of KIPI, at the Kakamega Investment Conference. [File/Standard] A new technology that helps…
From left: Erastus Muthura, Absa Bank Kenya Head of SME Banking, Elizabeth Wasunna-Ochwa, Absa Bank Kenya Business Banking Director, Mary…
The High Court has issued temporary orders barring government agencies and telecom providers from interfering with internet access, in advance…
Kenya Sugar Board Chairman, Nicolas Gumbo. [Courtesy] Private companies that won bids to take over public sugar factories will need…
Standard Group Limited Mombasa Road. [Photo/Jacob Otieno] The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has given the Standard Group PLC the go-ahead…
Teresia Wairimu Njenga chairman of the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya with Kwame Owino CEO Institute Of Economic Affairs during…
Kakuzi Plc Packhouse Manager Ms Monica Nyambura (left) explains the quality features of an export-grade avocado fruit to Kenya Defense…
Federation of Kenya Employers Executive Director Jacqueline Mugo addresses the Press in Nairobi, on January 24, 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]…
Teresia Wairimu Njenga chairman of the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya with Kwame Owino CEO Institute Of Economic Affairs during…
Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has reported a by 5.3 per cent growth in profit after tax for the…
Buried on page 327 of what U.S House Republicans are hailing as “the one, big, beautiful bill,” a proposal by…
Alice Waheto goes a bout her business at Iriaini Tea Factory in Othaya, Nyeri County on September 6,2016. Billions of shillings will…
Listed power generating company KenGen is set to build a KSh 17bn, 100MW green hydrogen plant, funded through concessional financing…
Operations of Cargo goods from Ships in progress at the Lamu port Yard in Lamu County on Saturday,29th,January,2022. [Maarufu Mohamed,Standard] Kenya Ports…
Investment, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui and Professor Ratemo Michieka, the current chair of Africa Union’s African Scientific,…
An aerial photo showing a section old houses in Langa Langa. Private developers have been forced to demolish old houses…
Left: Sebastian Groth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Kenya, Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for…
Generation Z also seek properties that align with their environmental values. Land parcels near conservation zones, developments with tree-planting commitments,…
Elizabeth Luvuno on a boat that landed with dagaa at Kibuyunu village in Kwale County. [Levis Musumba/Standard] Kenya’s efforts to…
Boniface Abudho (left) research analyst for Africa and Mark Dunford CEO of Knight Frank, Kenya, officially release a Kenya Wealth…
Chairman of the National Service and Walinzi SACCO Isaac Andabwa (second left) and Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya (right) during the…
Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi (centre), Germany Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Seychelles, Sebastian Groth(right), and PS Alex Wachira during Eastern…
A pump attendant fueling a car at a petrol station. [File, Standard] Kenyans will continue to pay the same amount…
A PSV vehicle being fueled at a petrol station along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The Energy and…
Former NMS Director General Maj Gen (Rtd) Mohamed Badi receives a certificate during the Harambee DT Sacco Society Ltd Millionaire’s…
TPS Eastern Africa PLC, which operates Serena Hotels, has reinstated its dividend payout after a five-year hiatus, declaring a KSh…
Traders at Soko Mjinga Market in Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] The government has included medium-sized enterprises in the new policy…
To build trust, offer a loyalty reward tailored to a customer’s purchase history, as the customer shares a detailed review…
Boniface Abudho (left) research analyst for Africa and Mark Dunford CEO of Knight Frank, Kenya, officially release a Kenya Wealth…
CBK Governor Dr Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly’s Committee on Finance and National Planning on March 25, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The Central…
Mutuma Muriuki, founder and CEO of ECO Bristo Limited, shows the Solar Trap innovation he developed on a farm in Menwe village,…
European Investment Bank Team Leader Guillermo Bosse (left) flanked by Family Bank CEO Rebecca Mbithi, during the Value Add training for SMEs for…
Kenya’s private sector is straining under the weight of systemic challenges, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Kenya…
Traders at Soko Mjinga Market in Nyeri. [File, Standard] Shaka Kariuki, the chief executive of Kuramo Capital, is quick to…
A traffic jam on Thika superhighway at Pangani. [XN Iraki] One of the emerging fields in academia is simulation and…
A flower vendor at Dounan Flower Market in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province on May 11, 2025. [Brian Ngugi,…
Imagine waking up to a reality that feels like a bad dream. Your car, that you parked safely outside your…
Passengers boarding a KQ(Kenya Airways) Boeing 737-800 Aircraft at Moi International Airport Mombasa. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Over 1,000 stakeholders from across the…
Energy PS Alex Wachira, enquires about Kenya Power’s Electric Vehicle fleet during the 3rd Annual E-Mobility Conference as Kenya Power…
From left: Boma International Hospitality College Principal Samuel Irungu, Board Chair Mike Macharia and Founding Director Joash Olum during 10th…
Even the greatest human minds building generative artificial intelligence that is poised to change the world admit they do not…
KRA’s bid for access to personal data returns in 2025 Finance Bill. [File, Standard] The National Treasury has quietly reintroduced…
Former Seafarers Union of Kenya Secretary General Steve Owaki (left) and young sea cadets during a media briefing in Mombasa…
Kenya’s enthusiasm for cryptocurrency continues to grow in 2025, as more citizens embrace digital assets for investment, savings, and remittances.…
Trucks ferrying goods to Uganda await clearance at the Malaba border. [File, Standard] Stronger economic growth in other East African…
Kenya Revenue Authority offices in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has launched a crackdown on Value Added…
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa during Safaricom’s financial year investor briefing in Nairobi, on May 9, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] About…
President William Ruto addresses participants during the official opening of the World Chambers Federation Africa Summit 2025 in Nairobi, on…
Livestock traders at an animal market in Mandera town. [File, Standard] Kenyans’ palates are becoming more diverse as latest data…
Kenya Power CEO Joseph Siror (right) and Transport manager David Mugambi demonstrate how to charge an electric vehicle at Stima…
Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi during the Full Year 2024 investor briefing in Nairobi on March 27, 2025. :[Wilberforce Okwiri,…
From left: European Investment Bank Vice President Thomas Ostros, EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger, President William Ruto, Maros Sefcovic…
West Kenya Sugar Company will lease Nzoia Sugar Company. [File, Standard] The government has promised to clear arrears owed to…
Malaysia’s move has been influenced by the European Union Deforestation Regulations that restrict exports of products to the EU market…
KCB advanced Sh53.2 billion in 2024 to different customers undertaking diverse projects, up from Sh22.1 billion in 2023. [File, Standard]…
Kenyans are grappling with reduced disposable income as increased statutory deductions and higher taxes—both direct and indirect—weaken their spending power.…
From Left: Safaricom PLC Chief Finance Officer- Dilip Pal, Board Chairman Adil Khawaja, Safaricom CEO Dr. Peter Ndegwa and Safaricom…
The National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet SecretaryJohn Mbadi during the launch of Economic Survey 2025 when it was revealed that the…
Agriculture and Livestock CS Mutahi Kagwe before the National Assembly Agriculture and Livestock Committee at Parliament on February 21, 2025…
Nigeria has joined the list of countries that do not owe the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after it cleared a…
A court ruling has ruled that Brew Bistro’s parent company, Five Breweries Ltd., is the lawful owner of the rooftop…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) narrowly missed its revenue target of KSh 2.189 Trillion after collecting KSh 2.112 Trillion as…
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. [Fi;le, Standard] Safaricom has reported a 10.8 per cent rise in net income to Sh69.8 billion…
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. [Fi;le, Standard] Safaricom has reported a 10.8 per cent rise in net income to Sh69.8 billion…
Boda boda operators wait for giveaways and fuel happy hour session during the launch of Galana energy service station at…
L-R Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) CEO Frank Mwiti, NSE EmpowerHER Lead Demi Murila, Chief of Staff at the Office of…
The proposed EPR levy will affect products packaged in nylon, including diapers, detergents, fabric softeners and sanitary towels [FIle. Standard]…
Stanbic Holdings PLC Chairman, Joseph Muganda (Far Right), Regional Chief Executive, East Africa, Standard Bank Group, Patrick Mweheire (Second Right),…
Majority of unclaimed assets rest with Kenya’s banking sector at KSh 3.3 billion in 2024, a slight decrease from KSh…
Absa Bank Kenya CEO and Managing Director Abdi Mohamed. February 10, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Absa Bank Kenya advanced close to Sh60 billion in sustainable financing in 2023,…
Kenyan banks scored an average of 43.7% in the WWF’s inaugural 2024 Sustainable Banking Assessment (SUSBA), second only to South…
Market under construction in Sichirai center, Kakamega. [File, Standard] As Kenya pursues ambitious infrastructural plans, we can’t afford to overlook…
COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli at Solidarity Building, Nairobi on April 26, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Recently, a number of…
Britam Towers in Upper Hill, Nairobi is the first building in Kenya to receive the Excellence in Design for Greater…
Imported clinker is loaded onto a Standard Gauge Railway train in Mombasa. [File, Standard] Kenya’s cement clinker imports dropped 93.1…
From left: Airtel Kenya CEO Ashish Malhotra(left), ICT CS William Kabogo, Communication Authority of Kenya Director General David Mugony and…
Industrialisation PS Juma Mukhwana during the Western Region CAIPS Investment Conference breakfast meeting at Sarova Stanley hotel, Nairobi, on May…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (left), Head of Public Service Felix Koskei (centre) and Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika. [Courtesy] The…
PACICC CEO Alister Campbell (left), JSC insurance Payment Guarantee Fund CEO Askar Utkelbayev (centre), Board of Trustee chairman Simon Mbugua…
Airbnb Community Fund has raised more than Sh1 billion to support over 160 non-profit organisations in its grants globally in…
(L-R) James Mbithi CEO of Principal officer Britam general insurance, Melvin Marsh International Founder and CEO Flora Mutahi, Ayusa Ondieki Vice-Chair of the…
Water, Sanitation and Irrigation CS Eric Mugaa(2nd right), Water and Sanitation PS Julius Korir(right), Water Secretary Samwel Alima(3rd right) and Water…
l-r:Hon. Dr Jessie Kabwila, Minister of Higher Education, Malawi, Dr Eliya Zulu, Executive Director, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP),…
L-R: Watu Credit Head of Commercial Chris Rumenda, Viffa Consult Managing Director Victor Otieno, Mogo Head of Brand and Communication…
Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa before the Senate’s Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations committee at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi. March 24th,2025 [Elvis…
The green arrow is going up the Stacks of coins arranged in a bar graph, Finance and business concept. 3D…
Christian Mwirigi, Stanbic Bank. [File Courtesy, Standard] In April, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) reduced its benchmark lending rate…
Brewing pots for traditional liquor within compounds at Sofia village, Uganda. May 6, 2025. [Sharon Wanga, Standard] Kenya has made…
Institute of Internal Auditors Chairperson Lilian Wangeci presents an award of special recognition to Sammy Kimunguyi on Internal Auditor General…
US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 6,…