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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…
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…
Founder of Hernovation Laura Chite, during the Grow with Safaricom Business Forum, whereby Safaricom brought together small and micro…
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…
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome during the 4th Kenya Affordable Housing Conference held in Kisumu. [Courtesy] The Kenya Mortgage Refinance…
President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Kirembe Grounds in Kisumu break ground for the construction of the LV…
Kenya Pipeline Company depot in Nairobi, on August 21, 2024.[File, Standard] The cash-strapped National Treasury is aggressively pushing for the…
Until recently, home décor in Kenya was a quiet afterthought. Most houses served their purpose—a roof over one’s head—without much…
Participants during the launch of the Warehouse Receipt System Council (WRSC) Strategic Plan 2023–2027 and the Warehouse Receipt Financing Manual…
Stanbic Holdings Plc’s banking subsidiary, Stanbic Bank Kenya, has recorded a drop in earnings despite growth in interest income and…
Flamishan Youth Group members feeding their pigs at Lakeview Estate in Nakuru on May 7,2022.[Kipsang Joseph,Standard] The people who live in these…
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) President H.E. Abdullah KH ALMUSAIBEEH and Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) Managing…
President William Ruto speaking during the Presidential Private Sector Roundtable at Ole Sereni, on August 6, 2025. [PCS] Kenyan exporters of…
Ferry users come out of Mv Jambo at Likoni Channel in Mombasa. A similar Ferry, M.V Safari lost control before…
Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya during inauguration of the new KUSCCO board on May 12, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The…
US Senator James E. Risch, a high-ranking Republican who serves as chairman of the powerful US Foreign Relations Committee, has…
Entrepreneurs and participants during the launch. [Courtesy] A new partnership between real estate developer Mi Vida Homes and the Women…
Ms Jane Okumu Mango on the wheel. [Ayoki Onyango] The story of Jane Mango, 26, is an inspiration to many…
President William Ruto during the Hustler Fund launch on November 30, 2022 in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Claims by a human…
Models usher in guest during Mpesa Sokoni festival on 2nd August 2025 at Mamboleo in Kisumu. [Michael Mute, Standard] On…
President William Ruto with his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu at a past event. [PCS] The collapse of a four-storey building…
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel at dusk. [iStockphoto] When Rahul Ghosh, Enterprise Singapore’s Director for Africa and the Middle East, explains why…
Guests at Safaricom vending station during Mpesa Sokoni festival on 2nd August 2025 at Mamboleo in Kisumu.[Michael Mute/Standard] Safaricom has ended its…
President William Ruto chairs a cabinet meeting at State House. [PCS] Plans to phase out thermal power have received a…
AI trading. [Courtesy/ GettyImages] Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven transaction analysis can explain a striking 82.7 per cent of Kenyan commercial banks’…
Man pulling a chain to move big ball debt. [Courtesy. Standard] Underneath President Donald Trump’s infamous tariffs is a growing…
The Nairobi Expressway Haile Selassie exit. [File, Standard] The contractor of the Nairobi Expressway has been ordered to pay Sh6.9…
AI trading. [Courtesy/ GettyImages] Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven transaction analysis can explain a striking 82.7 per cent of Kenyan commercial banks’…
Kenya Bureau of Standards has engaged the Quality Inspection Services Inc. Japan (QISJ) to carry out validation of import documents.…
RIKA Africa Faculty Debbie Hollis, RIKA Africa Executive Director Susan Githuku and Standard Group board member and RIKA Faculty Thomas…
Rune Engstrom, Destination Africa-South Africa, Pascal Tokodi, Rehema Ibrahim- Kenya Airways and Duncan Muriuki, Destination Africa-Kenya at the #TwendeSouthAfrica tourism…
Kenya’s journey toward becoming an innovation-driven economy remains riddled with structural challenges. While global economies are steadily progressing from factor-driven…
Solar panels installed at the Tata Chemical Magadi factory. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] India’s Tata Chemicals Ltd is preparing for a…
Onfon Mobile Head of Marketing Nelson Njuguna (left) engages with a customer during the Safaricom Mpesa Sokoni Festival in Kisumu…
A section of containers at the Port of Mombasa. March 3, 2025. [Omondi Onyango] The Port of Mombasa has maintained…
US President Donald Trump with Rep Mike Conaway (R-TX) and farmers and ranchers from across the country in the Oval…
Tata Chemicals Magadi Managing Director Swaminathan Nagarajan and other board members during the launch of a 10 tons per hour…
Icpak CEO Grace Kamau emphasized that financial reporting is no longer a procedural formality but a strategic requirement for integrity…
Kenya Pipeline Company depot in Nairobi, on August 21, 2024. [File, Standard] William’s Ruto administration is moving ahead to privatise…
National Oil petrol station along Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi on November 7, 2023. [File, Standard] A high-stakes deal between…
Ahadi Kenya Trust CEO Stanley Kamau watch as a Jigger survivors couple Peter Ngugi and his wife Alice Wairimu milk their cow, when…
Mwanaisha Wesonga aged 78 (Left) and Hadijah Wamukoya aged 76 from Lucheka village in Matungu. The two are widowed co-wives…
Kenya’s affordable housing programme is gaining momentum, with thousands of units under construction and more planned. As a key pillar…
Job Kimani sorts out a variety of fruit products at the Eldoret main market in Uasin Gishu County [Peter Ochieng,…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula./FILENational Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has identified fraud and mismanagement as the greatest threats to the…
Traders display tomatoes in Kisii town. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Across Kenya, scenes of protests and political demonstrations have become increasingly frequent. With…
EAC Principal Secretary Caroline Karugu says Tanzania’s move risks “undermining regional economic integration efforts. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] Kenya has formally…
Directline Assurance Team leader customer corporate Eliakim Olando,Chris Katiwa – Head Of Sales – Directline Assurance,,Kaka travellers Sacco member James Njoroge and Directline Assurance CEO…
Risper Ohaga, Chief Financial Officer, with Jane Karuku EABL Group Managing Director and CEO, during the 2025 full year financial…
Acorn CEO Edward Kirathe speaking during Acorn & Absa bank affordable housing partnership on 8th February 2023. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]…
German Vice Chancellor Dr Robert Habeck (C) tours Olkaria, Naivasha, with senior officials and investors on 2nd December 2024. [Antony…
German Stock Market Index DAX is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 28, 2025. [AFP] Shares…
Kenya’s entertainment industry is facing a growing threat from the rapid rise of online piracy, which now surpasses traditional cable…
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has rolled out the new Electronic Government Procurement (E-GP) system to boost transparency and root out…
Traders at a gas outlet in Nyeri town. The High Court has stopped enforcement raids on such premises until the…
Pride Inn Paradise Beach Resort. [Courtesy] The hospitality sector is a cornerstone of Kenya’s economy, directly employing over 1.1 million…
Japheth Ogalloh, MD of Old Mutual General Insurance Kenya, and AAK President George Arabbu shake hands after signing an MoU…
An artisan in Nyeri. [File, Standard] The sight of cranes piercing through Nyeri Town’s skyline has become more than a…
Illegally harvested cedar posts ready for market. [Fred Kibor, Standard] The cost of processed wood for furniture and construction purposes…
Keith Walumbe is an incredible interior architect whose approach to design is truly inspiring. [Courtesy] Until recently, home décor in…
Nancy Njau, CEO of Family Bank, speaks during the lender’s Q1 2025 financial results at Radisson Blu, Nairobi, on May…
Southern Engineering Company engineers watch as the first Kenyan built barge Alpha 2500 is towed into the ocean from the…
CS William Kabogo and KIFWA Chair Fredrick Aloo during the launch of KIFWA’s 2025–2030 Strategic Plan and logo in Nairobi…
Nanyuki Hotel is one of the major hotels along the Nanyuki-Nyeri highway that attracts guests heading to the counties of…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua inspects some coffee bean varieties during the re-opening of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange Auction brokers’…
Political economist, and former Mandera Senator, Billow Kerrow during an interview on Spice FM on July 30, 2025. [Spice FM]…
Shipping and Maritime Affairs PS Aden Abdi Millah says Kenya seeks to contribute to maritime policy development in advancing sustainable…
A section of Mombasa Port terminal 2. [File, Standard] Clearing and forwarding agents have called for increased regulatory support to…
Close up view of old dirty rough elderly retired woman hands. Small pension concept. [Courtesy] The Auditor General has poked…
A general view of the Konza City. [Collins Oduor, Standard] “When I wake up and see cranes from private developers…
Since 2020, global food prices have risen by more than 35 per cent, outpacing overall inflation and hitting low-income countries…
Clean coffeee store at Sasini coffee milling factory in kiambu on 19 May 2022. [David Gichuru,Standard] Listed agribusiness Sasini Plc targets to…
Tailoring Workers based at Manchester outfitters engaging in Mass production of Face Masks and PPEs along Dunga road Nairobi. The…
A neglected telephone booth along Muindi Mbingu Street, Nairobi. With the advanced technology, landline telephone booths are nostalgic.[FILE/ Standard] Have…
Young pharmacist checking the shelves with a digital tablet at the pharmacy.[Courtesy] CFAO Healthcare has fully acquired the Goodlife chain…
Faw Trucks at a past exhibition. [File, Standard] Fast Automobile Works (FAW) has introduced two ranges of commercial trucks dubbed…