More institutions are making decisions and actions that take into account solving the climate challenge. [iStockphoto] Commercial banks in Kenya…
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Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications Stephen Isaboke (second right) among attendees on an ICT meeting on the…
Pepsi Beverages Kenya has signed an exclusive deal with Skyward Airlines to supply its beverages on all the carrier’s routes,…
Umeme Limited has issued a profit warning after posting a net loss of USh 166.7Bn (KSh 6.1Bn) for the half…
Mining Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai says e-procurement eliminates the opaque practices that have undermined public trust in government contracts. [File,…
Sanlam Kenya Plc has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) for 9 October 2025 to seek shareholder approval to change…
Foreign investors accelerated their exit from the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the second week of September even as the…
Kenyan money. [Courtesy] A critical financial lifeline for millions of Kenyans is drying up, with new government data confirming a…
Kenyan money. [Courtesy] A critical financial lifeline for millions of Kenyans is drying up, with new government data confirming a…
CS Hassan Joho with SDEA DG Josphat Maikara and PS Aden Millah during Kenya’s launch of its bid for re-election…
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has slightly cut fuel prices in its latest review cycle. The reduction affects…
Kephis Chairman Joseph M’Eruaki (left) defends constitutional mandate to protect agriculture and trade. [File, Standard] The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service…
East African Breweries Ltd (EABL), the region’s leading alcoholic beverage company, is grappling with an unprecedented rise in counterfeit and…
Global beverage Pepsi has entered into a partnership with local carrier Skyward Express. [File, Standard] Global beverage Pepsi has set…
From left: KCB Group CEO Paul Russo, EABL Group Managing Director and CEO Jane Karuku, Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa and…
Out there, the island of Zanzibar is widely known for its beautiful beaches, which make it one of the well-endowed…
The East African Community (EAC) is stepping up efforts to make cross-border mobile roaming cheaper and more reliable, but regulators…
1.8 million Kenyans faced acute food insecurity between July and September 2025, and a below-average October–December rain forecast could exacerbate…
MT Barumk from Nigeria offloads 11,474 metric tonnes of LPG at Lake Gas Limited Terminal, a 10,000 metric tons storage facility.[Courtesy] The…
Photos from the recent PUBG Mobile Mombasa Color Festival.[Courtesy] Kenya will this weekend host the inaugural PUBG Mobile Africa Cup…
QMP officials during the launch of the expansion plan.[Lillian Mutavi,Standard] Kenya’s Quality Meat Packers (QMP), a privately owned, fully…
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Pension Towers located along Harambee Avenue in Nairobi CBD on March 07, 2024. [File, Standard] A review by The Standard of…
KCB Bank Uganda has won a major case against the shareholders of Great Lakes Coffee Company, after the High Court…
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has begun the process of verifying details of 629 former employees set to benefit from a…
Workers at the Iviani fruit processing plant that exports mangoes to the US. [File, Standard] Latest report by a global…
Stanbic Bank branch on Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. [File, Two businessmen have sued Stanbic Bank over Sh101 million loan whose interest…
Employees sorting and grading dried ginger at the Horizon Group Africa plant in Kaduna. [Courtesy] Kenyan farmers and entrepreneurs could…
Employees sorting and grading dried ginger at the Horizon Group Africa plant in Kaduna. [Courtesy] Kenyan farmers and entrepreneurs could…
From left: Shameer Patel, Mary Githinji, Rev. Erick Kalya, H.E. Isaiah Keter, Oliver Kirior and Stanley Gachoki cut a cake…
Jai Kumar Sharma. When Donald Trump slapped heavy tariffs on friendly nations like India and Brazil, and pushed the European…
Justina Wamae and Stephen Gachie. [Spice FM] The government has been urged to create a more predictable and supportive environment…
A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ahead of its official inauguration ceremony in Guba, on September…
Aerial view of Hurlingham which is a mixed use of office blocks and apartments. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Despite one-bedroom apartments renting…
Captain of Lamu Shipping line, Musa Bakari [left] with Engineering cadets, Lulu Chilumo [right] and Fatuma Ridhwani at Amu 1…
Kenol town in Murang’a, near the Kenol–Marua dual carriageway, is attracting investors to the once-sleepy market centre founded by the…
Central Bank Of Kenya on Haile Selassie avenue in Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] Kenyan units of global banking giants are offering the country’s most…
Unlocking padlock on a wooden door. [Courtesy] In most of the West and East African countries, landlords often demand for…
UN CFP Principal Programme Manager Jack Howard displays an artistic impression of the proposed new UN office complex in Nairobi,…
Logistics firms say drones are cost-effective and could assist with inventory management and order picking. [File, Standard] Logistics firms want…
Chief Consumer Business Officer at Safaricom, Fawziah Ali Kimanthi ( Centre) poses with Customers during the official launch of Ofa…
Outgoing Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah after he delivered his final plea for African financiers to close the continent’s $100 billion…
Joseph Kibwott, Managing Director of Paratus Kenya and Martin Cox, Chief Commercial Officer of Paratus Group, at the official launch…
Farmers pick tea. KTDA directors will analyse green leaf production and the cost of production. [File, Standard] Small-scale tea farmers would…
The Agriculture Food Authority says miraa is a food crop and is regulated with guidelines on handling. [File, Standard] The…
Pan-African telecommunications provider Paratus Group has expanded operations into four East African countries, providing internet services to businesses and communities…
Ride hailing platform Bolt has said that its highest-earning drivers in Kenya grossed more than KSh 1.2 million each in…
In early August, Abdiaziz Farah, a 36-year-old Somali-American businessman, was sentenced to 28 years following his involvement in a US$300…
President William Ruto and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan during the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership…
Vincent Machuka Nyangau during a training session with one of his dogs in Utawala Airways.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard] He rose from earning Sh20 for the labour…
Ethiopia has inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, marking a watershed moment for Africa’s second…
Kenya is set to host the first Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Innovation Summit from September 16–18, 2025, at…
The 6kg gas cylinders will be distributed to households by liquified petroleum gas marketers under the State’s subsidised cooking gas programme.…
Keepers at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary feed baby elephants with goat milk during feeding time.[Maryann Muganda,Standard] The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibition (MICE) tourism…
Lean Energy Solutions Managing Director, Dinesh Tembhekar (left), and Finance Director, Leena Tembhekar (right), present the winner’s cheque and trophy…
Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, employing over 70 per cent of the rural population and contributing significantly to…
Kenya’s microfinance banks (MFBs), once hailed as critical vehicles for financial inclusion, are now the weakest link in the country’s…
Gichugu Affordable Housing Programme, in Kirinyaga County which civil works were completed in May but Kenya Power expected to connect it with electricity…
Some of the journalists who participated in the workshop. [Xinhua] Journalists across the country have been cautioned against over reliance…
Dr Emmanuel Ndiema, the project coordinator for the ‘Professional and Scientific Training for the Development of Cultural Tourism’ initiative, addresses…
Passengers walk during the inauguration day of the newly built Techo International Airport in Kandal province, on the outskirts of…
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CBK report shows 11 banks are operating with core capital below the new Sh3 billion threshold as of June 2025.…
Kenya Institute of Supplies Management CEO Kenneth Matiba calls for training of public officers and sensitisation of suppliers and contractors…
Listed lender Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has moved to reassure markets after the Supreme Court’s decision striking out its appeal…
National Treasury CS John Mbadi at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on June 12, 2025. [File, Standard] Kenya is staring at a…
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o’s report shows that usage of overdraft facility increased by 44 per cent in the financial…
Kenya’s Finance Act 2025, introduced a significant change to the corporate tax landscape by reinstating a five-year limit on the…
National Treasury CS John Mbadi at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on June 12, 2025. [File, Standard] Kenya is staring at a…
Cummins Powergen Markets EMEIA Executive Director Ignazio Gonzalez (centre), Car & General Kenya Plc CEO Vijay Gidoomal (left) and Cummins…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki (left) during the official opening of the Africa Employers Summit in Nairobi, on September 8, 2025.…
President William Ruto and Migori Governor Ochilo Ayacko interact with traders Florence Onyango (right) and Angela Ogolla during the inspection of…
Kenya’s insurance industry recorded a sharp decline in reported fraud cases in the final quarter of 2024, as firms posted…
AI (Artificial Intelligence) Human and technology concept. [Courtesy, GettyImages] The human resource professionals have been urged to help shape the…
Harrison Murimi in his 5 acres coffee farm in Kirinyanga County. [Courtesy, Harrison Murimi] A quiet revolution is taking root…
Afreximbank President Professor Benedict Oramah and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley toured the pavilions of the ongoing Intra-African…
Investor developing a parcel of land. [Ndung’u Gachane, Standard] The government is facing renewed pressure to speed up the issuance…
Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah (Centre) during the 5th African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) conference. [Courtesy] The African Export-Import Bank, known…
Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakango when she appeared before the parliamentary Committee on Budget and Appropriation at English Point Marina in…
Small businesses reluctance to accept large investments has been attributed to the need to maintain control of their company until…
A farmer picks tea. [File, Standard] The volume of tea traded at the Mombasa Tea Auction dropped by 32.5 million…
Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakango when she appeared before the parliamentary Committee on Budget and Appropriation at English Point Marina in…
A section of JKIA’s Terminal 1C in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration is charting a…
Some of the guests during tea-tasting session featuring Chaii Republic’s signature blends. [Courtesy] Chaii Republic has expanded its footprint in…
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka and his Taita Taveta counterpart Andrew Mwadime join delegates at the 5th African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network…
Foreign investor activity at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) flipped sharply negative in the first week of September, reversing August’s…
Insurance companies will be required to frequently audit their high-risk customers in line with new guidelines issued by the regulator.…
Pwani Oil Commercial Director -Rajul Malde during the launch of Sawa lotion on September 5,2025.[Benard Orwongo, Standard Pwani Oil Products, a…
ICT and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo takes oath of office during the swearing ceremony at State House, Nairobi. President William Ruto said that Cabinet Secretaries Mutahi Kagwe, Hon. William Kabogo Gitau…
The second Africa Climate Summit coming up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia offers a unique blend of promise and pragmatism. Building on the…
KRA recovers Sh123 million in taxes after uncovering irregular clearance of 161 containers of rice. [File, Standard] The Kenya Revenue…
Outgoing African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) President Benedict Oramah. [File, Standard] Outgoing African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) President Benedict Oramah called for…
A milk quality control officer from Brookside Dairy checks the state of raw milk delivered by farmers to a cooling…
Localisation remains key if the country is to unlock the full promise of electric mobility. The EV sector is…
The Supreme Court has dismissed Standard Chartered Bank Kenya’s appeal in a pension dispute with 629 former employees, leaving intact…
Prateek Suri, CEO and founder of Maser. [File] Global business leader Prateek Suri has reaffirmed his commitment to Africa—not just…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki delivered Kenya’s address at the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) in Algiers, outlining national strategies…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki delivered Kenya’s address at the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) in Algiers, outlining national strategies…
The High Court in Mombasa has suspended the new Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) that would lead to an increase…
IFAD Remittances and Inclusive Digital Finance Officer (Kenya, Uganda) David Berno and Credit Bank PLC CEO Betty Korir during the…
Construction of Kenol- Sagana – Marwa highway, on May 31, 2022. Road agencies owe firms the largest amount at a…