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Orange appoints Yasser Shaker to lead African and Middle Eastern expansion
May 16, 2025 at 08:20 PM
Orange Group is set to shift the leadership of its Middle East and Africa operations into new hands, announcing that Yasser Shaker will become Executive Vice President and CEO of t...
Absa, Women’s World Banking partner to spur women entrepreneurs in Kenya
May 16, 2025 at 05:49 PM
Absa Bank has joined forces with Women’s World Banking (WWB) in a strategic alliance designed to expand economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Kenya, with a particular...
Kirinyaga's health financing model sets national healthcare benchmark
May 16, 2025 at 04:49 PM
Kirinyaga County has emerged as a national benchmark for health sector reforms, following widespread praise for its successful rollout of the Facility Improvement Financing (FIF) m...
Kenyan scribes challenged to embrace AI without compromising on their ethics
May 16, 2025 at 01:53 PM
As artificial intelligence continues to infiltrate newsrooms and reshape how the public consumes information, journalists must confront the challenge of staying technologically rel...
Gospel artiste Ringtonе charged with Sh50 million land fraud in posh Runda
May 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Alex Nyachonga Apoko, widely known in entertainment circles as Ringtone, has been remanded at the Industrial Area prison after he was charged in connection with a Sh50 million land...
Ministry unveils taskforce to build KEMIS student database to replace NEMIS
May 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A 15-member multi-agency taskforce was unveiled on Wednesday to create a single, tamper-proof register for every learner in Kenya—from early childhood centres to universities—u...
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Seven organizations challenge internet shutdowns in Kenya in landmark case
May 15, 2025 at 02:06 PM
The High Court in Nairobi has issued orders barring the government from interfering with internet access until a case filed by seven organisations locally is heard and determined....
City Hall distances itself from Naivas Supermarket shutdown directive
May 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
City Hall has distanced itself from a controversial order to shut down all Naivas Supermarket outlets within Nairobi County over allegations of failure to meet health safety regula...
Kakuzi targets fourth crop and export growth as it unveils its 10-year strategy
May 14, 2025 at 09:18 PM
Kakuzi Plc has unveiled a ten-year plan to introduce a fourth commercial crop and expand its export capacity, aiming to strengthen returns and diversify markets....
Fuel prices in Kenya remain unchanged despite dropping global crude oil costs
May 14, 2025 at 06:01 PM
Motorists and households across Kenya will not pay more—or less—for fuel over the next month, as the government has opted to maintain the current retail prices of petrol, diese...
Naivas Supermarket fights closure orders
May 14, 2025 at 05:36 PM
Naivas Supermarket has refuted reports that expired products had been found in its outlets in Nairobi City County resulting in a closure directive by Nairobi County Health Committe...
Microsoft lays off 6,000 workers globally
May 14, 2025 at 05:32 PM
Microsoft has laid off 6,000 employees worldwide in its largest job reduction since early 2023, accounting for nearly 3 per cent of its global workforce....
KNCCI boss Erick Rutto faults Sh337,000 levies blocking new businesses in Kenya
May 14, 2025 at 02:59 PM
Entrepreneurs hoping to launch new ventures in Kenya are being choked by an array of costly and overlapping regulatory charges, according to the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce ...
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Absa Bank Kenya unveils its custody services business as appetite grows
May 14, 2025 at 02:49 PM
Absa Bank Kenya has officially launched its custody services business, marking a significant expansion of its corporate and investment banking offerings in the region....
MCAs order all Naivas Supermarkets in Nairobi County to shut down - VIDEO
May 14, 2025 at 01:04 PM
Members of a Nairobi County Assembly committee have ordered all Naivas Supermarkets within the county to be shut down temporarily due to what it termed as critical breaches of mult...
BURN secures Sh650 million boost to power Kenya’s shift to electric cooking
May 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
BURN, a clean cookstove manufacturer, distributor, and carbon project developer, has secured a Sh650 million investment to scale up electric cooking in Kenya....
Sh519 million boost for ASAL counties as KDC targets livestock value chains
May 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A Sh519 million investment has been channelled into Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), targeting livestock value chains in over 20 counties through the DRIVE Programme, a ...
Aviation adds Sh430 billion to Kenya’s GDP, powers 460,000 jobs, IATA reveals
May 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Kenya’s aviation sector has emerged as a major pillar of the national economy, contributing 3.1 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—equivalent to Sh430 billion—and s...
12 key changes in Finance Bill 2025 targeting Sh559.9 billion in tax reforms
May 13, 2025 at 07:33 PM
The Finance Bill 2025 is projected to raise Sh559.9 billion—or 2.9 per cent of the GDP—through sweeping tax reforms and administrative adjustments....
Safaricom and iXAfrica launch Kenya’s inaugural AI-ready data centre in Nairobi
May 13, 2025 at 03:44 PM
Safaricom has partnered with iXAfrica Data Centre to introduce the first artificial intelligence (AI)-ready data centre services in East Africa, targeting enterprise and cloud clie...