Stories By Lawrence Njoroge
BAT Kenya makes key gains in gender inclusion, green energy, farmer support
Jul 04, 2025 at 04:15 PM
BAT Kenya is making big moves in sustainability, reporting strong progress in gender inclusion, environmental efforts, and farmer empowerment in its 2024 Combined Annual and Sustai...
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Safaricom still dominates as top fixed home internet service provider in Kenya
Jul 01, 2025 at 04:21 PM
Safaricom has once again tightened its grip on fixed internet market in Kenya, pulling further ahead of its competitors as more Kenyans turn to the telco for home internet....
Smile Train opens Africa's largest cleft centre in Ghana to serve 850 per year
Jun 27, 2025 at 03:04 PM
A newly commissioned cleft care centre in Kumasi, Ghana is set to transform access to surgery and therapeutic services for children born with cleft conditions in the region....
Ethiopia finally opens doors to foreign banks under new licensing directive
Jun 26, 2025 at 02:38 PM
Foreign banks and strategic investors can now formally enter Ethiopia’s banking market following the National Bank of Ethiopia’s (NBE) issuance of a landmark directive that set...
KEBS exempts special-use vehicles over 8 years and left-hand drive vehicles
Jun 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has announced that certain special-purpose vehicles will be permitted into the country even if they exceed the eight-year age limit, provided t...
Kenya-Italy partnership secures Equity Bank's support for leather, tanning industry
Jun 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Equity Bank has positioned itself at the centre of a significant bilateral effort between Kenya and Italy aimed at reviving Kenya’s leather and tanning industry, with the bank of...
Kenya bans 77 pesticides and restricts 202 others in major safety overhaul
Jun 23, 2025 at 02:05 PM
Kenya has banned 77 pesticides and restricted the use of 202 more in a major regulatory action aimed at protecting public health, farming, and the environment....
Ogilvy Africa clinches honours at 2025 Africa Company of the Year Awards
Jun 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ogilvy Africa Network has been named one of the victors in the 2025 Africa Company of the Year Awards (ACOYA), securing a coveted spot in the Marketing and Advertising Agencies (La...
Hustler Fund's reply to Auditor General's key concerns over Sh8 billion allocation
Jun 20, 2025 at 03:47 PM
The Hustler Fund management has come out to clarify concerns over Sh8 billion that was flagged by the Auditor General as unaccounted for in the financial year ending June 2023, ass...
KPA to auction uncollected goods from major institutions, firms to ease backlog
Jun 17, 2025 at 01:17 PM
Mounting pressure on storage capacity at Kenya’s key maritime entry point has triggered a sweeping auction of cargo left uncollected by some of the country’s most recognisable ...
KQ announces retirement of chairman Michael Joseph after 9 years of service
Jun 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Kenya Airways PLC has announced the retirement of Michael Joseph as Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director, bringing to a close nine years of service that saw the national...
How security agencies can easily monitor your mobile phone, social media data
Jun 14, 2025 at 01:45 PM
Members of Parliament recently ignited wide public outrage after it emerged they had allocated Sh150 million to the authorities to secretly spy on Kenyan social media users....
TikTok publishes guide to help users boost account security and privacy
Jun 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
TikTok has published a comprehensive safety and privacy guide aimed at helping users strengthen their account security, manage content preferences, and ensure digital wellbeing on ...
China pledges to scrap all tariffs for 53 African nations in sweeping trade shift
Jun 13, 2025 at 01:17 PM
China has announced that it plans to sign a new trade agreement with Africa that will remove all tariffs for exports from 53 African countries that it enjoys diplomatic relations w...
KEPSA and private sector leaders want banks to fund MSMEs, not state debt
Jun 12, 2025 at 03:51 PM
Calls for Kenya’s banking sector to abandon the comfort of state-backed securities and redirect credit to small businesses are growing louder, as private sector leaders intensify...
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Binance, VAC urge Kenya to ease crypto taxes as digital asset bill gains ground
Jun 12, 2025 at 01:05 PM
Kenya’s progress toward regulating digital assets has received a nod from global cryptocurrency exchange Binance and the Virtual Assets Chamber (VAC), which urged the government ...
10 key lessons for investors from the spectacular downfall of Twiga Foods
Jun 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Once hailed as the future of African agritech, Twiga Foods was once upon a time one of Kenya’s most celebrated startups....
HELB seeks to freeze accounts of 316,000 defaulters over Sh35 billion student loans
Jun 10, 2025 at 07:54 PM
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) is asking Parliament to grant it powers to freeze bank accounts of over 316,000 former university students who have defaulted on their stude...
US signals readiness for a new trade deal with Kenya as expiriy of AGOA looms
Jun 09, 2025 at 06:58 PM
With the September 30 deadline for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) fast approaching, Washington has expressed its readiness to rekindle trade discussions with Kenya, ...
Govt leases Muhoroni, Chemelil sugar mills for 30 years as MPs seek clarity
Jun 09, 2025 at 06:14 AM
The government has leased Muhoroni and Chemelil sugar companies to private players for three decades, signalling a decisive move to revitalise the collapsing sugar industry....
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