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Kenya, IMF Renew Economic Reform Talks Amid Global Crisis Fears

Kenya has stepped up talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the country faces growing pressure from rising fuel prices, a weakening...

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Family-Owned Businesses Receive Support from Stanbic Bank Kenya

Family-owned businesses have received support from Stanbic Bank Kenya, which is offering an advisory-led proposition focused on governance, succession planning, working capital, growth...

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Diesel Price Drops, Kerosene Shoots As Fuel Strike Suddenly Ends

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), has released new prices, with the price of diesel, the main bone of contention, reducing by...

Equity Group Q1 Profit 2026
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Regional Subsidiaries Lift Equity Group Q1 Net Profit to Ksh19 Billion

Equity Group Holdings Plc has reported strong first quarter results for 2026, with Profit After Tax rising 24% to Ksh19.1 billion.

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Manufacturers Warn of Economic Strain as Fuel Price Protests Disrupt Operations

Manufacturers in Kenya have raised alarm over the ongoing nationwide protests by motorists and transport operators opposing recent fuel price increases, warning that...

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Why Government Wants Kerosene Prices Raised as Fuel Crisis Worsens

Kenya’s worsening fuel crisis took a new twist on Monday, May 18, after the government proposed increasing kerosene prices in an attempt to...

Treasury CS John Mbadi table Finance Bill 2026
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Finance Bill 2026. How it Will Impact Kenya’s Capital and Money Markets

The Finance Bill 2026 has been a subject of discussions among ordinary Kenyans as well as policy makers. This is because even small...

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Interior CS Murkomen Blames Politicians for Violence as Fuel-Price Protests Turn Deadly

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed that four people were killed and more than 30 others were injured during the nationwide protests...

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Kenya Based Fintech 4G Capital Listed Among Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies

4G Capital, East Africa’s leading fintech providing financial services to micro and small enterprises (MSEs), has been recognised as one of Africa’s fastest-growing...

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Rachel Wandetto Dies at KNH

Rachel Wandetto, a woman who suffered severe burns in a suspected petrol attack in the capital’s Mwiki area, died Monday morning at Kenyatta...

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I&M Bank MTN Strong Uptake Signals Growing Investor Confidence

I&M Bank has announced the successful close of the public offer for the first tranche under its Kenya Shillings-denominated Medium-Term Note (MTN), with...

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SRHR Stakeholders to Convene in Kenya Amid Growing Policy Resistance in Africa

Sonke Gender Justice and MenEngage Africa will convene regional policymakers, civil society leaders and development partners in Mombasa in August for a three-day...

Kenya will host Noir Fashion Week in Nairobi from August 6–9, 2026, spotlighting African creativity while reigniting debate over the country’s struggling textile industry. (Photo: Noir Fashion Week)
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Noir Fashion Week Returns to Nairobi as It Expands Global Push Into African Luxury Market

Noir Fashion Week will return to Nairobi in August next year as the luxury-focused platform seeks to position Kenya’s capital as a gateway...

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Fuel Prices in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as of May 2026

Fuel costs in Kenya have climbed to record highs in May 2026, intensifying pressure on households and businesses already grappling with rising inflation...

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South African Winemakers Target Kenya’s Growing Taste for Premium Bottles

Kenya is becoming one of Africa’s fastest-growing markets for premium wine as consumers increasingly trade up from entry-level bottles, prompting South African producers...

Treasury CS John Mbadi table Finance Bill 2026
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Fuel Prices Could Hit KSh311 Per Litre Without Subsidies, Mbadi Warns

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has warned that fuel prices in Kenya could have surged beyond KSh300 per litre were it not for...

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Vatican Ambassador Nominee Mbijiwe Declares Ksh80 Million Net Worth

Kenya’s nominee for ambassador to the Vatican, Dr Julius Murori Mbijiwe, has declared personal assets worth Ksh80 million, according to documents from his...

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Calvince Okoth, popularly known as Gaucho or the “Ghetto President,” is a prominent Kenyan grassroots activist, youth mobilizer, and political figure known for...

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HF Group Plc Appoints Two New Directors to Its Board

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Spearhead Africa Asset Management Lists Kenya’s First Infrastructure Fund

Spearhead Africa Asset Management (SAAM) has listed the Spearhead Africa Infrastructure Fund (SAIF) on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). SAIF is the first...

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Sidian Group Q1 2026 Net Earnings Rise 9% to KSh 607.03Mn

Sidian Group, a recently upgraded Mid-Tier Lender which has been riding on its rapidly expanding deposits, has seen its Net Earnings for Q1...

Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Paris
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Kenya, IMF Renew Economic Reform Talks Amid Global Crisis Fears

Kenya has stepped up talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the country faces growing pressure from rising fuel prices, a weakening...

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Diesel Price Drops, Kerosene Shoots As Fuel Strike Suddenly Ends

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), has released new prices, with the price of diesel, the main bone of contention, reducing by...

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Regional Subsidiaries Lift Equity Group Q1 Net Profit to Ksh19 Billion

Equity Group Holdings Plc has reported strong first quarter results for 2026, with Profit After Tax rising 24% to Ksh19.1 billion.

Security officers during Monday's protests
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Manufacturers Warn of Economic Strain as Fuel Price Protests Disrupt Operations

Manufacturers in Kenya have raised alarm over the ongoing nationwide protests by motorists and transport operators opposing recent fuel price increases, warning that...

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Why Government Wants Kerosene Prices Raised as Fuel Crisis Worsens

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Kenya Based Fintech 4G Capital Listed Among Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies

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Rachel Wandetto Dies at KNH

Rachel Wandetto, a woman who suffered severe burns in a suspected petrol attack in the capital’s Mwiki area, died Monday morning at Kenyatta...

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I&M Bank MTN Strong Uptake Signals Growing Investor Confidence

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Fuel Prices in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as of May 2026

Fuel costs in Kenya have climbed to record highs in May 2026, intensifying pressure on households and businesses already grappling with rising inflation...

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South African Winemakers Target Kenya’s Growing Taste for Premium Bottles

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Treasury CS John Mbadi table Finance Bill 2026
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Fuel Prices Could Hit KSh311 Per Litre Without Subsidies, Mbadi Warns

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has warned that fuel prices in Kenya could have surged beyond KSh300 per litre were it not for...

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Inside Nairobi’s Multi-Billion Plan to Save Its Dying River

For decades, the Nairobi River was more than just a waterway flowing through Kenya’s capital. It was part of the identity of a...

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Top 10 Banks in SME Financing in Kenya in 2026

The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), hoping to stimulate SME financing, has released the latest ranking of banks giving credit to small and medium...

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Inside The Ksh220 Billion Project Pipeline Benefiting Luo Nyanza

The Luo Nyanza Region is undergoing one of its biggest infrastructure transformations in recent years, with the national government rolling out more than...

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Fuel Prices: Rwanda Overtakes Kenya as East Africa’s Most Expensive Petrol Market

Rwanda has overtaken Kenya to become the most expensive petrol market in East Africa following the latest fuel price adjustments across the region,...