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Jubilee Health Insurance has emerged a top performer at the Marketing World Awards (MWA) 2025
FEATURED STORY

Jubilee Health Insurance Shines at Marketing World Awards 2025

Jubilee Health Insurance has emerged as one of the standout performers at the Marketing World Awards (MWA) 2025, securing two top honours and...

Shrinivas Torvi, Workshop Head, Tata International Kenya
FEATURED STORY

How Technology Can Minimize Sale of Counterfeit Spare Parts

By Shrinivas Torvi Due to the high demand for cheaper alternatives, the operations of criminal networks and weaknesses in regulatory frameworks, the counterfeit...

National Treasury building. PHOTO/@KeTreasury/X
BUSINESS

Treasury Invites Public Participation for Finance Bill 2026

Kenyans have been given a fresh chance to help shape next year’s tax policies as the National Treasury begins collecting ideas for the...

Talanta Stadium Nairobi
NEWS

Talanta Stadium Poised to Transform Kenya’s Sporting Landscape

As Kenya races toward co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the under-construction Talanta Sports Stadium stands out as a game-changer for...

A KenGen Masinga Dam
FEATURED STORY

KenGen Assures of Stable Electricity Supply During Festive Season

KenGen (Kenya Electricity Generating Company) has assured Kenyan households and businesses that the country has adequate electricity supply during the festive season that...

Safaricom house the rise of Safaricom
BUSINESS

Parliament Opens Public Participation on Safaricom Stake Sale Plan

Kenyans now have an opportunity to give their opinions on the government’s plan to sell part of its shares in Safaricom, after the...

Kenya’s creative industry contributes over 5.3 per cent to the national GDP, yet many creatives still lack access to financing that matches their needs.
BUSINESS

NCBA, HEVA Partner to Unlock Fresh Funding Opportunities for Kenyan Creatives

NCBA Bank has teamed up with HEVA Fund to launch a new financing programme that aims to unlock growth in Kenya’s creative economy....

Kenya Safaricom Shop in downtown Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
BUSINESSSTOCKS

Kenya to Sell 15% Stake in Safaricom to Vodaphone: Unpacking the Deal

Kenya Government announced on December 3, 2025, that it had agreed to sell its 15% stake in Safaricom Plc to Vodafone Kenya, for...

netflixs 83 billion warner bros discovery deal sparks alarm among multiplexes
FEATURED STORY

Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows

Hollywood is bracing itself for more belt-tightening and job losses if Netflix’s $83bn deal to acquire Warner Bros goes through, as entertainers and...

Hamad Ali Al-Khater, the new CEO of Qatar Airways (Image Courtesy Qatar Airways)
LEADERSHIPNEWS

Qatar Airways appoints new Group CEO

In an official announcement released by Qatar Airways, Hamad Al-Khater has been named as Group Chief Executive Officer effective immediately, replacing former chief...

Netflix Warner Brothers Merger
BUSINESSMEDIANEWS

Netflix Closes $82.7 Billion Blockbuster Deal for Warner Bros. and HBO Max

Netflix Inc. has agreed to acquire the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD), a landmark $82.7 billion deal that...

Oil rig at the Ngamia-1 well in the Lokichar basin.
BUSINESS

Govt: Decade-Long Stalled Turkana Oil Project Set to Begin Next Year

Kenya is on the verge of finally unlocking commercial oil production in Turkana, with the Energy Ministry urging Parliament to quickly approve the...

CBK headquarters in Nairobi
FEATURED STORY

CBK Receives Bids Worth KSh53.1Billion at Auction, a 132.8% Oversubscription

CBK(Central Bank of Kenya) received bids worth KSh 53.1 Billion at the December Treasury Bills Auction, out of KSh 40 billion it had...

From left - KCB Bank Kenya Director of Retail Banking, Jane Isiaho and Visa Country Manager and Senior Business Development Leader for Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia, John Njoroge during the launch of Tap-To-Phone solution which will enable business owners to accept card payments directly on their Near-Field Communications (NFC) enabled Android smartphones without the need for a traditional point-of-sale (POS) machine.
BUSINESS

KCB and Visa Partner to Enable Card Payments via Smartphones

KCB Bank Kenya has partnered with Visa to launch a Tap to Phone contactless payment solution that will allow merchants to accept card...

Outside Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) headquarters in Nairobi.
BUSINESS

Treasury, CBK Sound Alarm as Financial Health Collapses Despite Inclusion Boom

The National Treasury and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) have released new data showing a worrying trend that Kenya’s financial inclusion has...