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Raymond Omollo in Homa Bay
NEWS

PS Omollo Unveils Enterprise Support Plan For Nearly 600 Homa Bay Youth Groups

The government has announced a new enterprise support programme targeting nearly 600 youth groups in Homa Bay County as part of efforts to...

Emali Matiliku Road
NEWS

Emali–Matiliku Road Upgrade Progresses as Ukia–Emali Project Takes Shape

The government says the upgrade of the 20-kilometre Emali–Matiliku (A5) Road to bitumen standards is progressing well under Phase One of the 42-kilometre...

TVS iQUBE ELECTRIC SCOOTER
NEWS

TVS Launches Premium Electric Scooter in Kenya

TVS Motor Company , a leading Indian global manufacturer of two and three-wheelers, has launched its premium electric scooter, the TVS iQube, in...

EABL
BUSINESS

EABL Net Profit Hits KSh 18.2Bn as Diageo Packs Up to Leave

EABL (East African Breweries Limited) Plc posted an impressive 49.4% growth in net earnings for the financial year ended 30th June 2026), to...

AIRTEL HQ IN KENYA
BUSINESS

Airtel launches New Wallet as Competition for Data Business Heats Up

Airtel Money Kenya has unveiled Bizna Wallet, a dedicated business wallet designed to help Kenya's small businesses better manage their finances through a...

The NSE assured investors that the appointment of a new registrar will not affect their investments
BUSINESS

NSE Appoints Image Registrars as New Share Registrar to Improve Investor Services

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has changed the company responsible for managing its shareholder records, appointing Image Registrars Limited as its new share...

A Kenya Airways plane taxi at the airport. PHOTO/@KenyaAirways/X
BUSINESS

KQ unveils plan to end reliance on State bailouts

Kenya Airways (KQ) has laid out a renewed roadmap to strengthen its business, grow revenue and eventually operate without relying on government financial...

Aliko Dangote
BUSINESS

Dangote to fundraise for Lamu Oil Refinery through an IPO

Dangote plans to raise KSh 65 billion from Kenyan Investors in an IPO to fund part of the KSh 2.2 trillion Lamu project....

Absa Asset Managers CEO Elizabeth Irungu
BUSINESS

Absa Asset Managers Receives Approval to Set Up Special Funds

Asset Management Limited (AAML), the asset management subsidiary of Absa Bank Kenya PLC, has received approval from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to...

Joshua Oigara Stanbic Holdings CEO
BUSINESS

Stanbic Holdings Plc Net Profit up 0.96% to KSh 6.6 Billion

Stanbic Holdings Plc has recorded a sluggish growth in Net Profit up 0.96% to KSh 6.6 Billion, for the six months’ period ended...

NCBA Group branch
BUSINESS

NCBA Posts Ksh12.4B H1 Profit as Earnings Rise 12.2%

NCBA Group has reported a 12.2 per cent increase in net profit for the first half of 2026, helped by higher lending, strong...

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki
NEWS

Kindiki Pushes for Bigger Investment in Clean Energy Across Africa

Access to affordable and reliable electricity will determine how fast Africa industrialises, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said, as he urged governments and...

Elizabeth Gakinya - smart fish farming
BUSINESSSMART BUSINESS

Telecoms Engineer Aspires to Swim With the Big Fish in Agri-Tech  

For many engineers, fish farming is the last place to imagine getting a job. Yet that’s exactly where Elizabeth Gakinya, a telecommunications engineer,...

Schneider Electric
OPINION

East Africa’s Electrification Drive Must Leave No One Behind

By Symphrose Ochieng, Infrastructure Segment & Power Systems Business Leader at Schneider Electric There is a lot to be said for a region...

The Inua Jamii payments commenced on August 3, with each beneficiary receiving Sh2,000 for the June payment cycle, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.
NEWS

Government Releases Ksh2.43 Billion for Inua Jamii Cash Transfers

The government has released Ksh2.43 billion to fund the June 2026 cycle of the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme, injecting additional spending power...