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Britam Holdings Board has appointed Celestine Munda as Chairperson
BUSINESSLEADERSHIP

Britam Holdings Board Appoint Celestine Munda As Chairperson

Britam Holdings Plc Board has appointed Ms. Celestine Munda as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, effective 27 October 2026. The Appointment...

Africa Logistics Properties (ALP) CEO Raghav Gandhi (centre), takes British High Commissioner to Kenya Matt Baugh (right)and Secretary Investments, State Department for Investment Promotion (Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry Stephen Odua on a tour of Kivu, ALP’s latest 11,000 sqm institutional-grade logistics development at ALP West Logistics Park in Tilisi.
BUSINESS

ALP REIT Announces First Ksh120M Dividend for Investors

Africa Logistics Properties (ALP) has declared its first dividend of US$930,434 (approximately Ksh 120 million at an illustrative exchange rate of Ksh 129...

AGRICULTUREBUSINESS

Government Inks $2 Million Climate Agribusiness Deal

Kenyan government has signed a $2.08 million grant agreement, which is about Ksh270 million, to strengthen climate resilience in agriculture. Treasury Cabinet Secretary...

Absa Bank Kenya Head of Sustainability, Communications and Corporate Relations, Charles Wokabi, speaking at the GreenShift Forum at Hyatt Place, Nairobi, where he called for greater collaboration among banks to advance sustainable finance.
BUSINESS

Inside Absa Bank’s Ksh200B Plan to Finance Kenya’s Green Economy

Absa Bank Kenya is increasing its focus on sustainable lending, with more than Ksh 200 billion channelled into green projects and inclusive financing...

BUSINESSFEATURED ARTICLE

I&M Bank takes Kenya’s ‘Best Retail Bank and Best SME Bank’

Double Win: I&M Bank takes Kenya’s ‘Best Retail Bank and Best SME Bank’ awards.

SP WK 4 october Photo
BUSINESSSMART MONEY

SportPesa JetX Features in KSh150 Million Every Spin Counts Casino Promotion

SportPesa Kenya is highlighting JetX through a casino promotion featuring an advertised KSh 150 million prize pool. The offer introduces a random cash-drop...

KenGen investment
BUSINESS

KenGen Invests Ksh15.5 Billion to Meet Rising Electricity Demand

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) invested KSh.15.5 billion in power infrastructure in the year to June 2026, increasing capital spending by 14.3%...

FEATURED ARTICLENEWS

All Hands on Deck as Eastleigh Rescue Effort Enters Day Six

Families are growing increasingly frustrated as rescue operations enter a critical sixth day at the site of the 18-storey building that collapsed along...

Kenyans cleaning a river in Nairobi under the Climate Worx programme
FEATURED ARTICLESMART BUSINESS

Trust Deficit Threatens Africa’s Climate Action

Lack of Trust Stalls Africa’s Collective Climate Action, Say Experts.

bolt kenya
BUSINESS

Bolt Gives Customers More Choice Over Time, Cost and Convenience

Customers get more flexibility while creating additional earning opportunities for drivers on the platform

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja Arthur
NEWS

Nairobi Liquor Traders Question Sakaja Over KSh100,000 Online Sales Levy

Nairobi liquor traders are seeking clarification from Governor Johnson Sakaja’s administration over an alleged KSh100,000 levy targeting businesses that sell alcoholic drinks through...

Henry Dannell in kenya
BUSINESSSMART MONEY

Henry Dannell Secures $20 Million Trade Finance Facility For Commodities Traders

Henry Dannell, a specialist cross-border credit adviser, has successfully brokered a $20 million trade finance credit facility for a UK-registered petrol commodities trader...

NSE receives a boost after Fed Reserve pauses rate hike
ANALYSIS

US Fed Rate Pause, A Boost for NSE and Frontier Markets

The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged, a development that could provide some relief to emerging and frontier markets, including Kenya’s...

Kenafric Group
BUSINESSSMART MONEY

Kenafric Group Launches $10 Million Corporate Venture Fund 

Kenafric Ventures will combine growth capital with the Kenyan group's manufacturing and distribution know-how, to help founders get their products into shops across...

SPORTS

Liverpool Edge Chelsea on Penalties to Reach Carabao Cup Quarter-Finals

It was a mix performance at Anfied stadium as Liverpool knocked out Chelsea on penalties to book their place in the Carabao Cup...