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KETRACO Acting Managing Director Kipkemoi Kibias said the impact of the project could already be seen immediately after the line was energised
BUSINESS

KETRACO Switches On 72km Nanyuki-Isiolo Power Line

Residents and businesses in parts of the Mt Kenya and Upper Eastern regions are set to benefit from a stronger electricity network after...

CBK seeks KSh 60 billion in September for Budget Support
BUSINESS

CBK Seeks KSh60Bn for Budgetary Support in September Treasury Bonds Sale

CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) has published a prospectus inviting bidders to participate in a KSh60 billion September Treasury Bonds Sale. The purpose...

How Whatsapp Tax Invoicing and Digital Transformation Are Shaping the Future of VAT in Kenya
SMART BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Meta to introduce fresh WhatsApp charges for Kenyan firms

Meta' WhatsApp will introduce a new pricing model that will see Kenyan companies spend about Sh0.52 ($0.0040) per delivered utility message. Effective October...

Old Mutual building
BUSINESS

Old Mutual Kenya Profit Soars to Ksh882M in Half-Year 2026

Old Mutual Holdings has posted a sharp turnaround in its financial performance, with profit after tax rising to Sh882 million in the six...

President William Ruto and other senior government officials pose for a photo with police officers wearing new uniform.
NEWS

New Police Uniform Hailed As Milestone In Maraga Taskforce Reforms

The unveiling of a new police uniform for general duty officers in the Kenya Police Service has been welcomed as a significant step...

CIC Insurance Group Board Chairman Dr Nelson Kuria
BUSINESSFEATURED ARTICLE

CIC Insurance Group 2026 H1Net Profit Jumps 70.3% to KSh1.09Billion

CIC Insurance Group, a regional underwriter saw its net profit rise 70.3% to KSh 1.09 billion for the six months’ period ended 30th...

NSE Chief Executive Officer Frank Mwiti
BUSINESS

NSE H12026 Net Profit Hits KSh736.9m On Market Activity Rebound

NSE(Nairobi Securities Exchange) Half-Year Net profits surged 386% to KSh 736.9 million as levy transaction income from several block trades, impact of two...

Tom Gitogo, Britam CEO
BUSINESS

Britam Pre-Tax Profit Jumps 52% to Ksh3.8 Billion in Half-Year Results

Britam Holdings Plc has reported a 52 per cent increase in profit before tax to Ksh3.8 billion for the six months ended June...

Health CS Aden Duale
NEWS

Improved Health Services Give Patients Hope in Kericho, Uasin Gishu

Patients and residents in Kericho and Uasin Gishu counties have welcomed improvements in public healthcare services, citing better access to equipment, medicines, diagnostic...

President William Ruto
ANALYSIS

Universal Health Coverage: SHA Coverage Doubles NHIF Peak

Nearly two years after the Social Health Authority (SHA) replaced the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), the government says the new health financing...

CBK. Kenya's top monetary policy think tank
BUSINESS

CBK Survey: What Keeps Most Kenyan CEOs Awake at Night

A CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) survey undertaken in July lists concerns that most Kenyan Chief Executives Officers have, including subdued demand, high...

A section of KRA office. PHOTO/@KRACorporate/X
BUSINESS

KRA: Tax Amnesty Will not Wipe Out Principal Tax

Taxpayers with outstanding debts to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) have been reminded that the 2026 tax amnesty is not a cancellation of...

KUSCCO HEADQUARTERS IN UPPER HILL, NAIROBI
SACCOs

SACCOs to Lose Billions in State Plan to Dissolve KUSCCO

SACCOs (Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies) sections are quietly protesting over plans to dissolve the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives Limited(KUSCCO),...

Eugene Wamalwa, Rigathi Gachagua and Kalonzo Musyoka
ANALYSIS

Opposition Unity Pact Faces First Test: The Gachagua Factor

The opposition is gearing closer to the unity but even as its principals signed an agreement to work together this week, one of...

NEWS

Married man fails to lure Lodwar Catholic congregants

A man identified as Jones Bogonko Onchonga made a surprise move after he allegedly convinced a Lodwar based clergy of his credentials and...