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Sanlam Kenya introduces Akiba Plus, A Tech-driven Pension Solution For Flexible Retirement Planning

Listed non-banking financial services firm Sanlam Kenya Plc (NSE: SLAM) has announced the launch of the Sanlam Akiba Plus Pensions

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Your Side Hustle Could Cost You Your Job — The Silent Legal War Brewing in Kenya’s Workplaces

Kenya’s courts have now made it clear — loyalty in employment is not negotiable. Even if your contract doesn’t have

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Unlocking Kenya’s Billion-Shilling Beekeeping Opportunity

Honey, golden, sweet, and natural, is quietly emerging as one of the most valuable commodities in the world.  According to

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NCBA Boosts Women-Led Agri-Food SMEs Through Key Partnerships

NCBA has partnered with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF), Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program of the

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Top 5 Things You Can Do With The KCB Mobile Banking App

Nowadays, when we talk about banking, we are not talking about physical banking halls but the very smartphone that you

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NCBA Becomes Kenya’s First Bank To Attain PCI DSS Certification

NCBA has announced the successful completion of its Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification, reinforcing its position

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Investment

KLM, KQ Lead Push for Green Skies In Africa With SAF Policy Breakthrough

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Kenya Airways (KQ) today convened a high-level executive roundtable in Nairobi, culminating in a landmark

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Investment CIC Asset Management Expands Offshore Investment Access for Kenyans by launching The CIC Global Balanced Special Fund

CIC Insurance Group has unveiled the CIC Global Balanced Special Fund, a USD-denominated balanced collective investment scheme, marking its entry

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Investment Kenya Power Profit Falls 18.7% To KSh 24.47 Billion

By Esther Murigi Kenya  Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has reported a net profit of KSh 24.47 billion for the

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Investment Victoria Commercial Bank Secures USD 7.5 Million Green Financing Facility to Support SMEs

Victoria Commercial Bank PLC (VCB) has announced the successful closure of a green financing facility with Symbiotics. Symbiotics, the leading

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East Africa Moody’s Affirms Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC) A3 Rating, An Achievement Sustained For Over a Decade

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has once again had its long-term issuer credit rating

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Investment 80% Of Sugar Workers To Be Retained As Mills Revive

Kenya Sugar Board Chair Nicholas Gumbo has assured more than 5,000 sugarcane workers that the ongoing leasing of public sugar

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Headlines KCB Group Deepens Sustainable Finance With KSh 578.3 Billion in Screened Loans, KSh 53.2 Billion in Green Loans

KCB Group assessed loans valued at KShs. 578.3 billion for environmental and social risks last year, further enabling the Bank’s

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Government & Policy
PS Hails The Kenyan Diaspora For Powering The Economy

Principal Secretary for Special Programs Ismail Maalim has applauded Kenyans in the diaspora for their outsized role in Kenya’s economy,

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TSC Kicks Off Promotion Interviews, Issues New Guidelines

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has officially commenced nationwide promotion interviews for teachers, marking the beginning of a crucial exercise

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Kenya’s Burning Bush: Why As Voters Must Stop Behaving Like Our Parents If We Ever Want To Escape Bad Leadership

A chameleon that wants to escape a burning bush must first abandon the walking style of its ancestors. This proverb

Steve Biko Wafula
Why Granting Immunity to GCA in Kenya Is a Recipe for Impunity, Corruption And Abuse Of Human Rights

It is no exaggeration to say that what the Kenyan government is currently doing with the Global Center on Adaptation

Steve Biko Wafula
KNEC Releases 2025 Term Three School-Based Assessments For Primary And Junior Schools

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has officially rolled out the 2025 Term Three School-Based Assessments (SBA) for both primary

Getrude Mathayo
Opinion
Literacy Matters: How Kenya Can Equip Teachers and Students to Succeed

In classrooms across Kenya, millions of children attend school each day, yet some will leave school without having learnt the

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Smarter Mobility Africa 2025: Shaping The Future Of Transport Through Technology And Collaboration

Smarter Mobility Africa 2025 kicked off with an engaging keynote session, setting the stage for a transformative dialogue on the

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From Enforcement to Partnership: KRA at 30 and Africa’s Path Toward a Fairer, Digital, and Inclusive Tax Future

Africa stands at a critical juncture where fiscal sovereignty must replace dependency. The defining challenge of this era is not

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Open Letter to a Nation Led by Transaction: How Kenya Sold Its Soul to the Highest Bidder

Dear Kenya, There comes a time in every nation’s life when the mirror cracks — not because it is old,

Steve Biko Wafula
Deloitte’s $440,000 AI Blunder: When Artificial Intelligence Turns Corporate Genius into Expensive Fiction — and Why Kenya Should Be Terrified

Well, would you believe it? Deloitte Australia, one of the world’s most respected consulting firms, has been forced to refund

Steve Biko Wafula
Building the Skills, Systems, and Synergy to Create 230 Million Digital Jobs by 2030

By 2030, AI is projected to unlock 230 million digital jobs across Africa – a transformation comparable to South Korea’s

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How Agricultural Risk Management And Infrastructure Support Are Key

Agriculture is, and has long been, the backbone of Kenya’s economy—supporting more than 70 percent of the rural population and

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NCBA Becomes Kenya’s First Bank To Attain PCI DSS Certification

NCBA has announced the successful completion of its Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification, reinforcing its position

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Opinion

Literacy Matters: How Kenya Can Equip Teachers and Students to Succeed

In classrooms across Kenya, millions of children attend school each day, yet some will leave school without having learnt the

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Government and Policy PS Hails The Kenyan Diaspora For Powering The Economy

Principal Secretary for Special Programs Ismail Maalim has applauded Kenyans in the diaspora for their outsized role in Kenya’s economy,

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Investment KLM, KQ Lead Push for Green Skies In Africa With SAF Policy Breakthrough

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Kenya Airways (KQ) today convened a high-level executive roundtable in Nairobi, culminating in a landmark

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Investment CIC Asset Management Expands Offshore Investment Access for Kenyans by launching The CIC Global Balanced Special Fund

CIC Insurance Group has unveiled the CIC Global Balanced Special Fund, a USD-denominated balanced collective investment scheme, marking its entry

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East Africa AFC Expands its Membership Footprint with Central African Republic Joining

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Central African Republic (CAR) has become

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Entrepreneur's Corner Sanlam Kenya introduces Akiba Plus, A Tech-driven Pension Solution For Flexible Retirement Planning

Listed non-banking financial services firm Sanlam Kenya Plc (NSE: SLAM) has announced the launch of the Sanlam Akiba Plus Pensions

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Entertainment Spotify Launches Global Afrobeats Playlist, Crowns The Genre’s Global Takeover

To amplify Afrobeats’ status as a global powerhouse, Spotify today announced the launch of its new Global Afrobeats Playlist. The new

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East Africa
AFC Expands its Membership Footprint with Central African Republic Joining

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Central African Republic (CAR) has become

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Moody’s Affirms Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC) A3 Rating, An Achievement Sustained For Over a Decade

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has once again had its long-term issuer credit rating

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Nigeria to Welcome Global Investors and Founders To Drive Africa’s Next Wave of Deals and Exits

Hundreds of investors and capital providers are expected to converge in Lagos this October to drive the next phase of

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Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority Chairman to Speak at African Mining Week

Yasser Ramadan, Chairman of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA), has been confirmed as a speaker at the upcoming African

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One Carbon World joins Carbon Markets Africa Summit as official climate impact partner

One Carbon World (OCW) will be the official climate impact partner of the upcoming Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) taking place in

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