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Kenya Airways Posts 9% Revenue Growth as Fleet Recovery and Resilient Demand Support Turnaround

Kenya Airways PLC has reported a 9% increase in revenue to KShs 81 billion for the six months ended 30

Market News

· Aug 25, 2026
Family Bank Strengthens Nairobi Footprint with New Upper Hill Branch

Family Bank has opened its 98th branch at Beacon Mall in Upper Hill, further reinforcing its commitment to expanding its footprint

Investment

· Aug 25, 2026
NCBA Insurance Expands Business Protection as Kenyan SMEs Face Growing Risks

NCBA Insurance is strengthening business resilience across Kenya through its comprehensive Package SME Insurance solution, designed to help enterprises protect

Lifestyle

· Aug 25, 2026
Building Trust in AI: How Africa Can Turn Adoption into Sustainable Growth

By Akua Gyekye The conversation about AI in Africa has changed. The question is no longer whether the continent will

Technology

· Aug 25, 2026
Second Java House Outlet In Thika Opened

Java House has opened a new branch in Thika at Shell Makongeni, the second in Kiambu County’s second-largest urban area

Investment

· Aug 25, 2026
New Customs Benchmark Shields Compliant Traders, Closes Valuation Gaps

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has implemented the revised Customs Minimum Benchmark for general containerised consolidation cargo, with the benchmark adjusted

Investment

· Aug 25, 2026
Somalia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Urges Businesses to Capitalise on EAC and AfCFTA Opportunities at EABC–SCCI–GIZ CEO–Trade & Investment Roundtable

In his remarks at the CEO–Trade & Investment Roundtable, organised by the East African Business Council (EABC), in collaboration with

East Africa

· Aug 24, 2026
New Poll Says Kenya’s Flavour Ban Could Send Ex-Smokers Back to Cigarettes

Kenya’s Parliament is currently weighing the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, a piece of legislation that would tighten the rules around

Lifestyle

· Aug 24, 2026
Beyond the Storm: Kenya Airways’ H1 2026 Might Be A Story of Resilience, Repair, and Reach

Every airline’s story is, at its core, a story about weather, the literal kind, and the economic kind. In the

Investment

· Aug 24, 2026
Redefining Work For The AI Era

The way we work is changing faster than our organisations are changing to support it. From the rise of the Autonomous

Technology

· Aug 24, 2026
Beyond Certificates: How Family Group Foundation Is Turning Youth Skills into Economic Opportunity

Kenya’s youth unemployment conversation has for years been dominated by one uncomfortable reality: we have a large and increasingly educated

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Aug 24, 2026
New study on peatlands in Angola highlights urgent need to protect key southern Africa freshwater source

First of its kind high-resolution mapping suggests four times more peat in Angolan highlands than previously estimated Carbon-rich wetlands sustain

East Africa

· Aug 24, 2026