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Headlines NCBA’s Insurance Play: A Masterstroke In Diversification And Growth Soko Directory Team
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Kenya’s Three Lost Years: A Critique Of Ruto’s Presidency

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Market News
Why the NSE Must Diversify Beyond A Few Firms
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50 Bolt Drivers In Kenya Earn Over 1.2 Million Shillings In 6 Months
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Entrepreneurs Corner
NCBA Unveils New Financing And Digital Solutions To Transform Kenya’s Public Transport Sector

NCBA Bank has rolled out a suite of financing and digital innovations designed to modernize Kenya’s public transport industry. The

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Here Is Why The Entrepreneur’s Smartest Bet For Growth Is NCBA Bank

In business, you quickly learn that a financial partner isn’t just about holding deposits—it’s about fueling growth. NCBA Bank has

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NCBA Equips 100 Private School Owners With Sustainable Growth And Digital Tools

One hundred private school owners and stakeholders have today been empowered with practical knowledge and tools to strengthen financial sustainability,

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You Don’t Need a Better Job But Better Relationship With Your Money

For most people, the default reaction to financial struggles is to imagine that a better job will solve everything. A

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Digital Credit Explosion In Kenya: Ksh 76.8 Billion And Rising

The digital lending revolution in Kenya is no longer a side story—it has become the centerpiece of how millions of

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Investment

Oliver Alawuba Leads UBA Delegation To Kenya, Reaffirms Bank’s Role In Driving Inclusive Growth And Connectivity

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Oliver Alawuba, on Tuesday, led a high-powered

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Investment

Kenyan Vuka Investors Are Harvesting Beyond Dividends

The good times are expected to keep rolling for over 7,300 Vuka investors in the Qwetu and Qejani student residences,

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Investment I&M Bank Accelerates Growth with Strategic Branch Openings In Kapsabet And Mombasa

I&M Bank has announced the opening of two new strategic branches in Kapsabet, Nandi County, and Nyali, Mombasa County, marking

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Headlines NCBA’s Insurance Play: A Masterstroke In Diversification And Growth

When NCBA released its half-year results, the bold decision to acquire AIG Kenya Insurance Company Limited came out as a

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Investment How Schools Can Access Buses At 105% Asset Financing

For years, schools across Kenya have faced significant challenges in providing safe and reliable transport for their students. Many institutions

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Investment Vuka Investors Set For KES 0.29 Dividend As Student Housing Demand Soars

Over 7,300 Vuka investors in the Qwetu and Qejani student residences, managed under the Acorn Student Accommodation Income Real Estate

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Investment Indus Towers Forays Into International Markets

Indus Towers Limited has announced that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held earlier in the day, reviewed and

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Headlines Banks Brace For Risk-Based Lending As NCBA’s Muathi Kilonzo Outlines Sector Outlook

Kenya’s banking industry is undergoing a period of notable transformation, marked by the implementation of a risk-based credit pricing framework

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Government & Policy
KRA Announces New Bosses In A Leadership Shake-up

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced new leadership appointments aimed at strengthening its institutional capacity, enhancing service delivery, and

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Swisscontact Kenya Appoints Sharon Mosin As Country Director

Swisscontact has appointed Sharon Mosin as the new Country Director for Swisscontact Kenya, effective 1st August 2025. With more than

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Details On How Prism’s Fake-Drug Case Collapsed Over Defective Documents

Poetic justice played out in court when a pharmaceutical manufacturer, which had accused its former partner of selling counterfeit products,

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The Untold Story of Jatin Aswani: How One Man Evaded Kenyan Taxes and Fled to Uganda

Kenya is no stranger to tax evasion scandals, yet the persistence of impunity continues to frustrate both citizens and genuine

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StanChart’s Pension Defeat: A Wake-Up Call for Kenya’s Retirement Sector

On September 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of Kenya delivered a final blow to Standard Chartered Bank Kenya in a

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Opinion
Kenya And Japan: A 60-Year Partnership Powering Ports, Energy, And Progress

When Kenya and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1964, the relationship began with a handful of exchanges and goodwill gestures.

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Kenya’s Three Lost Years: A Critique Of Ruto’s Presidency

When William Samoei Ruto took the oath of office as Kenya’s fifth President in September 2022, his central promise was

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Tanzania’s Energy Future Is Built On Stable Growth And Digital Innovation

Tanzania is entering a new energy era, and an exciting one at that. With the full commissioning of the Julius

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Faith Odhiambo Betrays Kenya’s Youth As She Helps Ruto Escape Criminal Responsibility

The announcement of a panel to compensate victims of police brutality is sold as a humanitarian measure. Yet, beneath the

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Work Is Changing, Your Tools Should Too

Hybrid work and creative projects no longer belong to the sidelines. The tools we rely on now define how effectively

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Is Raila Odinga The Enabler Of Bad Governance In Kenya?

Today’s headlines are screaming. Raila Odinga saves Johnson Sakaja from being impeached. And this has kept me thinking: Is Raila Odinga

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Kenya’s Platform Economy and the Changing Nature Of Urban Life

A quiet but significant shift is unfolding in Kenya’s urban centres. Once defined by in-person errands and brick-and-mortar retail, city

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Lifestyle

Safaricom Unveils Tailored Solutions For Ride-Hailing Drivers And Boda Boda Operators

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has launched Ofa Ya Boda Boda and Bundle Ya Deree, two new propositions designed to empower ride-hailing

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Lifestyle

Techies Score Big On The Pitch With A Football Match Celebrating Unity And Collaboration

Electronics manufacturer LG Electronics, its distributor partner Opalnet Ltd, and retail giant Naivas met on the football pitch in the

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Technology How LG’s New InstaView Bottom Freezer Fridge Helps Families Save Money

LG Electronics (LG) East Africa has introduced the LG InstaView Bottom Freezer refrigerator to the Kenyan market, presenting it as

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Lifestyle Healthcare Experts Call For Safer Care For Newborns and Children

Experts and policy makers have urged urgent action to make healthcare safer for the most vulnerable patients, newborns, and children,

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Technology LG And Safaricom Partner To Showcase Immersive Smart Home And Gaming Experiences

LG Electronics (LG) East Africa successfully partnered with Safaricom PLC to power the Safaricom Gaming Conference through LG OLED and

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Opinion Kenya And Japan: A 60-Year Partnership Powering Ports, Energy, And Progress

When Kenya and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1964, the relationship began with a handful of exchanges and goodwill gestures.

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Government and Policy KRA Announces New Bosses In A Leadership Shake-up

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced new leadership appointments aimed at strengthening its institutional capacity, enhancing service delivery, and

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Entrepreneur's Corner NCBA Unveils New Financing And Digital Solutions To Transform Kenya’s Public Transport Sector

NCBA Bank has rolled out a suite of financing and digital innovations designed to modernize Kenya’s public transport industry. The

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East Africa
The Treaty on Plastics is a Direct Attack On African Development – African Nations Must Oppose It

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the Treaty on Plastics is currently being

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North American And Middle Eastern Investors Drive New Wave Of African Capital Flows

Notwithstanding recent market volatility, institutional investors have been positive on Africa. Speaking at The Network Forum’s (TNF) Africa Meeting, Hari Chaitanya,

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Africa’s Youth Agrifood Entrepreneurs Invited To Apply for The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize To Drive Food Systems Transformation

GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize launches its seventh annual competition in search of Africa’s most promising young co-founders and founders across Africa

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Phoenix Beverages Ltd Acquires 54.4% Stake In Seychelles Breweries Ltd From Diageo

Phoenix Beverages Ltd (PBL), subsidiary of IBL Ltd, is a leading beverage manufacturer in Mauritius and Reunion Island, signed an

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Ghana Drives Small-Scale Gold Mining Growth

Ghana is strengthening its collaboration with international partners to enhance its small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector and the broader gold

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