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Foreign Outflows And Weak Indices Signal Fragile Investor Confidence At The NSE

Venture Capital Support for Shamba Pride – An Impactful Start Up, Is Revolutionizing Smallholder Farming

Entrepreneurs Corner

Smallholder farming remains the lifeblood of Kenya’s, and indeed much of Sub-Saharan Africa’s, food security, rural employment, and economic stability.

Marriage: The Most Expensive Financial Investment Decision Men Keep Ignoring Until It Bankrupts Them;

Marriage is not a wedding day, a ring, or a romantic caption on Instagram. It is a life-altering contract with

NCBA Goes Ham On Directly Engaging Customers During A Major Tour In Central Kenya

NCBA Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to its customer obsession agenda by conducting a regional tour across Kerugoya, Karatina, Nyeri,

MMFs Are Not Investments — Stop Lying To Yourself. They Are The Best Way To Save

There has been endless debate in offices, WhatsApp groups, and Twitter spaces about whether Money Market Funds (MMFs) are investments.

UBA Kenya And GIZ Partner To Boost Inclusive SME Financing Under IYBA-SEED Program

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Kenya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Investing in Young Businesses in

Markets Close In The Red As KCB Dominates Trading Activities

Investment

Headlines

The market closed the day in the red, with the NASI and NSE 25 inching lower by 0.1% each. Furthermore,

Forex in Kenya: Curiosity Meets Reality

Investment

Talk about forex in Kenya pops up almost everywhere now. In a campus hallway, inside a matatu, or during a

Headlines Stanbic Bank And Knight Frank Reveal Rising Appetite For Non-Traditional Assets Among Kenyan HNWIs

Kenyan HNWIs are showing strong interest in passion investments, with 72% expressing a desire to acquire art, 50% interested in

Investment KCB Group and Afreximbank Commit $800 Million to Boost Investment in Vipingo Special Economic Zone

KCB Group PLC and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at providing financial and trade

Headlines Kenyan Banks: Profits Without Purpose, SMEs Without Breath

Kenya’s banking sector is celebrated in glossy reports as one of the most profitable on the continent, flaunting a return

Investment Equity Group’s DRC Mission Expands to Kolwezi: Unearthing New Mining Opportunities

More than 50 delegates from 16 nationalities have arrived in Lubumbashi, DRC, for a 5-day high-profile trade mission organized by

Headlines Standard Chartered Kenya: Cracks Beneath the Shine

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has long been considered a pillar of stability within the Nairobi Securities Exchange. For years, it

Investment Kenya Shilling Overnight Interbank Average Averaged 9.46% During The Week

During the week, the overnight interbank lending rate, now known as the Kenya Shilling Overnight Interbank Average (KESONIA), eased to

TSC Releases New Documents Required For Verification In P1 Teachers Upgrade

Government & Policy

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has officially kicked off the process of verifying the documents of thousands of primary school

TSC Releases List Of P1 Teachers Qualified For World Bank Upgrading

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a comprehensive list of 38,849 primary school teachers who have been declared eligible

TSC Fresh Directive Targets Teachers Missing In Upgrade Programme

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has raised the alarm over serious inconsistencies in the records of at least 2,000 teachers

Kenya’s Harsh Poverty Reality: 75% of the Population Survives Below $5 A Day

Kenya’s economic narrative is often framed around growth, new highways, skyscrapers, and flashy investments. Yet beneath the shiny surface lies

KRA Intercepts 21,600 Smuggled Highend Smartphones

The KRA enforcement teams have intercepted an undeclared consignment of 21,600 units of high-end smartphones worth Ksh 16,102,137 in tax

We Chose to Lead Where The World Looked Away

Opinion

When the United Nations authorized the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) to Haiti in October 2023, Kenya st‍epped forward to

This Is How Streaming Services Shape And Reflect Today’s Society

In Kenya, content has never been just entertainment. It has always been a mirror, a megaphone, and a movement. From

He Flushed Dimples & Nairobians Elected Him & Now, There Is No Money For Development

Nairobi County is bleeding money, not from investing in roads, schools, or hospitals, but from paying an army of bloated

Kenyan Youth In Japan Are Strengthening Classrooms and Communities

One of my favourite things about the Kenya–Japan relationship is that it’s not just a story of governments and institutions,

Murkomen’s Statement Not Only Endorses Corruption In The Police Force But Officially Acknowledges It

The shocking statement attributed to Cabinet Secretary Murkomen that “it is not corruption when police demand fuel money from Kenyans

Dear Entrepreneur, Will The Future Generation Be Food Secure?

Picture a child born today in Dol Dol, Laikipia County, or any other village in Africa. By 2050, she will

William Ruto’s Incompetence, Ineptitude, Cluelessness & Unprecedented Greed Has Doomed The Present & Destroyed The Future Of Kenya

Nations are not built by rhetoric; they are forged through vision, policy, and the ability to mobilize resources for the

TSC Releases New Documents Required For Verification In P1 Teachers Upgrade

Latest News

Government and Policy

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has officially kicked off the process of verifying the documents of thousands of primary school

TSC Releases List Of P1 Teachers Qualified For World Bank Upgrading

Government and Policy

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has released a comprehensive list of 38,849 primary school teachers who have been declared eligible

Headlines WhatsApp Introduces Reminder Feature To Help Users Revisit Old Messages

Popular messaging platform WhatsApp is preparing to introduce a groundbreaking feature aimed at addressing one of the most common frustrations

Government and Policy TSC Fresh Directive Targets Teachers Missing In Upgrade Programme

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has raised the alarm over serious inconsistencies in the records of at least 2,000 teachers

Lifestyle Transformation Of Kenya’s Music Industry: The Disruption Of The Social Media

By Esther Murigi The Kenyan music industry has experienced remarkable improvement over the past five years, shaped by technological advances,

Entrepreneur's Corner Venture Capital Support for Shamba Pride – An Impactful Start Up, Is Revolutionizing Smallholder Farming

Smallholder farming remains the lifeblood of Kenya’s, and indeed much of Sub-Saharan Africa’s, food security, rural employment, and economic stability.

Lifestyle Safaricom CEO Headlines Summit On Kenyan Asian Community’s Economic and Civic Role

The United Asian Network (UAN) hosted its Leadership Summit 2.0 at the Swaminarayan Temple on Forest Road. The summit, themed

Lifestyle APA Apollo Foundation Roofs Cheleta Primary School

The APA Apollo Foundation has given Cheleta Primary School in Runda, Nairobi County, a new lease of life by re-roofing

Hitachi Energy’s Solutions Electrify Geita Gold Mine And Cut CO2 Emissions

East Africa

Hitachi Energy announces the deployment of its power quality solution to securely connect Tanzania’s leading gold producer, Geita Gold Mine

Reforms Fueling Egypt’s Mining Sector Growth

Egypt has adopted new initiatives to enhance the attractiveness of its mining sector to global investors and increase the industry’s

Africa’s Business Heroes Announces 2025 Top 10 Finalists

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org) Prize Competition, a flagship philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, is proud to announce the

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

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,