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Why Entrepreneurs Should Embrace NCBA’s KSh 1 Million Digital Personal Loan

For Kenyan entrepreneurs, access to capital often marks the thin line between stagnation and growth. Many small and medium-sized enterprises

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How Family Bank’s TSC Check-Off Loan Is Redefining Financial Freedom For Teachers

For decades, teachers have been the backbone of Kenya’s progress, shaping minds, nurturing dreams, and inspiring generations. Yet, behind the

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Your Greatest Asset Isn’t Your Product, It Is Your People

In Kenya’s fruit export sector, where labor conditions are often contested, Del Monte Kenya offers a study in contrasts. Recent

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Del Monte Kenya: Growing A Pineapple Empire Rooted In Sustainability And Innovation

For anyone who has driven through Thika, it’s hard to miss the endless carpet of pineapple fields stretching toward the

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Safaricom Invests KES 30 Billion To Revolutionize Learning Through ICT, Scholarships, And Model Schools

Safaricom, through the M-PESA Foundation, has launched an education initiative to improve education and training outcomes over the next five

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Investment

Investment

From Trust to Tribunal: How Legal Battles Are Rewriting the LNG Market

From Trust to Tribunal: How Legal Battles Are Rewriting the LNG Market The liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, long anchored

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Investment

I&M Bank Signs The UN Principles For Responsible Banking

I&M Bank has officially become a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB), the leading global framework for

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Investment Britam Launches Pilot Loss of Licence Cover To Safeguard Aviators’ Careers

Britam General Insurance has introduced Kenya’s first loss-of-license insurance solution tailored for professional and trainee pilots, addressing a critical gap

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Investment Stanbic Bank Boosts Kenya’s Agribusiness Growth Through Asset Financing for Farmers

Agriculture remains Kenya’s economic backbone, accounting for approximately 25% of GDP directly and nearly 27% when considering its wider value

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Investment Three Decades Aloft: Emirates Celebrates 30 Years Of Connecting Nairobi To The World

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, marks 30 successful years of flying to Nairobi, Kenya. Since the inaugural flight in

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Investment Breaking Down Equity Bank Billions In Profits After 32% Growth In Q3

Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced its Q3 2025 results, showcasing a robust performance driven by strategic transformation and resilience.

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Investment Equity Bank Increases Walk-In Foreign Exchange Limit to USD 5,000

Equity Bank has made foreign exchange services faster, easier, and more convenient by increasing the walk-in foreign exchange (FX) transaction

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Investment Investors’ Unclaimed Cash Earns Treasury Sh13 Billion Windfall

By Esther Murigi The National Treasury has earned more than Sh13 billion in interest and investment returns from billions of

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Government & Policy
Prophet Elvis Mbonye Warns Kenya About the Looming Digital ID and CBDC Trap

Kenya stands as one of Africa’s most remarkable stories of innovation and digital transformation. From the fast-paced energy of Nairobi’s

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Tourism Federation Protests Over New KWS Park Fee Payment System

The Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF), which represents the interests of the mainstream private sector associations in Kenya’s tourism industry, has

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Mudavadi Visits Bondo As Kenya Reflects On Raila’s Legacy And the Future of Western Politics

By Robai Ludenyi, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi visited the home of the late Raila Odinga in Bondo, Siaya County,

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The “Cybercrime” Cover-Up: How the State Is Gaslighting Kenyans While Gagging the Constitution

The government insists “fake news” is fuelling panic about the newly signed Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, urging

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Paul Biya Wins Eighth Term as Cameroon Erupts in Protest

By Robai Ludenyi Cameroon’s long-serving leader, President Paul Biya, has once again held onto power after being declared the winner

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Opinion
Why AI in Claims Management Still Struggles to Take Off in Sub-Saharan Africa

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the insurance industry by accelerating claims processing, reducing costs, improving accuracy, and enhancing customer experiences

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As Kenya Mourns The Enigma, Here Are 5 Things You Should Know About KQ

Kenya Airways’ (KQ) involvement in the repatriation of the remains of the Right Honorable Raila Odinga has redefined traditional perceptions

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How Kenya Is Profiting from Sudan’s Pain While Pretending to Be a Peace Broker

Kenya’s booming gold exports should be a story of national pride — a testament to resource development and economic progress.

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Kenya’s Grand Theft Economy: How Ruto Turned Corruption into Policy and Debt into a Weapon Against the People

The proposal to create an Infrastructure Fund would have been a historic opportunity to rebuild Kenya’s industrial soul—but not under

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Why Securing Mobile Networks Will Drive Socio-Economic Development In Africa

As mobile networks in Africa continue to evolve, their reliability is crucial for maintaining economic competitiveness and national security. They

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If You Hate Politics, Then You Clearly Hate Yourself— The Brutal Truth About How Politics Owns Your Wallet, Your Business, and Your Future

Politics is not an optional subject you can skip; it’s the air you breathe, the pothole you dodge, the tax

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How Youth And Innovation Will Shape The Next Frontier Of Regional Tourism

Tourism and hospitality remain among the most dynamic industries in East Africa, and at the heart of this transformation are

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Latest News

Investment

From Trust to Tribunal: How Legal Battles Are Rewriting the LNG Market

From Trust to Tribunal: How Legal Battles Are Rewriting the LNG Market The liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, long anchored

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Investment

I&M Bank Signs The UN Principles For Responsible Banking

I&M Bank has officially become a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB), the leading global framework for

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Opinion Why AI in Claims Management Still Struggles to Take Off in Sub-Saharan Africa

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the insurance industry by accelerating claims processing, reducing costs, improving accuracy, and enhancing customer experiences

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Investment Britam Launches Pilot Loss of Licence Cover To Safeguard Aviators’ Careers

Britam General Insurance has introduced Kenya’s first loss-of-license insurance solution tailored for professional and trainee pilots, addressing a critical gap

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Government and Policy Prophet Elvis Mbonye Warns Kenya About the Looming Digital ID and CBDC Trap

Kenya stands as one of Africa’s most remarkable stories of innovation and digital transformation. From the fast-paced energy of Nairobi’s

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Entrepreneur's Corner Why Entrepreneurs Should Embrace NCBA’s KSh 1 Million Digital Personal Loan

For Kenyan entrepreneurs, access to capital often marks the thin line between stagnation and growth. Many small and medium-sized enterprises

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Entrepreneur's Corner How Family Bank’s TSC Check-Off Loan Is Redefining Financial Freedom For Teachers

For decades, teachers have been the backbone of Kenya’s progress, shaping minds, nurturing dreams, and inspiring generations. Yet, behind the

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Investment Stanbic Bank Boosts Kenya’s Agribusiness Growth Through Asset Financing for Farmers

Agriculture remains Kenya’s economic backbone, accounting for approximately 25% of GDP directly and nearly 27% when considering its wider value

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East Africa
Dr. George Elombi Takes Over As Afreximbank’s Fourth President

African Export-Import Bank on Saturday in Cairo, Egypt, swore in Dr. George Elombi as the Bank’s fourth President and Chairman

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Africa Finance Corporation Secures USD 100 Million Facility from FinDev Canada

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has secured a USD 100 million, 10-year term loan

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CRDB Bank Signs Three Landmark Partnerships to Advance Inclusive Finance and Sustainable Development across Africa

CRDB Bank has entered three landmark partnerships with leading development finance institutions, FinDev Canada, DEG (KfW Group, Germany), and Shelter

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Navigating South Africa’s Energy Challenges

In South Africa’s commercial and industrial (C&I) landscape, energy-intensive industries face mounting pressures from rising costs and the push toward

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The West African Development Bank (BOAD) Raises EUR 1 Billion With a 15-Year Maturity On The International Capital Market

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) (https://www.BOAD.org) has reached a new milestone by completing a historic bond issuance of EUR

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