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Developers relief on softened construction inflation

Nairobi, April 30 -- The overall growth in average prices of key construction components, including materials, fuel, labour, and transport, flattened in 2025, providing relief to developers and contra... Read More


State cuts housing levy investment in T-Bills as projects pick up

Nairobi, April 29 -- The government has reduced its investment in housing levy collections in Treasury bills, signalling improved absorption of funds in the ongoing construction of State-backed homes ... Read More


Trump plans new Agoa without duty-free access to US market

Nairobi, April 29 -- President Donald Trump's administration is planning a new version of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) initiative, which could strip Kenyan exporters of guaranteed dut... Read More


Kenya mineral output falls to nine-year low of Sh20bn

Nairobi, April 29 -- Total value of Kenya's mineral output fell to a nine-year low of Sh20.3 billion in 2025, reflecting the closure of titanium ore mines in Kwale County, and exposing the sector's he... Read More


Seven State departments exhaust full-year budgets in nine months

Nairobi, April 28 -- Seven State departments exhausted their full-year recurrent budget allocations in less than nine months, underscoring mounting pressure on public finances and partly prompting the... Read More


Hidden minerals that put Kenya on the verge of global resource race

Nairobi, April 26 -- Kenya is sitting on a vast but largely untapped mineral base stretching from coastal rare earth deposits to gold belts in the west, and battery minerals in the north, findings of ... Read More


KRA acting commissioner-general on refining and scaling what already works to hit revenue target

Nairobi, April 26 -- When Lilian Nyawanda picked up the call on April 8, she knew instantly that her career had entered a defining stretch. On the line was the chairman of the Kenya Revenue Authority... Read More


KRA opens till and paybills tax crackdown

Nairobi, April 23 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has opened a crackdown on small traders who change mobile money paybill and till numbers to evade taxes, signalling a shift in the tax-man's purs... Read More


Kepsa seeks PAYE cuts on salaries above Sh500,000

Nairobi, April 23 -- The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) is seeking a tax cut for workers earning more than Sh500,000 per month, arguing that easing the burden on top earners would boost disposa... Read More


Treasury tightens rules for access to climate change billions

Nairobi, April 22 -- Private companies seeking a share of billions of shillings in global climate financing are set to face stricter scrutiny and longer approval timelines following guidelines freshly... Read More