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Banks reopen credit taps to households after rare plummet

Nairobi, July 19 -- Banks resumed bigger credit disbursements to households in the opening months of 2026, after last year's rare retreat from consumer lending, spurred by falling borrowing costs and ... Read More


Africa contributes over 40pc of Kenya's export earnings in new trade shift

Nairobi, July 19 -- The African market accounted for more than two out of every five shillings earned from Kenya's merchandise exports in the first quarter of 2026, highlighting the continent's growin... Read More


Shift as Africa drives more than 40pc of Kenya's export earnings

Nairobi, July 17 -- The African market accounted for more than two out of every five shillings earned from Kenya's merchandise exports in the first quarter of 2026, highlighting the continent's growin... Read More


Kenya revives 'golden visa' plan to lure capital

Nairobi, July 16 -- Kenya has revived plans to introduce a "golden visa" programme that would grant immediate permanent residency to wealthy foreign investors, signaling a shift towards immigration in... Read More


Stanbic taps Safaricom's top strategy executive as CEO

Nairobi, July 16 -- Stanbic Bank Kenya has appointed a Safaricom executive, Michael Mutiga, as its chief executive, handing leadership of the lender to a banker credited with driving corporate strateg... Read More


Kenya among 18 nations most hit by fertiliser chaos

Nairobi, July 15 -- Kenya is among 18 economies most exposed to nitrogenous fertiliser supply disruptions in the Gulf due to the US-Israel conflict with Iran, an assessment by the World Trade Organisa... Read More


Firms overtake employees indriving fresh KRA collections

Nairobi, July 14 -- Kenya's income tax burden is increasingly shifting from salaried workers to companies, with businesses generating more government revenue as company profits rebound while the forma... Read More


Firms overtake employees in driving fresh KRA collections

Nairobi, July 14 -- Kenya's income tax burden is increasingly shifting from salaried workers to companies, with businesses generating more government revenue as company profits rebound while the forma... Read More


KRA squeezes debtors as new taxpayer growth fades

Nairobi, July 13 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collections from tax defaulters in the year to June 30, 2026, were nearly 16 times higher than inflows from newly recruited taxpayers, indicating ... Read More


Banks cut lending to parastatals by Sh60bn as reforms raise risk

Nairobi, July 12 -- Commercial banks have cut lending to State corporations by more than two-thirds, or Sh59.7 billion in two years as legal reforms and tighter National Treasury controls prompt lende... Read More