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How Kenya teetered on the brink of widespread power rationing

Nairobi, Sept. 24 -- Kenya's electricity reserve margin-the extra power generation capacity available above peak demand-was wiped out in the year to June 2026, heightening risks of widespread power ra... Read More


Cooking gas price set to rise amid Middle East disruptions

Nairobi, Sept. 22 -- Cooking gas prices are set to rise next month, driven by a surge in the cost of two key ingredients used to produce liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), industry executives said, citing... Read More


Homes drive record-high electricity sales on increased connections

Nairobi, Sept. 21 -- Households drove Kenya Power's record high electricity sales in the year to June 2026, accounting for half of the additional 1,374Gigawatt-hours (GWh) the utility sold amid increa... Read More


Kenya ranks second in Africa in EV charging stations

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- Kenya has the second-highest number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Africa, signalling the country's push to curb carbon emissions by shifting away from petroleum-po... Read More


Kenya Power hits record electricity sales in a year on demand

Nairobi, Sept. 15 -- Kenya Power's electricity sales grew by 1,389.42 Gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the period ended June 2026, marking the sharpest rise in four years on increased connections and surging d... Read More


Why East-West pipeline disruption matters for Kenya

Nairobi, Sept. 15 -- Kenya's fuel supply security is facing fresh challenges after Saudi Arabia was forced to shut down an alternative pipeline that it has used to export the commodity for the better ... Read More


Kenya fuel jitters as two key Gulf supply routes hit

Nairobi, Sept. 14 -- Kenya faces a bleak petroleum supply outlook after an escalated Middle East conflict triggered the shutdown of a key pipeline in Saudi Arabia that had served as an alternative rou... Read More


9 in 10 counties breach salary expenditure law

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- Homa Bay and Taita Taveta counties spent an equivalent of 63 percent of their revenues on salaries, topping a list of 42 devolved units that breached the law on salary payments in... Read More


Carrefour Kenya's revenue grows by Sh5bn amid expansion

Nairobi, Sept. 12 -- Carrefour Kenya grew its revenues by 167 million United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) or Sh5.89 billion last year revealing the impact of the retailer's growing footprint in East Afr... Read More


Eyes on road quality as maintenance tax haul hits record Sh135bn

Nairobi, Sept. 9 -- Collections through the Roads Maintenance Levy (RML) increased by an estimated Sh15 billion in the year ended June 2026, turning focus to whether the extra billions will translate ... Read More