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State bans celebrities from betting ads, sets Sh20m fine

Nairobi, May 1 -- Betting firms will be barred from using influential personalities and past winners of large prize money, or face fines of up to Sh20 million, under proposed changes aimed at curbing ... Read More


Tullow faces Sh21bn tax demand in Kenya exit deal

Nairobi, April 30 -- Tullow Oil is fighting off a Sh21.9 billion ($170 million) tax demand from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), in what mirrors a tax tussle the British company faced in a project i... Read More


Kenya waives sulphur limits on petrol and diesel

Nairobi, April 30 -- Kenya has waived the maximum sulphur limit for diesel and petrol imports barely a month after rejecting a petrol consignment over high sulphur content. The maximum sulphur limit ... Read More


Number of those working in Agoa-linked firms increased

Nairobi, April 29 -- The number of Kenyans employed in firms under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) increased by 15,222 in the period under review. Official data shows that 82,026 employ... Read More


US firm Ormat flags Kenya Power payment delays

Nairobi, April 29 -- US energy firm Ormat Technologies has flagged delayed payments from Kenya Power, even after the utility paid it $21.1 million (Sh2.72 billion) earlier this year as part of overdue... Read More


Cost pain for betting firms on Sh300,000 staff permits plan

Nairobi, April 28 -- Betting companies face higher operating costs following plans to introduce a licence fee of up to Sh300,000 for key employees. The permit fee for foreigners holding the key roles... Read More


Kenya gears up for tests on planned natural gas plant

Nairobi, April 26 -- Kenya is set to test the commercial viability of a planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant as it steps up efforts to remove the expensive diesel-powered thermal plants for... Read More


Billing for Kenya's power imports from Ethiopia triples to Sh8.7bn

Nairobi, April 24 -- The billing for Kenya's electricity imports from Ethiopia nearly tripled to Sh8.68 billion (Birr 10.45 billion) in the year ended July 2025, signalling the country's deepening rel... Read More


Import vehicle prices rise sharply on higher taxes

Nairobi, April 23 -- The prices of several models of imported second-hand vehicles have risen as high as Sh429,000 due to the controversial computation of import duty, hitting buyers who are now force... Read More


How Kenya's imported fuel ends up at the petrol station

Nairobi, April 21 -- Kenya is still reeling from a contested 60,000 metric tons of petrol that were imported outside the government-to-government (G-to-G) deal last month. The consignment was one of t... Read More