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High material costs, taxes upset private sector activity to a 4-month low

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- Kenya's private sector activity grew at the slowest pace in four months in January, weighed down by higher prices of raw materials as well as elevated import taxes, new findings of ... Read More


Kenyan TikTok creators earn Sh45m in first year of monetisation

Nairobi, Feb. 3 -- Kenyan digital creators earned Sh45.1 million in brand collaborations during the first year of TikTok's commercial operations in the country, boosting the platform's local creator e... Read More


Operators say electric buses make more profit, cut costs

Nairobi, Feb. 3 -- Electric vehicles (EVs), once dismissed as a far-fetched dream for Africa's chaotic matatu industry, are now carving a niche and redefining the systems that have sustained Kenya's p... Read More


Use of movable assets as loan collateral jumps 43pc in 2025

Nairobi, Feb. 2 -- The use of movable assets such as cars as loan collateral rose 43.02 percent in 2025, with initial security notices filed by financiers at the Movable Property Security Rights (MPSR... Read More


CBK warns against cash bouquets ahead of Valentine's Day

Nairobi, Feb. 2 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has warned against the misuse of Kenya shilling banknotes, citing a growing trend in which currency is being used for decorative and celebratory purp... Read More


Gambling advert spend drops by 89pc on tighter rules

Nairobi, Feb. 1 -- The expenditure on advertising within the betting and gaming sector dropped by a sharp 89 percent in the quarter to September 2025, hit by stricter regulations from the Betting Cont... Read More


AFA now lifts macadamia harvesting ban after survey

Nairobi, Jan. 29 -- The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has reopened the harvesting and trading of locally produced macadamia from February 1, 2026, after a mid-season survey showed that a signif... Read More


Coordinates of control: How location data is powering Kenya's e-commerce economy

Nairobi, Jan. 25 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)'s recent move to lock electronic tax invoices to specific geographic coordinates has pushed georeferencing into the mainstream, signalling that lo... Read More


Nigerian banker replaces Kariuki Ngari as StanChart Africa chief executive

Nairobi, Jan. 21 -- Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Nigerian banker Dalu Ajene as chief executive for its Africa operations, replacing Kariuki Ngari, who had taken on the continental role in add... Read More


Kenya's debt servicing costs hit Sh942bn in first half

Nairobi, Jan. 20 -- Kenya's debt servicing costs jumped 44.1 percent in the first half of the current financial year, increasing pressure on public finances as repayments consumed more than 80 percent... Read More