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Kenya apartment prices decline for fourth consecutive quarter amid oversupply

Nairobi, July 10 -- Apartment prices in Kenya have fallen for the fourth quarter in a row amid an oversupply of flats as the cost of maisonettes, bungalows and villas surged 8.5 percent in the year to... Read More


Business closures surge by 55pc on liquidations, bankruptcy

Nairobi, July 9 -- At least 40 Kenyan companies sought voluntary liquidation or bankruptcy protection in the nine months to March, up from 24 a year earlier, exposing mounting financial distress despi... Read More


MPs seek powers to approve funding to regional bank

Nairobi, July 8 -- The National Assembly is seeking to strip the Treasury of unilateral authority to commit public funds to the East African Development Bank (EADB), handing Parliament greater oversig... Read More


Starlink halts new sign-ups in seven counties as capacity exhausted

Nairobi, July 7 -- Satellite Internet firm Starlink has suspended new customer sign-ups in seven counties including Nairobi, Kiambu, Mombasa, and Machakos after surging demand exhausted available netw... Read More


What you need to know about new vehicle inspection rules

Nairobi, July 7 -- Kenya has introduced new vehicle inspection rules that will require millions of privately owned vehicles to undergo routine roadworthiness tests for the first time. The reforms are... Read More


Saba Saba shutdown leaves businesses counting losses again

Nairobi, July 7 -- Heavy police deployments and sweeping road closures across major towns disrupted transport, shut businesses and kept workers away from offices yesterday as security agencies moved t... Read More


Why WhatsApp usernames will reshape how Kenyans connect

Nairobi, July 6 -- For more than a decade, exchanging phone numbers has been the first step in almost every Kenyan digital interaction, but WhatsApp is preparing to change this familiar routine fundam... Read More


Kenya to raise stake in African guarantee platform for Sh5.2bn

Nairobi, July 1 -- Kenya will inject an extra $40 million (Sh5.2 billion) into the African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), more than doubling its stake in the quest for greater inf... Read More


Kenya unveils Sh1.08 trillion blueprint for food security

Nairobi, June 30 -- The government has unveiled a Sh1.08 trillion agriculture investment plan that hinges on the private sector financing nearly half the cost, marking one of Kenya's biggest bets yet ... Read More


Centum sells 60pc of Nabo Capital to Kenyan investment bank

Nairobi, June 30 -- Kenya-based Rock Investment Bank has acquired a controlling 60 percent stake in fund manager Nabo Capital from Centum Investment Company in a deal estimated at Sh271 million, endin... Read More