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AFC loan disbursement to farmers and co-operatives rises 17pc

Nairobi, Jan. 19 -- Loans to farmers and agricultural co-operatives from State-run Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) rose by 16.8 percent to Sh1.1 billion in the three months ended September 2025... Read More


Diaspora remittances record softest growth in 15 years

Nairobi, Jan. 19 -- Cash sent home by Kenyans living and working abroad grew 1.9 percent in 2025 to $5.04 billion (Sh649.5 billion), marking the slowest annual expansion in diaspora remittances since ... Read More


Starlink cuts upfront cost with instalment payments plan

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- Elon Musk-owned, Starlink has introduced an instalment payment option for its portable mini internet kit in Kenya, lowering the upfront cost for customers as the satellite internet... Read More


NCBA executive Tirus Mwithiga takes CEO role at CIB Kenya

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- NCBA Group Director of corporate and investment banking Tirus Mwithiga is set to take over as chief executive officer at Commercial International Bank (CIB) Kenya starting next mon... Read More


Motorcycle registrations overtake 2024 numbers on easing credit

Nairobi, Jan. 13 -- The number of new motorcycle registrations in the first 11 months of 2025 surpassed the total units registered in the full year in 2024, as easing credit terms and shifting consump... Read More


Private developers pull back as State housing projects expand

Nairobi, Jan. 12 -- More private investors have cut back on new housing projects amid growing uncertainty about the disruptions of the State's ramped-up affordable housing programmes (AHPs), high mate... Read More


The 100,000-kilometre fibre goal: Kenya and Ruto race against time

Nairobi, Jan. 11 -- President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration has laid slightly under 8,000 kilometres of the national fibre optic cable, underscoring the herculean task it faces in its amb... Read More


Over half of KCSE candidates score above C- for first time in a decade

Nairobi, Jan. 9 -- The proportion of candidates who scored C- and above in the newly released Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination exceeded half of all tested candidates for the... Read More


Online KCSE results extend telcos' lockout from SMS revenues

Nairobi, Jan. 9 -- The Ministry of Education's decision to maintain KCSE results access exclusively on an online portal has extended the lockout of mobile network operators from offering SMS-based que... Read More


Kenya's trade deficit with China widens 17pc

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- Kenya's trade deficit with China widened to Sh475.6 billion in the first nine months of last year, highlighting a deepening imbalance in bilateral trade even as Nairobi pursues poli... Read More