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I&M Bank trims branch target in revised expansion plan

Nairobi, March 4 -- I&M Bank Kenya has cut its branch expansion target to 79 outlets by the end of 2026, scaling back from an earlier aspiration of reaching 100 branches as part of a three-year growth... Read More


Bezos v Musk: Amazon Leo takes on Starlink in Kenya's satellite internet race

Nairobi, March 2 -- Kenya's push to expand universal internet access could soon draw the country into a high-stakes satellite broadband contest between two global technology heavyweights - Jeff Bezos-... Read More


Comesa clears Vodacom's Safaricom stake purchase

Nairobi, March 2 -- Vodacom Group's Sh272 billion bid to take majority control of Safaricom has received clearance from the Comesa Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC), removing a key regulatory... Read More


​​​​​​​Carbacid profit up 7pc as competition increases

Nairobi, Feb. 26 -- Carbacid Investments Plc posted a 6.9 percent jump in net profit to Sh464.96 million in the six months ended January 2026, lifted by higher gains from equity investments even as th... Read More


Del Monte invests Sh516m in value-addition push

Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- Fruit processor Del Monte Kenya Limited has commissioned a new frozen fruit processing line and an 800-kilowatt solar power plant at its Thika facility, marking an expansion into v... Read More


How much control does Kenya have in TikTok ban?

Nairobi, Feb. 23 -- The National Assembly in Kenya has reopened debate on whether short-video platform TikTok should be restricted or banned, re-shining the spotlight on the intersection of content re... Read More


Bank card payments rise to Sh297bn on increased uptake by merchants

Nairobi, Feb. 18 -- The use of bank cards to pay for goods and services at formal retail outlets climbed to a fresh high to hit Sh297 billion last year on merchants uptake as the number of point-of-sa... Read More


Kenya switches on digital radio trial as frequencies of FMs hit capacity limits

Nairobi, Feb. 15 -- Kenya has switched on its first trial of Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) in Nairobi, marking the country's initial operational test of a technology regulators say, is necessary to... Read More


Mogo taps Sh800m debt for expansion

Nairobi, Feb. 12 -- Financial services firm, Mogo, has secured Sh800 million loans from I&M Bank and Ecobank to expand financing for assets such as motorcycles, vehicles, and smartphones in Kenya, tar... Read More


Joshua Oigara, Rebecca Mbithi take up new banking roles in shake-ups

Nairobi, Feb. 12 -- Stanbic Bank regional chief executive for East Africa Joshua Oigara has been elevated to head the lender'sparent firm Stanbic Holdings Plc,returning him to the helm of a listed ban... Read More