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Diageo promotes Musunga to Africa role as brewer prepares Kenya exit

Nairobi, June 30 -- British drinks giant Diageo Plc has promoted Kenyan executive John Musunga to managing director for Africa, placing him in charge of the company's continental business. The appoin... Read More


ICT imports rise signal data centre, AI investment wave

Nairobi, June 28 -- Kenya's imports of information and communication technology (ICT) equipment surged to a record Sh12.45 billion in April, signalling an acceleration in investments in data centres, ... Read More


Counties defy law, add 199 irregular bank accounts in three months

Nairobi, June 27 -- County governments opened 199 additional unauthorised commercial bank accounts in the three months to March, pushing the total number of irregular accounts to 6,585 in a developmen... Read More


Kenya exports to UAE hit 33-month low on Iran war

Nairobi, June 25 -- Kenya's exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fell to their lowest level in nearly three years in April, amid a raging US-Israel war with Iran that disrupted one of the country... Read More


What you need to know about new instant traffic fines system

Nairobi, June 23 -- The government has changed the way it punishes motorists for a raft of minor road offences, in what will now see graduated fines imposed, with mandatory court appearances scrapped.... Read More


Telkom sheds 160,000 subscribers as market share declines further

Nairobi, June 17 -- Telkom Kenya shed over 160,000 mobile subscribers in the three months ended March 2026, extending a prolonged decline that has seen the operator tumble from the country's third-lar... Read More


How Treasury single account will affect county operations

Nairobi, June 16 -- The government will extend the Treasury Single Account (TSA) framework to county governments from July, committing to a plan aimed at tightening control of public cash flows and th... Read More


Kenya plans wider ban on shisha imports, sales and advertising

Nairobi, June 15 -- The Ministry of Health has proposed new shisha control rules that would extend regulation from consumption to the entire supply chain, signalling Kenya's toughest anti-waterpipe to... Read More


Treasury upholds July plan for counties single account in reforms drive

Nairobi, June 11 -- The government will extend the Treasury Single Account (TSA) framework to county governments from July, committing to a plan aimed at tightening control of public cash flows and ma... Read More


Agricultural insurance to be offered separately amid rising climate risks

Nairobi, June 11 -- The government has proposed a major overhaul of Kenya's agricultural insurance market by creating a standalone class of underwriting business targeting risks unique to the farming ... Read More