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Uganda gets veto powers to hire and fire KPC boss

Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- Kenya has given Uganda the right to veto future hiring and firing of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) CEO as part of an agreement reached last week for Kampala to buy over Sh20 bil... Read More


Why IMF study favours mobile money, power data for Kenya GDP forecasts

Nairobi, Feb. 23 -- Monthly data on mobile-money transactions, electricity, and vehicle production reflect Kenya's economic output more accurately, a team of researchers at the International Monetary ... Read More


Banks lend Sh228bn new loans to businesses and households

Nairobi, Feb. 22 -- Commercial banks advanced Sh228.2 billion new loans to businesses and households in 2025 as falling interest rates raised demand for credit in the economy. Data from the Central B... Read More


NSE share orders quadruple on M-Pesa trading

Nairobi, Feb. 19 -- The number of ordersin listed shareshas grown by nearly four times on the rise of micro-transactions under the new M-Pesa shares trading platform. Data from the Nairobi Securities... Read More


Kenya Pipeline IPO extended to Tuesday

Nairobi, Feb. 19 -- The closure of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) IPO has been extended by three days until Tuesday next week amid the struggle to hit the sale target of Sh106.3 billion. The Capital Ma... Read More


Stamp duty hits low-value stock market transactions

Nairobi, Feb. 18 -- Low-value transactions on the Nairobi bourse including single share trading have been made expensive by the Sh2 stamp duty charge, hurting small investors. The stamp duty -charged... Read More


Treasury gives US firm ultimatum on Sh468bn Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway plan

Nairobi, Feb. 13 -- The National Treasury has issued an ultimatum to American investors seeking to build the proposed Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway, warning that the project will be abandoned if a revise... Read More


Unremitted NSSF deductions hit Sh5bn as penalties increase

Nairobi, Feb. 9 -- Unremitted deductions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) reached a cumulative Sh5.1 billion in the year to June 2025, revealing the swelling value of missed benefits to emp... Read More


EABL, KPLC, Safaricom stocks rise on higher interim dividends

Nairobi, Feb. 8 -- The share prices of East African Breweries Plc (EABL), Kenya Power and Safaricom have rallied after all three firms declared higher interim dividends to shareholders this past week.... Read More


EABL, Kenya Power and Safaricom stocks up on higher interim dividends

Nairobi, Feb. 8 -- The share prices of East African Breweries Plc (EABL), Kenya Power and Safaricom have rallied after all three firms declared higher interim dividends to shareholders this past week.... Read More