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How Sh4,500 burgers found a spot on Kenyans' plates

Nairobi, May 7 -- A few years ago, it was hard to find burgers on the menu of a Kenyan household. Burgers were dishes a few adults grabbed between errands to reduce hunger pangs or purely a children's... Read More


Storm over plan to build apartments on 10-acre Huruma mosque land

Nairobi, May 7 -- There is growing unease in Nairobi's Huruma area between members of the Muslim community and the leadership of the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem). At the heart of the dis... Read More


Nigerian lender paid Sh15.8bn in National Bank acquisition

Nairobi, May 7 -- Nigeria's Access Bank paid Sh15.8 billion to acquire National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from KCB Group, earning the Nairobi bourse-listed lender a premium of Sh3.18 billion. KCB Group has... Read More


Safaricom raises dividend 67pc as profit hits Sh99.7bn

Nairobi, May 7 -- Safaricom Plc has raised its total dividend by 66.7 percent to Sh2 per share for the year ended March 31, 2026 after posting a 67.3 percent rise in net profit to Sh99.7 billion, driv... Read More


Why it makes sense to look inward for funding

Nairobi, May 7 -- Many observers did not fully grasp the symbolism and significance of the appointment of Benedict Oramah as chairman of the Governing Council of Kenya's newly created National Infrast... Read More


BAT Kenya tobacco farmers' earnings up to Sh1.4bn

Nairobi, May 7 -- Farmers contracted by BAT Kenya were paid Sh1.4 billion for their delivery of tobacco leaf last year, with their earnings from the cigarette manufacturer rising 27 percent from Sh1.1... Read More


Digital finance must move beyond access to deliver resilience

Nairobi, May 7 -- Kenya's digital finance story is often celebrated as a global benchmark for inclusion, and rightly so. Over the past decade, mobile money and digital financial services have brought ... Read More


Poor housing fuels severe malaria among Ugandan children - study

Uganda, May 7 -- Severe malaria remains a major threat to children under five in Uganda's poorest households, with delayed healthcare seeking, poor housing conditions and low caregiver education drivi... Read More


Kampala mayor Balimwezo calls for entrepreneurship training before PDM funding

Uganda, May 7 -- The Lord Mayor-elect for Uganda's capital, Kampala, Mr Ronald Balimwezo, has urged the government to make entrepreneurship training mandatory before beneficiaries can access funds und... Read More


Sh290m West Pokot bursary corruption case stalls again after third adjournment

Nairobi, May 7 -- The hearing of a high-stakes corruption case involving four senior West Pokot County government officials has once again failed to commence at the Eldoret Law Courts, marking the thi... Read More