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Kenyan retail investors buy Sh836m KCB shares

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- Local individual investors bought additional 9.72 million shares of KCB Group with a current market value of Sh836.3 million in the three months to June 2026, lifting their stake in... Read More


Debt repayments and pensions eat up half of revenues

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- Spending on public debt repayments and pensions has for the first time gobbled up half of Kenya's domestic revenues in the year to June 2026, underlining the burden of loans and tak... Read More


Unofficial investors in Kenyan farms

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- There is a precise science to planting maize. You wait for the rains, spend a small fortune on certified seed and DAP fertiliser, hire a tractor to plough the land, and break your b... Read More


BAT Kenya faces Sh4.5bn suit over VELO marketing campaign

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya faces a constitutional petition seeking Sh4.5 billion from the cigarette maker for reportedly unlawfully promoting its VELO nicotine pouches and... Read More


CBK targets Sh150 billion from reopened infrastructure bonds

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking Sh150 billion from three reopened infrastructure bonds that will make it easier to repay heavy Treasury bills that are maturing from mid t... Read More


Agroecology push needs effective coordination, not more pilot projects

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- Last week, stakeholders from government, research institutions, private sector, civil society and development partners gathered at the National Agroecology Symposium, organised by P... Read More


Key considerations for sustainability reporting and assurance readiness

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- The importance of assurance on the information and disclosures within the sustainability report cannot be over-emphasised. An organisation's maturity journey to assurance over susta... Read More


Mangroves matter: Let's unite to save blue forests

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- As the world confronts the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, one of our most effective natural solutions lies on Africa's coastlines. Mangroves are amon... Read More


China and Ukraine pay highest price for Kenyan coffee

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- China and Ukraine paid the highest average price for Kenyan coffee sold directly to buyers abroad in the quarter to March 2026, toppling Singapore and Hungary in a fresh shift that ... Read More


The dealmaker behind Kenya's biggest IPO now takes centre stage in investment banking

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- On March 4, an unfamiliar face sat next to Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi during a news conference following the successful initial public offering (IPO) of Kenya Pipeline Co... Read More