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Why Kenya has snubbed Sh129 billion UAE loan

Nairobi, April 23 -- Kenya has opted out of fully drawing a Sh193.8 billion ($1.5 billion) loan facility from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to its high pricing. An official from the Treasury has... Read More


Mivida Homes enters luxury market with Sh5.6bn project

Nairobi, April 23 -- Residential property developer, Mi Vida Homes, has launched a Sh5.6 billion ($42 million) project in Tatu City, marking its entry into Kenya's luxury housing segment. The develop... Read More


Abuse of buyer power a silent risk for businesses

Nairobi, April 23 -- For years, powerful buyers across sectors such as retail, insurance, and telecommunications extracted concessions from smaller suppliers with little resistance. Late payments, uni... Read More


How Strait of Hormuz is exporting inflation and credit risk into Kenya

Nairobi, April 23 -- The uncertainty arising from disruptions in the flow of goods through the Strait of Hormuz has finally reached Kenya in the form of "tail risks." Although we all quietly expected ... Read More


Kenya's fuel tax cut: Populism or policy?

Nairobi, April 23 -- The outlook for local oil prices had turned increasingly precarious. Kenya's ambitious government-to-government (G-to-G) oil credit scheme recently faced a major threat after Gulf... Read More


Marine insurance growth hits four-year low amid weak enforcement

Nairobi, April 23 -- Maritime and transit insurance premiums grew at the slowest pace in four years in 2025, reflecting gaps in enforcing rules that require all imports to be insured locally. Fresh d... Read More


"We didn't know" is no defence for Kenya's corporate boards failures

Nairobi, April 23 -- It seems that almost every day in the world over there is a report of a corporate scandal and a recurring, default and key question is "where was the board? And the board's respon... Read More


About 400,000 HIV patients in Kenya missed vital viral load test

Nairobi, April 23 -- Nearly 400,000 people living with HIV in Kenya did not receive a viral load test in the final quarter of 2025, new data shows, a gap that could allow undetected treatment failures... Read More


Kepsa seeks PAYE cuts on salaries above Sh500,000

Nairobi, April 23 -- The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) is seeking a tax cut for workers earning more than Sh500,000 per month, arguing that easing the burden on top earners would boost disposa... Read More


Amaco profits dip 15.4 percent despite business growth

Nairobi, April 23 -- Africa Merchant Assurance (Amaco), which is partly owned by President William Ruto's family and associates, has reported a 15.4 percent drop in its net profit for 2025 despite a g... Read More