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Raphael Owino on Treasury plans to lessen Kenya debt pain

Nairobi, Feb. 5 -- The director general of the National Treasury Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) Raphael Owino spoke to the Business Daily on initiatives being taken by the directorate to lessen ... Read More


Why court backs KRA in fight against doubtful 'nil tax' filings

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- A Nairobi restaurant has lost a bid to overturn a tax assessment after the High Court ruled that the law cannot assist a taxpayer, who files nil returns while failing to maintain st... Read More


Nairobi prime office investors gain as occupancy rises

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- Occupancy levels in Nairobi's prime offices are projected to climb further in 2026, building on momentum from last year and driven by the limited supply of such units. The prime ca... Read More


How travel claims dispute linked to KPLC manager's daughter cost employee job

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- A dispute over official travel and per diem claims involving a senior Kenya Power manager's daughter led to the dismissal of a long-serving employee, a decision that has seen her aw... Read More


High material costs, taxes upset private sector activity to a 4-month low

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- Kenya's private sector activity grew at the slowest pace in four months in January, weighed down by higher prices of raw materials as well as elevated import taxes, new findings of ... Read More


Falling interest rates slow pension returns to 24.8pc last year

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- Pension fund returns declined to 24.8 percent in the year to December 2025 from 28.8 percent in 2024 as lower returns from fixed income assets weighed down improved yields from equi... Read More


Banks exclude fees, charges on existing loans in pricing change

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- Customers with existing loans will not pay origination/processing fees in the transition to the new risk-based credit pricing model (RBPCM) starting in March. Lenders have notified... Read More


Falling interest rates slow pension returns to 24.8pc in 2025

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- Pension fund returns declined to 24.8 percent in the year to December 2025 from 28.8 percent in 2024 as lower returns from fixed income assets weighed down improved yields from equi... Read More


Kenya lags behind South Africa in AI-able data centres

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- Kenya has only two artificial intelligence (AI)-capable data centres against South Africa's five, highlighting a growing infrastructure gap that could lock the continent out of the ... Read More


The night sky turning into a major tourist attraction in Samburu

Nairobi, Feb. 4 -- It is midnight in Samburu. I lie on a star bed set deep in the wilderness. No walls; just a bed surrounded by rocks, acacia trees and mountains, wind moving through. Above me, almo... Read More