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Blow to media houses as MPs reject Sh826m debt pay plan

Nairobi, April 6 -- The National Assembly has rejected the allocation of Sh866.4million by the Treasury to clear pending bills for eight media organisations, dealing a blow to the firms struggling wit... Read More


Halaiki: Bashir releases his laidback, reflective and relatable stand up special

Nairobi, April 6 -- When Bashir Halaiki announced he was premiering his special on April 1, I thought it was a prank. Surely, it had to be an April Fool's joke. In Kenya, it usually takes forever for ... Read More


Top banks record Sh50bn gains on rising bond prices

Nairobi, April 6 -- Kenya's top-listed banks recorded Sh50 billion in paper gains from government bond holdings in 2025, building on the valuation increases seen in 2024 as prices of the papers contin... Read More


Kenya woos wealthy cruise passengers with port-to-safari stopovers

Nairobi, April 6 -- Kenya is courting cruise ship passengers with safari stopovers, betting that seamless links from port to game parks can grow tourism numbers. The Tourism ministry has been looking... Read More


Inflation red flag as Fitch cuts Kenya growth forecast

Nairobi, April 6 -- Global rating agency Fitch has cut its 2026 growth forecast for Kenya from 5.2 percent to 5.0 percent amid a projected surge in inflation, fuelled by the aftershocks of the escalat... Read More


Electronics maker adds insect repellent feature to curb repair costs

Nairobi, April 6 -- Home appliance and consumer electronics manufacturer, VisionPlus Kenya, has integrated insect-repelling features across its range of products, including smart television sets, to c... Read More


Rafiki Microfinance Bank loses tax fight with KRA

Nairobi, April 6 -- The Tax Appeal Tribunal has upheld a Sh47.8 million tax demand against Rafiki Microfinance Bank Limited concerning suspended interest from non-performing loans, marking a significa... Read More


Counties' win as tribunal blocks VAT on own-source revenue

Nairobi, April 6 -- County governments have won a reprieve after the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled that fees and levies collected by the devolved units as own-source revenue (OSR) are not subject to valu... Read More


Inside the battery-rental model powering Kenya's electric motorbike uptake

Nairobi, April 6 -- At one corner of a busy roadside filling station in Nairobi's Hurlingham area, a line of about 16 motorcycle taxi riders, commonly known as boda bodas, snakes towards a compact ste... Read More


Treasury to buy Jubilee's Nairobi CBD office in Sh2.5bn plan

Nairobi, April 6 -- The National Assembly has approved an allocation of Sh1 billion to the National Treasury for the planned purchase of a multi-storey office block owned by Jubilee Holdings in Nairob... Read More