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Kenya to get two new undersea fibre optic cables in AI race

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Kenya is set to add two new undersea fibre optic cables before 2027 in Africa's race for more bandwidth and high-speed internet amid the AI push. The first is a 4,108-kilometre sub... Read More


Karen and Lang'ata lead Nairobi land price growth

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Land prices in Karen and Langata grew at the fastest pace among Nairobi's suburbs and satellite towns in the year to June after a change in policy allowed construction of high-rise ... Read More


IFC plans Sh19bn loan to KCB Kenya for capital, SMEs credit

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to loan Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Kenya Sh19.4 billion ($150 million) for onward lending to small enterprises and to enhance its... Read More


Suit against new KRA cargo system certified as urgent

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- The High Court has certified a suit challenging a new digital cargo system by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) as urgent. The court said the application raises weighty legal issue... Read More


Understanding money market funds growth

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Every conversation about personal finance today seems centred on one question: How do I grow my money? With the rising cost of living, changing economic conditions, and increasing ... Read More


From narrative to term: Fixing Africa's financial plumbing problem

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Africa's investment story is usually told as one of scarcity. The more interesting truth is misallocation. The African Development Bank's African Economic Outlook 2024 puts the cont... Read More


Why smart companies question their own story

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- "We don't think our way into a pattern of living. We live our way into a pattern of thought," said John Dewey. "You are what you do, not what you say you do," advised Carl Jung. D... Read More


The founder's creed 2060: Survival strategy

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Last Thursday evening, in a prime-time address, the President announced that Kenya will begin crafting Vision 2060. A national conversation opens on August 12, aiming at a developme... Read More


Kenyan turns pig farm into four profitable UK businesses

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Flavian Obiero, 35, has turned a childhood fascination with livestock into a thriving integrated agribusiness in Fareham, a small town in Hampshire, southern England. He has built ... Read More


She ate termites as a child, now she's built a Sh15m insect protein business

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- At an age when most children would run away from insects, Olivia Naliaka did the opposite. Whenever the rains fell, neighbours in her village would collect termites, a seasonal deli... Read More