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Treasury upholds July plan for counties single account in reforms drive

Nairobi, June 11 -- The government will extend the Treasury Single Account (TSA) framework to county governments from July, committing to a plan aimed at tightening control of public cash flows and ma... Read More


ICT allocation drops to Sh8.6 billion in Budget

Nairobi, June 11 -- The government has allocated Sh8.6 billion to support Kenya's digital economy and creative industry in the 2026-27 financial year, a decline from the Sh12.7 billion set aside for t... Read More


Small lenders given three more years to meet core capital rule

Nairobi, June 11 -- Struggling commercial banks have been given a three-year deadline extension to raise their core capital to a minimum Sh10 billion, offering reprieve to 23 small lenders that are be... Read More


KRA unlocks tax breaks for Naivasha industrial park

Nairobi, June 11 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has declared an industrial park owned by power producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) in Naivasha a customs-controlled area, unloc... Read More


The Local Grill: Where Nairobians go to eat beef without guilt

Nairobi, June 11 -- The cows bred for steak here are treated like royalty. They are fed well. They are kept comfortable. Nobody shouts at them. No loud rock music. No banging doors. No unnecessary st... Read More


State turns to private capital in Sh647bn infrastructure push ahead of 2027 elections

Nairobi, June 11 -- President William Ruto's administration has unveiled an ambitious infrastructure programme in its final budget before next year's general election, betting on private capital and i... Read More


Smallholder suppliers get priority in pending bills plan

Nairobi, June 11 -- Smallholder suppliers have won a priority as the National Treasury has outlined a roadmap to settle Sh155.3 billion in pending bills over the next two years, after the conclusion o... Read More


Agricultural insurance to be offered separately amid rising climate risks

Nairobi, June 11 -- The government has proposed a major overhaul of Kenya's agricultural insurance market by creating a standalone class of underwriting business targeting risks unique to the farming ... Read More


Carol Koech: 'You could do everything right and still earn nothing'

Nairobi, June 11 -- Maybe you have wondered if you will ever meet someone from Olenguruone, way out on the edge of the Mau Forest. Maybe you haven't. Maybe you know it only as the name of a road conne... Read More


Manufacturing and ICT hit as growth forecast cut to 4.9pc

Nairobi, June 11 -- Kenya's manufacturing and ICT sectors are set to bear the brunt of the US-Israel war with Iran, even as the economy is seen growing at a softer pace this year on uncertainties. Th... Read More