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Kenya must sustain 10pc annual income growth to reach high-income status by 2060

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Kenya will need to grow its citizens' average incomes by at least 10 percent every year for the next 35 years to attain the high-income status dream outlined in President William R... Read More


Mary Wambui fails bid to eject administrator of hotel seized by Equity Bank

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Businesswoman Mary Wambui Mungai has lost a bid to remove an administrator appointed by Equity Bank to manage her luxury Glee Hotel Limited over a debt of more than Sh7.75 billion.... Read More


Jumia Kenya sales hit record Sh6.4bn as fashion offsets smartphone slump

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Jumia's sales in Kenya hit a record Sh6.4 billion ($49.7 million) in the three months to June 2026, as strong demand for fashion and beauty items offset a slump in smartphone sales... Read More


Mudavadi group to acquire insurance firms from Absa

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- An investment firm associated with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is in talks to buy majority stakes in two insurance firms from South Africa's Absa Group. Absa Group on... Read More


Tanzania's Finance minister on Dangote refinery and E.Africa's infrastructure race

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote opted for Kenya rather than Tanzania to build his Sh2 trillion refinery in Lamu, leaving Tanzanians displeased. The decision to pick Lamu is eme... Read More


The steep climb for Ruto's 30-year economic dream

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Kenya will need to grow its citizens' average incomes by at least 10 percent every year for the next 35 years to attain the high-income status dream outlined in President William R... Read More


Sh460bn bond bids showweak private investments

Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Investors splashed a record Sh460.4 billion for the purchase of three infrastructure bond (IFB) bonds, underlining the abundance of cash in an economy that is seeking passive inves... Read More


KCB raises interim dividend as profit hits Sh36bn in first-half

Nairobi, Aug. 12 -- KCB Group has increased its interim dividend by 50 percent to Sh3 per share after reporting a 14.2 percent growth in net profit in the half-year ended June. The regional lender re... Read More


Advocates face permit losses for fraudulent business registrations

Nairobi, Aug. 12 -- Advocates and certified secretaries will lose their licenses for fraudulent filings at the Business Registration Service (BRS) under a proposed code of conduct. The move also aims... Read More


CBK loses bid to exit M-Pesa fraud case

Nairobi, Aug. 12 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has lost its bid to exit a court case in which an M-Pesa user sued Safaricom over mobile money fraud. The court ruled that the CBK's role as regula... Read More