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Prudential Life sued by ex-manager for Sh308m

Nairobi, May 26 -- A former branch manager at Prudential Life Assurance Kenya Ltd has moved to the High Court, seeking Sh308 million from the insurer claiming unlawfully termination of his contract mo... Read More


StanChart bucks trend with 26pc profit fall in first quarter

Nairobi, May 26 -- Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has posted a 26.3 percent drop in profit for the first three months of the year through to March 2026 on lower lending margins, bucking the trend of ea... Read More


Why protests are not always a defence for missing work

Nairobi, May 26 -- As protests intermittently disrupt movement across the country, a familiar explanation has emerged among workers who fail to report on duty: Kulikuwa na maandamano (there were demon... Read More


State payroll jumps Sh141bn in nine months

Nairobi, May 26 -- Spending on salaries and wages jumped by Sh140.6 billion in the nine months ending March 2026, underlining a reversal of the government's austerity drive and exposing growing pressu... Read More


KenGen to directly sell power to industries in Olkaria green park

Nairobi, May 26 -- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is set to directly sell electricity to industries located in its park in Naivasha, as the firm moves to tap into a market opened up by ... Read More


Wako's journey from stable boy to a globe-trotting horseman

Nairobi, May 26 -- We meet a few hours before his flight back to Denmark at the Ngong Racecourse, a place that feels like home to Ramadhan Wako. Before moving to Denmark to work with horses that are ... Read More


Family Bank profit surges to Sh1.6bn on loan income

Nairobi, May 26 -- Family Bank Kenya posted a 52.4 percent jump in net profit for the first quarter of 2026, helped by strong growth in income from loans despite a decline in non-funded income. The m... Read More


Tutors risk Sh5m fine and loss of careers over classroom videos

Nairobi, May 26 -- In 2024, Roma School in Uthiru was fined Sh4.55 million by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner for publishing a minor's image without parental consent. Parents across Ke... Read More


Kenya's delicate energy balancing act in face of rationing

Nairobi, May 26 -- Kenya Power Managing Director Joseph Siror recently revealed that the utility is forced to ration electricity whenever supply from wind and solar plants plummets to near zero, and t... Read More


Investment protection holds key to Africa's growth potential

Nairobi, May 26 -- Three landmark events held within weeks of each other this May underscored a continent at an inflection point. The Africa Forward Summit 2026, the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, and th... Read More