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CBK raises Sh60.5bn from January long-term bonds

Read, Jan. 8 -- The first Treasury bond sale of 2026 was oversubscribed by 19.2 percent driven by strong demand from institutional investors who were chasing the relatively high returns on offer ahead... Read More


Kenyan retirees spend their sunset years in 'hot' Dubai

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- Kenyan retirees are quietly defining how they want to spend their golden years, despite being ranked among the poorest globally in a 2023 report by Allianz, an international financi... Read More


Kenya's trade deficit with China widens 17pc

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- Kenya's trade deficit with China widened to Sh475.6 billion in the first nine months of last year, highlighting a deepening imbalance in bilateral trade even as Nairobi pursues poli... Read More


Jitters in Kenya's sugar industry as Comesa imports gate thrown wide

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- The decision by the government to lift safeguards on cheap sugar imports from sugarcane-growing members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has rattled the... Read More


Copyright enforcement drives millions into artistes' pockets

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- In 2025, Kenyan courts delivered warnings to intellectual property infringers, funnelling millions back into the pockets of musical and film creators and rights-holders through copy... Read More


State sets Sh2bn least premium for insurers eyeing cover for foreigners

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- Local insurers seeking to provide medical cover to foreigners entering Kenya must have minimum gross premium collections of Sh2 billion annually, among other conditions that the sta... Read More


It's Africa's moment, if we get reading right

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- Africa stands at the edge of a historic demographic shift. By 2050, one in three young people in the world will be African. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the cont... Read More


Co-operatives warned over risk of losses in unregulated investments

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- Co-operative societies have been cautioned over the growing practice of placing members' funds in unregulated firms, with the regulator warning that the trend is exposing savers to ... Read More


Dropped Adani power lines blow Sh32bn hole in PPP funding plan

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- The cancellation of Adani Energy Solutions Ltd's (AESL) power transmission lines project left a Sh32.3 billion hole in the Treasury's projections for public-private partnership (PPP... Read More


Sandra Ojiambo: 'Just say yes to opportunities'

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- By the time she got the gig as the Assistant Secretary-General; CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, Sanda Ojiambo's world, and in extension, the whole world had been ... Read More