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What collective assumptions hold back your firm's success?

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- "Business performance is often not limited by what managers know. The problem is how they think about what they know," advises the psychologist Jamil Qureshi. What does the number... Read More


Safety focus amid record pesticide consumption in Kenya

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Kenya's pesticide use has reached a record high, highlighting the country's growing dependence on chemical crop protection even as health and environmental risks rise. Data from t... Read More


Kenyan meat processor builds a one-million goats annual exports business

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Ken Meat, a processor that has found a market in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, has built a successful business around small ruminants. "... Read More


More 'kimchi' please: Fermented Korean cabbage finds a ripe market in Kenya

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Korean food has found an audience in Kenya, if attendance at a recent kimchi-making workshop is anything to go by. But the reception was not always warm. When Evalyne Akinyi Odhia... Read More


The founder's exit

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- This week the national carrier announced yet another leadership transition. An acting chief executive stepping down, the company secretary stepping up in an acting capacity, a subs... Read More


KRA's new container benchmark tax, and a fight with no villain

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Nairobi's commercial streets went quiet on August 28, 2026. Along Moi Avenue, Kenyatta Avenue and Tom Mboya Street, traders pulled down their shutters and marched to Times Tower, p... Read More


AI won't replace professionals in finance, it will redefine their value

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Its 8 a.m. on a Monday. You have barely settled at your desk when requests start pouring in. The CEO wants revised projections after a customer delays an order, the bank needs an u... Read More


Bank loans default dip Sh40bn on lower rates

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- The value of loans tapped from Kenyan banks for which borrowers have not serviced for at least three months fell by Sh40.1 billion in the year to June 2026 amid a decline in borrow... Read More


Sportswear traders cash in on Kenyan's new fitness craze

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Every month, another marathon appears on Kenya's race calendar, and for Caroline Njeri, that means more runners walking into her shop looking for a new pair of shoes. She estimate... Read More


CBK rejects Sh20bn as bidders seek higher rates

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) rejected Sh20.4 billion offered by investors in the two reopened September bonds as it sought to keep a lid on the government's borrowing costs in a... Read More