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Kenya now Africa's second-largest major arms importer

Nairobi, July 8 -- Kenya became Africa's second-largest importer of major arms in 2025, reflecting the country's growing investment in national security amid rising regional instability and modernisat... Read More


Startup that refused to fold: How Craydel found niche in linking students to foreign universities

Nairobi, July 8 -- Manish Sardana walked away from a lucrative corporate career at the height of the Covid-19 scourge, resigning from global advertising giant WPP after seven years in Kenya. He had r... Read More


Court summons Nairobi police chief as Directline control battle escalates

Nairobi, July 8 -- The High Court has ordered the Officer Commanding Nairobi's Central Police Station to personally explain why orders issued in the protracted battle for control of Directline Assuran... Read More


Reimagining public investment in health

Nairobi, July 8 -- The countries that will lead the 21st century will not simply be those whose people live longer. They will be those whose people stay healthier for longer - able to learn, work, inn... Read More


New-age value creation: Working backwards from the future you envision

Nairobi, July 8 -- "A plan is not a strategy. A strategy is not a plan," advises Roger Martin. Do leading-edge firms like Google or Tesla do traditional five-year plans? Then, label them with the buz... Read More


STEM students must be ready for AI-led job market

Nairobi, July 8 -- The fastest-growing firms today are not waiting for the future. They are already using artificial intelligence (AI) to make better decisions, move faster, cut costs, and find new op... Read More


Companies don't fail owing to lack of strategy but because people stop talking

Nairobi, July 8 -- A few years ago, I sat in a cross-functional review where everything looked "green" on the dashboard. Timelines were intact. Service levels were respectable. And yet, something was ... Read More


Wealthy investors book Sh40bn gains on NSE rally

Nairobi, July 8 -- Wealthy investors in the stock market have booked Sh39.51 billion paper gains on their shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the past 12 months to Wednesday, cementing ... Read More


Kenya's foreign investment inflows hit a record Sh414bn

Nairobi, July 8 -- Kenya attracted an estimated $3.2 billion (Sh413.6 billion) in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2025, marking its strongest performance ever as investors poured money into the cou... Read More


The modern-day priest: Who should we trust with our digital confessions?

Nairobi, July 8 -- There was a time when the most trusted keeper of secrets was the local priest. People confessed their fears, failures and deepest regrets, confident that whatever was shared in conf... Read More