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Too close for comfort: Kenyan banks and their high State debt appetite

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- There is a particular kind of relationship that financial analysts describe as "comfortable but concerning." Everything looks fine on the surface: no missed payments, no dramatic he... Read More


Phone, data costs limit Kenyans from full digital participation

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- The cost of internet-enabled phones remains a major barrier for Kenyans who know about mobile internet but are not using it, while the price of data is limiting how much existing us... Read More


Kenya's tourism momentum presents a boon for aviation

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) recently released data depicting an increase in visitor arrivals from the rest of the world across the first four months of 2026. Arri... Read More


Businesses add 72,800 kW of solar power for own use

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Businesses added 72,800 kilowatts (kW) of solar energy for their own use in the year ended June 2026, extending a trend in which a growing number of firms are turning to self-genera... Read More


Banks expect borrowing costs to fall on unchanged CBK benchmark rate

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Commercial banks expect borrowing costs to fall further even as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is widely expected to hold the benchmark rate unchanged for a fourth time this week. ... Read More


In Kenya's connected economy, risk doesn't stop at a firm's door

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- A misconception in modern risk management is that an organisation controls its own risk. In Kenya's connected economy, a business may secure its premises, systems and people yet sti... Read More


Inside Sh15bn IPO pay for Quickmart owners

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Quickmart Kenya owners will receive Sh15 billion from the sale of a 50 percent stake through a public offer at the Nairobi bourse, giving the retail chain's founders handsome return... Read More


Ndegwas buy back ICEA Insurance stake for Sh8.5bn

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- The family of the late former Central Bank of Kenya governor Philip Ndegwa will buy back a 24.1 percent ICEA Lion Insurance Holdings and regain sole ownership of the company in a de... Read More


The real cost of a stone-clad home

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Across Kenya, the face of new houses is fast changing. Instead of neatly painted walls, home owners are embracing stones: rough or smooth, grey, brown or purple-tinged, each piece s... Read More


The new selling point for Kenyan homes

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Kitchens in Nairobi's new apartments are losing their walls. In their place, developers are building a raised counter with a few tall stools, and some say a unit without one now str... Read More