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KenGen upgrades Olkaria geothermal plant in bid to ease electricity imports

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has upgraded a 45-year old geothermal plant in Olkaria for Sh15.6 billion in the race to ease a crunch that has forced Kenya to rely o... Read More


State steps up rural roads spending with Sh15bn contracts ahead of polls

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- The government has awarded Sh15.54 billion in contracts to upgrade 95 rural roads since the start of the 2026/27 financial year, as President William Ruto's administration steps up... Read More


Tingatinga painting sells for Sh7.6m as art buyers splurge Sh46m in one night

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- A 1971 enamel-on-board painting of a lion by the late Tanzanian artist Edward Saidi Tingatinga sold for Sh6.5 million on Wednesday evening, a price auctioneers described as a local... Read More


Safarilink CEO on why Kenya-Tanzania flights are struggling

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- Flights between Kenya and Tanzania are grappling with falling demand especially from local travellers due to increased costs from the surge in fuel prices and taxes introduced on a... Read More


She lost 21kg eating sweet potatoes and ground beef. Does this diet really work?

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- It is nearly impossible to scroll through wellness or fitness content these days without stumbling across one or two posts recommending sweet potato and ground beef for weight loss... Read More


Sh400bn charge blocking unclaimed shares transfer

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- A State agency responsible for unclaimed assets has revealed a hefty Sh400 billion fee it requires to move abandoned shares under its custody, frustrating its efforts to reunite th... Read More


How retiring Sanlam Allianz CEO saved CIC from collapse

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- In 1995, when CIC Insurance, then trading as Co-operative Insurance Services Ltd (CIS), was declared technically insolvent and was on the verge of collapse, one man saw a slim chan... Read More


A marathon, double Bourbon and the night Cape Town mistook me for black coffee

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- It's a coffee house, but it's also a bar. It's what you want it to be. What you need it to be. What is undisputed, though, is that it's in the CBD of Cape Town, 36 Buitenkant St to... Read More


Manoj Shah: The billionaire who forgot to take a holiday until his body forced him to stop

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- "You have to listen to your body," says Manoj K. Shah. "Sometimes it says it's enough, but we always feel that we have to push on." Last year, the founder of Osho Chemical Industri... Read More


Court orders Bolt to return Toyota Sienta to fleet

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- Ride-hailing firm Bolt has been ordered to reinstate Toyota Sienta vehicles in its XL category after the High Court found that the company violated drivers' rights by removing the ... Read More