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Billionaire Rai expands with Sh4.2 billion Nandi sugar factory

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- West Kenya Sugar Company Ltd is set to build a Sh4.2 billion new sugar factory in Nandi County, tightening tycoon Jaswant Rai's grip on the local industry. The factory, with a cap... Read More


SRC loses fight to slash judges' medical cover and travel perks

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- The High Court has barred the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) from reducing judges' medical cover and daily subsistence allowances, adding a new twist to a prolonged dis... Read More


Treasury targets graft in schools with shift to public tenders portal

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- Schools are set to be added to the electronic public procurement portal (e-GP), in a fresh push to curb graft and expose beneficiaries of public contracts worth billions of shillin... Read More


Motorist ordered to pay Sh1.1m for damaged Nairobi Expressway barriers

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- A magistrate court has ordered a motorist to pay Sh1.12 million for repair of damaged safety barriers and signage on the Nairobi Expressway following a crash that he blamed on heav... Read More


'You, black coffee?' A night of mistaken identity and Cape Town's Bourbon

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


Financing lessons from Talanta Sports City

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- To focus solely on the shiny, state-of-the-art architecture of Nairobi's Talanta Sports City is to miss the far grander story unfolding behind the scenes. The real triumph of Talan... Read More


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