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World Bank loans to Kenya cross Sh2trn mark for first time

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- Kenya's outstanding loans from the World Bank have crossed the Sh2 trillion mark for the first time, underscoring the country's growing reliance on concessional loans and Eurobonds... Read More


UK fund's Sh1.9bn Quickmart IPO deepen Kenya investment

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- An arm of the UK government has deepened its investments in Kenyan capital markets with the purchase of Sh1.94 billion shares in Quickmart's initial public offering (IPO). The Uni... Read More


Foreign investors cut KCB stake as locals add Sh2.1bn

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- Foreign investors shed 23.6 million KCB Group shares valued at Sh2.1 billion at the current market price in the three months to September as local investors increased their holding... Read More


How a farmer breeds Saanen goats that fetch Sh110,000 each

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- In Kisumu, Musa Juma has turned a single buck valued Sh110,000 into the anchor of a dairy goat enterprise that earns from two streams: premium breeding stock and goat milk. Mr Jum... Read More


Soda ash, gold top royalty earners after Base Titanium exit

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- Soda ash, gold and salt exports topped Kenya's mineral royalty earnings for the 2025/26 financial year, bucking a trend where Titanium ore was the country's highest-earning mineral... Read More


She quit a 30-year banking career to make leather bags

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- Doris Wanjiku was tired of handbags that cracked and lost their shape within months. So she designed one built to last and ended up trading a banking career for a leather business.... Read More


Kenyan start-ups build AI powered tourism ventures

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- George Ralak and his friends had looked forward to touring Watamu for the longest time. They had made the plans and saved the money. Only on arrival did the question catch up with ... Read More


Inside the business making champions out goats

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- In Kisumu, Musa Juma has turned a single buck valued Sh110,000 into the anchor of a dairy goat enterprise that earns from two streams: premium breeding stock and goat milk. Mr Jum... Read More


Electronic waste now an unlikely source of industrial wealth, says report

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- Discarded mobile phones, chargers, computers and household appliances are becoming an unlikely source of industrial wealth in Kenya, where the metals embedded in electronic waste w... Read More


Kenya's fish earnings jump 39pc on bigger production

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- The value of fish produced in Kenya jumped 38.53 percent to Sh54.86 billion in 2025, rising from Sh39.62 billion the previous year, lifted by higher production. Fresh data by the ... Read More