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TotalEnergies ventures into electric vehicles charging

Nairobi, May 10 -- TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya has installed 30 charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and motorbikes as the oil marketer diversifies from fossil fuels in a bid to tap into th... Read More


France uses summit to rebuild African influence after Francophone setback

Nairobi, May 10 -- France is seeking to reset its relationship with Africa through Kenya and the wider Anglophone African bloc, signalling a shift away from the military- and aid-driven approach that ... Read More


Kakuzi targets 202 acres of blueberries by 2029 in commercial expansion plan

Nairobi, May 10 -- Listed agricultural firm Kakuzi is planning a major commercial expansion of blueberry farming that will see acreage rise more than eightfold to 82 hectares by 2029 as the company de... Read More


M-Pesa Ziidi Trader brings 84,000 investors to bourse

Nairobi, May 10 -- About 84,000 small investors bought shares on the Nairobi bourse through the M-Pesa stock-trading platform, Ziidi Trader, between February and March this year, underlining the impac... Read More


Redefining governance in Kenya's capital markets

Nairobi, May 10 -- When the Capital Markets Tribunal was reconstituted in June 2023 after years of inactivity, the moment passed with little public attention. Yet within a few years, the tribunal has... Read More


Beyond 'going green': Kenya must fix development on sustainability pillars

Nairobi, May 10 -- Kenya's development conversation is increasingly defined by ambition. References to becoming "the next Singapore" have become common, reflecting a national desire for industrial gro... Read More


Africa can become world's breadbasket: this is how

Nairobi, May 10 -- Africa has the world's vibrant youngest population, vast arable lands, large water resources, and a growing base of agricultural technology and innovation. Yet paradoxically, she s... Read More


AI moves from assistant to co-worker in latest shift

Nairobi, May 10 -- As artificial intelligence (AI) shifts from a productivity tool into a co-worker capable of handling complex workflows, a new class of companies, built around deep integration of th... Read More


What it takes to conquer a HYROX competition

Nairobi, May 10 -- Last month, hundreds of athletes converged on the Cape Town International Convention Centre for HYROX Cape Town 2026. Reggie Mboya, a Kenyan trainer, was among the 717 men who lined... Read More


Court backs micro-lenders in high interest loan disputes

Nairobi, May 10 -- The High Court in Eldoret has ruled that consumer protection laws cannot be used to avoid valid loan obligations after default, in a judgment that strengthens the hand of micro-lend... Read More