East African Businesses Face Rising Cyber Risks Amid Talent Shortage
Gaming Tech Summit Africa's Third Edition Set for Nairobi in June
Nairobi is set to host the third edition of the Gaming Tech Summit Africa (GTSA), a pan-African platform shaping the future of the continent’s gaming technology ecosystem, in early June.
Inside Kenya’s $10 Billion Stablecoin Market
For a market once driven by retail speculation, Kenya’s crypto evolution now appears firmly anchored in institutional stablecoin flows.
Kenyan-Backed Globe In Faces EAC Scrutiny Over Dar Port Deal
The review comes at a time when maintaining Mombasa’s edge is central to protecting transit revenues and associated logistics jobs.
Kenya's Tea Exports in the Crosshairs of Global Conflicts
Ten destinations account for 82.7% of Kenya’s monthly tea exports, and most of them are currently grappling with internal and external conflicts.
Why the Strait of Hormuz is so Important for Global Trade
At its narrowest, the Strait of Hormuz is only about 33 kilometres wide — but it is the only maritime exit for the Persian Gulf's oil-producing nations: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Iran, and Qatar.
AfDB to Invest €6.5 million in West and Central African Tech Startups
AfDB is set to invest 6.5 million euros in the Saviu II fund for onward transmission into tech startups in their seed and first institutional fundraising phases.
'Unrecovered Loan Principal is Not Tax Deductible' - Tribunal Rules
The Tax Appeals Tribunal has ruled that microfinance lender, Premier Credit Limited, cannot deduct the principal of unrecovered loans from its taxable income
KSh 1,000 in 2019 is Now Worth KSh 670 in February 2026
Kenya’s CPI rose from 100 in February 2019 to 149.20 in February 2026, meaning prices are nearly 50% higher over six years. In real terms, KSh 1,000 from 2019 now buys only about KSh 670, a 33% loss in purchasing power.
Inflation has eased to 4.3%, but cumulative price increases remain embedded, keeping pressure on food, transport, housing and school costs as income growth fails to keep pace.
Kenya Condemns Strikes on Gulf Countries as Middle East Conflict Escalates
In a statement, President William Ruto said Nairobi denounced attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain
The Legal Fault Lines That Could Crumble Kenya's Infrastructure Fund
Kenya’s plan to launch a KSh 5 trillion National Infrastructure Fund, billed as a self-sustaining engine to finance highways, railways and airports without leaning further on taxes or sovereign borrowing, could run into constitutional headwinds.
Kenya's Domestic Debt Crosses KSh 7 Trillion for the First Time
Kenya's domestic debt crossed KSh 7 trillion for the first time in February 2026, reaching KSh 7.05 trillion as sustained Treasury issuance pushes local borrowing to successive records.
The last three trillion have each been added in roughly 14 months.
Banks now hold 35.7 percent of government securities, deepening the sovereign-bank nexus, while 87.4 percent of the FY 2025/26 borrowing target is already deployed.