Associated Motors Closes Shop After Losing 60 Year Isuzu Franchise
Family Bank appointed joint receivers over Associated Motors Limited and Sclaters Holdings Limited on 9 April 2026, weeks after Isuzu East Africa terminated its nearly 60-year dealership agreement with Associated Motors. The receiverships cover charged properties in Nairobi and Eldoret secured under charges dated August 2021. Separately, I&M Bank placed Jamii Distributors (E.A) Limited under administration on 1 April 2026. All three appointments were handled by Anant Bhatt LLP of Mombasa.
Kenya Private Sector Credit Hits KSh 4.15 Trillion Record
Kenya's private sector credit stock hit an all-time high of KSh 4.15 trillion in March 2026, the sixth consecutive monthly record, recovering from a trough of KSh 3,789.10 Bn in September 2024. Year-on-year growth accelerated to 8.1%, led by building and construction up 37.1% and agriculture up 28.9%. Banking sector liquidity stood at 59.3% with profit before tax at KSh 83.90 Bn in Q4 2025. The NPL ratio ticked up to 15.6%, the second increase of 2026, but remains more than 200bps below the 17.6% cycle peak of August 2025.Africa's Small Businesses Deserve World Class Banking
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of the global economy, yet their growth is constrained by limited access to finance.
Women, Older Kenyans and Low-Income Earners Most Anxious Over Debt-Old Mutual Report
Findings from the Old Mutual Financial Wellness Monitor 2025 indicate that about 40% of working Kenyans worry about their debt, a notable improvement from 53% a year earlier.
Universities, State Agencies Lead In KSh 468bn Supplier Debt
Kenya’s unpaid government bills are still heavily concentrated in state corporations, with public universities, road authorities, health agencies and energy utilities accounting for much of the supplier debts older than six months.KRA Scraps 'Blacklist', Admits It Punished Honest Businesses
KRA has ordered the removal of thousands of taxpayers from a controversial compliance blacklist after acknowledging that the system had been misused and was harming legitimate businesses.In Africa’s Creative Economies, Women Are Claiming Ownership
It’s worth watching what happens in the days after International Women's Day – whether the women building ownership across African creative industries control more of their work, their distribution, and their narrative
Kenyan Entrepreneur Maurice Juma Joins Africa’s “Forty Under 40” Vanguard
Maurice Juma, co-founder and CEO of MediaPal, was recognized among Africa’s “Forty Under 40” an acknowledgment that places him within a select cohort of the continent’s youngest business leadersI&M Bank, B Lab Africa Partner to Support Small Businesses
I&M Bank has partnered with B Lab Africa to strengthen the capacity of small to medium sized businesses within the listed lender's ecosystem.Global Aid Pullback Tests Kenya’s Circular Economy Ambitions
Kotaramaju is calling for a unified institutional framework that gives commercial banks and development finance institutions confidence to evaluate circular economy risks properlyKenyan Companies Strike Delicate Balance on Higher Costs, Lower Sales- Stanbic PMI
The divergence between rising operating expenses and modest output price increases points to a tightening of corporate margins.Kenya's Lawmakers Favor Stronger TikTok Regulation Over Ban
Kenyan lawmakers have drawn a clear line in the country’s intensifying debate over social media, favouring heavier regulation over an outright ban.
