High Freight Costs Spur Kenya-Lusaka Logistics Hub Plan
The proposed Lusaka warehouse is designed to address these structural gaps by enabling cargo consolidation and shared storage infrastructure.
Bomas Delays Push France-Africa Summit To KICC Fallback
Kenya Lures Private Capital With 50 Public-Private Projects At KIICO 2026
The government urged the private sector to seize these opportunities as they were embedded in sectors where markets are expanding, competitiveness is strengthening, and scale can be achieved.Missing Rent, Lost Land, Windows 2012: What the Auditor-General Found at Kenya Railways
The Auditor-General issued a qualified opinion on Kenya Railways Corporation's FY2025 accounts for the second consecutive year, citing six grounds: 119 land parcels without title deeds within a KSh 18.75 Bn land balance, KSh 16.91 Bn in completed projects misclassified as work-in-progress, a KSh 520 Mn unreconciled rental income variance, KSh 1.28 Bn in receivables dating to 2011, flawed student debtor accounts at RTI and 1,981 freight invoices with no matching ERP entries. Eight prior-year issues remain unresolved
Kenya Railways Posts KSh 28 Bn Loss on SGR Loan Costs
Kenya Railways Corporation narrowed its operating loss by 65% to KSh 581.5 Mn for the year ended 30 June 2025 as freight haulage hit a record 8.16 million tonnes and total revenue climbed 18.6% to KSh 30.52 Bn. SGR revenues grew 9.1% to KSh 19.42 Bn. The gains were absorbed by KSh 25.97 Bn in interest on the GoK on-lent SGR loan (originally China Exim Bank), leaving a net loss of KSh 28.17 Bn. The loan balance grew 4.0% to KSh 672.04 Bn. Negative equity widened to KSh 121.08 Bn. The Auditor-General issued a qualified opinion on six grounds including unsupported land and revenue inaccuracies.Posta Swings to Profit on KSh 1.54Bn Backdated Huduma Kenya Rent
Postal Corporation of Kenya reported a net surplus of KSh 488.7 Mn for FY2024/25, reversing a KSh 1.09 Bn prior-year loss. The result was driven by KSh 1.54 Bn in extraordinary backdated Huduma Kenya rent covering 2013 to 2025, none of which has been collected in cash. Excluding this, the operating deficit was KSh 1.05 Bn. The Auditor-General issued a qualified opinion citing going concern risk, KSh 6.88 Bn negative working capital, and KSh 4.59 Bn in unremitted payroll deductions.Lamu Port Sees Increased Activity As Global Shipping Diversions Continue
Lamu Port is recording increased activity following the arrival of a second vehicle carrier operated by Grimaldi Group, bringing total units handled to over 4,200. The surge, partly driven by diverted shipments from Jebel Ali Port, signals growing confidence in the port’s capacity and its emerging role in regional trade, according to the Kenya Ports Authority.MPs Question NEMA as Floods Expose Drainage Failures
Lawmakers have questioned Kenya’s environmental regulator over its role in preventing flooding after heavy rains killed dozens and flooded neighborhoods across the city over the past two weeksKenya, U.K. Discuss Next Phase of Nairobi Rail Hub
Kenya and the U.K. are moving forward with plans to redevelop central Nairobi into a modern transport and commercial district, as officials review the next procurement stepsKPC Lists 6th on NSE With Only 2.6% in Retail Hands
Kenya Pipeline Company lists on the Nairobi Securities Exchange as the sixth most valuable stock on the exchange at KSh163.6Bn, the only infrastructure company in a top ten dominated by banks. Despite a 65% headline free float, institutions and sovereign funds control 97% of the shares sold, leaving just 2.6% of the company in retail hands. Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya's NSSF anchored the offer as 70,000 retail investors, against a government target of two million, will effectively set the opening price for a KSh163.6Bn company.Rockefeller Foundation Commits US$ 10Mn to Expand Electricity Access in Africa
The Rockefeller Foundation has pledged US$ 10 million to support efforts to expand electricity access in Africa under the Mission 300 initiative led by the World Bank and African Development Bank, which aims to connect 300 million people to power by 2030.Kenya Ups Special Projects Budget as Floods, Drought Compound Crises
The flooding compounds an already critical situation in drought-affected areas, where more than 3 million people face hunger, which has escalated the need for rapid, large-scale intervention
