CS Wandayi Turns to Bulk Metering, Adani Type Deals to Tame 24% Electricity Loss
Kenya is set to tackle its electricity losses, currently standing at a staggering 24% from generation to the end consumer, through a multi-pronged approach spearheaded by the government. Going forward, [...]
Chinese Firms Position Themselves for the Rironi–Mau Summit Toll Road Project
Two Chinese companies are emerging as front-runners in the race to build and operate the Rironi-Mau Summit highway, a 175-kilometre toll road set to break ground in August under a [...]Kisumu, Johannesburg Secure AfDB Funding for City Projects
Kisumu has secured $750,000 grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB), channeled through its Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) for transformation of Kenya’s third larges city. This comprehensive study is designed [...]AFRAA Warns Against Profit-Driven Airport Concessions, Months After Adani Deal Cancelation
An emerging trend across Africa is the increasing outsourcing of airport services and operations to private sector businesses through concessioning agreements. “These private entities are motivated by profit and often [...]Linzi FinCo Lists KSh 44.79B Infrastructure-Backed Bond to Fund Talanta Sports City
Linzi FinCo 003 Trust, a subsidiary of the Pan-African Liaison Group, has listed a KSh 44.79 billion Infrastructure Asset-Backed Security (IABS) on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). GCR Ratings assigned [...]
The KSh 12 Billion Drain in Kenya's Water Sector
Non-Revenue Water (NRW), the difference between the volume of water a utility pumps into its system and the volume of water that is billed to customers, continues to be a [...]Omtatah Triumphs as Supreme Court Strikes Down Joho Family Port Deal Over Illegal Procurement
Busia Senator and public interest litigator Okiya Omtatah is elated after the Supreme Court nullified a procurement deal between the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Portside Freight Terminals Limited, a [...]Equity Bank Ordered to Pay Troubled Construction Firm KSh 485Mn from Kenya Pipeline's Accounts
The High Court has ordered Equity Bank Kenya to release KSh 485 million from Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC’s) accounts to Zakhem International Construction Limited, a Lebanese firm, bringing to a [...]Competition Watchdog Warns Real Estate Developers Against Exclusive ISP Deals
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has warned real estate developers and internet service providers (ISPs) against signing exclusive broadband deals that shut out rival firms, in a move aimed [...]CBK Raises KSh 71.6B from Oversubscribed Sale of Reopened Bonds
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has raised KSh 71.64 billion in a reopened Treasury bond auction dated June 23, 2025, exceeding its target of KSh 50 billion. In the [...]Kenya Targets Ksh 70Bn from 32 PPP Projects in FY 2025/26
Kenya will be implementing 32 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects worth Ksh 70 billion in FY 2025/26, focusing on priority sectors such as energy, water, housing, health, and transport. Mbadi made [...]AfDB Commits US$184.1mn to Africa's Largest Solar Plant
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$184.1 million financing package for the Obelisk 1-gigawatt solar photovoltaic project and 200MWh battery energy storage system in Egypt. “This project [...]
