Kenya’s Mid-Year Harvests Have Slowed Hunger, Yet 2.1 Million Kenyans Could Face Crisis by January
1.8 million Kenyans faced acute food insecurity between July and September 2025, and a below-average October–December rain forecast could exacerbate the figure to 2.1 million by January next year, an [...]
Equity Bank Bids for Ethiopia’s Banking Sector
Equity Bank Group has taken a major step toward expanding into Ethiopia after its chief executive Dr. James Mwangi held talks with Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) Commissioner Dr. Zeleke Temesgen [...]
RUBiS Kenya H1 Sales Drops 7% to KSh 69bn, Redeems KSh 5.3bn Fuel Subsidy Papers
Kenya anchored the French energy powerhouse Rubis’ first-half 2025 performance, powering retail margin gains even as aviation volumes eased. Rubis, which holds 2nd biggest market share in Kenya at 15.96%, [...]Building Approvals in Nairobi Down by More Than 50% as Material Costs Remain Elevated
Nairobi’s construction sector slowed sharply by the end first half of 2025, with the value of building plans approved by the county government tumbling more than 50% from a year [...]Standard Chartered Kenya Kickstarts KSh 7Bn Pension Payout Process
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has begun the process of verifying details of 629 former employees set to benefit from a multibillion-shilling pension payout, after a Supreme Court ruling earlier this [...]Falling Incomes, Limited Jobs Leave Most Families Surviving on KSh 20,000 or Less
A new national survey has laid bare the economic strain facing millions of households, showing how falling incomes, limited job opportunities and rising costs, made worse by the Finance Bill, are [...]364-Day T-Bill Heavily Oversubscribed for Second Week
Investor appetite for the 364-day Treasury bill has surged, with the tenor recording successive oversubscriptions since the re-opening of the 30-year infrastructure bond in early September. For real time market [...]Kenya Projects KSh 901Bn in New Debt, 65% from Domestic Sources
Kenya will raise nearly two-thirds of its net borrowing this year from the domestic market, including proceeds from privatisation, according to the Annual Borrowing Plan. Domestic borrowing will be driven [...]Airtel Kenya Bets on Home Fiber with US$ 150mn Data Center
Airtel Kenya plans to step into the home fiber market to satisfy the surge in demand for high-speed internet. “Beyond capacity, our focus is on sustainability and resilience, enabling customers [...]Kenya Secures KSh 16.4Bn in Roads Securitization Push
The government has signed a US$ 150 million (Ksh 16.38 billion) financing agreement with United Bank for Africa (UBA) as part of a landmark US$ 1.35 billion (KSh 175bn) programme to clear unpaid [...]Pan-African Telco Paratus Expands into Kenya, East Africa
Pan-African telecommunications provider Paratus Group has expanded operations into four East African countries, providing internet services to businesses and communities while also acting as an authorized Starlink reseller in Kenya [...]Bolt’s Top 50 Drivers Made Over KSh 1.2 Million Each in Six Months
Ride hailing platform Bolt has said that its highest-earning drivers in Kenya grossed more than KSh 1.2 million each in the first half of 2025, underscoring the growing profitability of [...]
