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Business Technology

Tanzania’s East Africa Foods raises $40m to expand cold chain...

PIDG's InfraCo led a $26m Series B inside a ~$40m package for East Africa Foods, which plans Kenya expansion to...

• October 13, 2026

Finance News

Mbadi meets US Treasury in Bangkok as IMF Article IV...

Mbadi met US Treasury's Eric Meyer in Bangkok on Kenya's stalled IMF programme; an IMF Article IV mission is due...

• October 13, 2026

Business Finance

China loan clause leaves Sh45bn in SGR fares idle at...

John Mbadi says about Sh44.6bn in SGR fares sits locked in KCB escrow under China Exim Bank terms, forcing tax-funded...

• October 13, 2026

Finance News

KRA misses first-quarter revenue target by Sh58.2 billion

Ordinary revenue hit Sh655.8bn in the quarter to September, up 14.4%, but still Sh58.2bn short of target as income tax...

• October 13, 2026

Finance News

More than half of job leavers tap pensions early, SanlamAllianz...

SanlamAllianz finds 53% of Kenyans who left a job withdrew some pension savings early; seven in 10 say they are...

• October 13, 2026

News Tech & Startups Technology

Microsoft to shut Nairobi engineering centre in global restructuring

Employees at Microsoft's Nairobi Africa Development Centre were told on Monday that the engineering hub will close as part of...

• October 12, 2026

Banking & Finance Finance News

Shilling holds near 129.75 as 91-day T-bill rate settles at...

The shilling stayed close to 130 to the dollar and short-term government borrowing rates held steady after the Central Bank...

• October 12, 2026

Finance Markets News

Dangote GDR offer closes Tuesday as minimum buy-in drops to...

The Kenyan window to buy into Nigeria's Dangote refinery IPO closes at 5pm on Tuesday, October 13, after the minimum...

• October 12, 2026

Markets News

NSE sheds Sh40bn in a week as foreign investors turn...

The Nairobi bourse lost Sh40.06 billion in value in the week to October 9, its second weekly decline, as foreigners...

• October 12, 2026

Business News

Tata Chemicals says 1,000 jobs at risk as Magadi shutdown...

Tata Chemicals Magadi says more than 500 staff and about 600 contractors are exposed as its soda ash plant stays...

• October 12, 2026

Business Economy News

Kenya Airways gets Sh45bn Cabinet lifeline to restore grounded jets

Cabinet has approved $350 million in shareholder financing for Kenya Airways and endorsed a plan to convert Sh122 billion of...

• October 12, 2026

Lifestyle News

Motorists brace for October 14 fuel review as 8% VAT...

EPRA announces pump prices on October 14, the same day the temporary 8% fuel VAT expires. Petrol is at Sh214.03...

• October 12, 2026