(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s High Court has faulted the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) for invalidating insurance policies held by customers of three insurers and placing them under statutory management without allowing affected policyholders to be heard. The court ruled that the Commissioner of Insurance acted outside the statutory parameters whenContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A Kenyan court has dismissed an application by prominent filmmaker David Tosh Gitonga to settle a KES 1.1 million ($8,500 / GBP 6,300) debt in monthly installments of KES 10,000 ($77 / GBP 58), ordering him to pay KES 7,000 ($54 / GBP 40) in costs forContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s tourism levy collections fell KES 1.004 billion ($7.75 million / GBP 5.79 million) short of target in the year to June after regulations to bring Airbnb rentals, homestays and villas into the tax system failed to take effect. The Tourism Fund collected KES 5.646 billion ($43.58Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Banks and other financial institutions in Kenya now face fines of up to KES 20 million ($155,000/GBP 122,000) for breaking new terror financing rules as the country works to stop suspicious financial flows. New regulations from the Ministry of Interior and National Administration raise the maximum penaltyContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Four countries supplied 55.1% of Kenya’s imports in the first half of 2026, exposing the country’s supply chain to disruption on key trade routes as the Middle East crisis escalates. China, India, Saudi Arabia and the UAE accounted for KES 898.8 billion ($6.9 billion / GBP 5.2Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s domestic tourism fell below target in the year to June 2026 as the rising cost of living squeezed household budgets, even as overall sector earnings hit a record KES 564 billion ($3.9 billion / GBP 2.9 billion). Domestic bed-nights reached 5.1 million in financial year 2025/26,Continue Reading
(BERBERA, SOMALILAND) – Somaliland is positioning the port city of Berbera as an alternative digital gateway for landlocked Ethiopia and South Sudan, creating another internet connectivity corridor in East Africa’s expanding digital infrastructure network. The new route offers internet service providers, businesses and governments access to global data connections andContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Key education projects remain incomplete at a time when Kenya’s new 2-6-3-3 education system requires substantial investment in infrastructure, equipment and human capital between 2026 and 2028, the Controller of Budget has warned. The National Government Budget Implementation Review Report for FY2025-26 says that while the newContinue Reading
(MERU, KENYA) – The Kenya Wildlife Service has translocated several white rhinos from Meru National Park to conservancies in Laikipia and Transmara as part of efforts to expand the species’ available habitat and ease pressure on existing rhino sanctuaries. The exercise was carried out by KWS veterinary and capture teamsContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya faces fresh pressure on fuel prices, transport costs and industrial supplies after shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to single digits, raising fears of deeper disruption to imports from the Gulf. Preliminary ship tracking data by Reuters showed on Friday that only seven vesselsContinue Reading
