(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The political partnership formed between former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and President William Ruto before Odinga’s death on 15th October 2025 has entered a critical phase as the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) prepare for the general election on 10th August 2027.Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Human and animal feed processor Unga Group says it will reinvest its earnings into the business, reversing its earlier statements that it will resume dividend payments after returning to profitability. The company last paid a dividend of KES 0.5 per share, or a total of KES 37.8Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s Employment and Labour Relations Court has upheld the dismissal of a senior Kenya Revenue Authority officer who cleared six containers before their ship arrived at the port of Mombasa, ruling that he was negligent in checking the cargo records. However, the court faulted the tax agencyContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Sanlam Allianz Holdings Kenya Plc plans to drop its subsidiary structure and make its life insurance business the listed entity on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The company said in a notice it intends to transfer all the assets and liabilities of its wholly owned subsidiary, Sanlam AllianzContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya is seeking to shift forestry from mainly a conservation activity to a source of investment, jobs and economic growth, backed by new climate funding, commercial tree growing plans and forest restoration projects. The country has approved $229 million (KES 29.6 billion / GBP 173.3 million) inContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Monthly electricity bills for homes and businesses newly connected to Kenya’s national grid have fallen below KES 1,000 ($7.72), reflecting low consumption patterns among households recently linked to the network. Official data shows that customers connected by Kenya Power in the year ending June 2026 spent anContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s Social Health Authority has extended the deadline for healthcare providers to sign contracts with the State agency to 14th October, allowing hospitals, clinics and medical practitioners to treat registered scheme members and claim reimbursements. The authority said Healthcare Provider Contracts that expired on 30th September 2026Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The number of Sacco accounts holding deposits above KES 1 million ($8,500 / GBP 6,500) rose 10% to 154,000 last year, even as most savers continued to hold balances below KES 50,000 ($425 / GBP 325), highlighting persistent inequality in Kenya’s savings sector. Data from the SaccoContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s banking regulator has raised the minimum number of directors in banks and capped the tenure of board chairmen at nine years, in new draft rules aimed at strengthening board independence. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) proposed in draft prudential guidelines that chairmen must be independentContinue Reading
(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – Moses Matovu, co-founder and lifelong leader of Afrigo Band, Uganda’s longest running musical group, was killed in an early morning attack in Kampala on 24th September 2026. He was 77. A forensic review of public police files, court registries, news archives and government records shows the saxophonistContinue Reading
