(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Payments firm Pesapal and Drift Consult have partnered to drive adoption of RACK, an integrated business management and payments solution aimed at helping retail and hospitality businesses across Africa gain greater control, visibility and efficiency in their operations. The partnership comes as retailers and hospitality businesses acrossContinue Reading
(DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA) – Tanzania’s Amsons Group has acquired the Tanzanian downstream business of Geneva-based Oryx Energies in a deal worth more than $230 million (KES 29.9 billion), giving the local conglomerate control of key fuel storage, retail and distribution assets in the country. The transaction transfers Oryx’s retailContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Data Management Association (DAMA) Kenya Chapter has launched in Nairobi, creating a national body for data professionals and setting a target to train more than 10,000 practitioners over the next three years. The training programme will run through a partnership with Pathways International, the association saidContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A UK government investment arm is buying a 6.5% stake in Kenyan retailer Quickmart through its initial public offering (IPO) for KES 1.94 billion ($15 million), the latest foreign anchor investment in the chain. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will buy 260 million of theContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has reshaped its relationship with Kenya, with arms deliveries drying up while wheat exports have surged, according to trade and defence data. Kenya’s imports of major Russian weapons have fallen to marginal levels, while Russian wheat now accounts for roughly 71% ofContinue Reading
(ELDORET, KENYA) – Kenya has announced plans to cut income tax for low earners, exempt cheap land deals from stamp duty and remove import duty on mobile phones, measures worth billions of shillings in relief to households. Workers earning less than KES32,333 ($250) a month will pay reduced income tax,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A sharp fall in the Ugandan shilling against the US dollar is raising concern in Kenya over costlier goods and shrinking exports to its neighbour, with the slide threatening trade worth KES162.4 billion ($1.2 billion) a year. The Ugandan shilling has lost more than 14% against theContinue Reading
(ELDORET, KENYA) – Hotels, Airbnb apartments, restaurants, taxi operators and traders in Eldoret have reported a sharp rise in business as visitors arrive for Mashujaa Day celebrations at Kipchoge Keino Stadium. The arrival of government officials, corporate delegations and other guests has increased demand for accommodation, food, transport and otherContinue Reading
(NAKURU, KENYA) – A land verification and validation exercise has begun in four sub-counties in Nakuru to confirm land ownership and speed up the issuance of title deeds. The exercise runs from 19th October to 29th October 2026 as part of the tenure regularisation process. It is being overseen byContinue Reading
(ACCRA, GHANA) – Kenya has won 23 excellence awards at the Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA) 2026 gala held in Accra, Ghana, confirming the country’s strong standing in public sector governance and service delivery. The awards recognised individuals and institutions across Kenyan government agencies for leadership, innovation andContinue Reading
