(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) has issued a warning to agrovet dealers against selling unregistered, counterfeit or banned pesticides. Traders found dealing in the products risk arrest and prosecution. PCPB General Manager for Compliance and Enforcement Lawrence Kalawa urged dealers to verify that every pesticide theyContinue Reading
(TURKANA, KENYA) – Six miners remain trapped inside a gold mine in Naduat, Nakalale Ward, Turkana County, after a mining pit collapsed on Friday, 14th August, 2026. As of Monday, 17th August, the six miners were still trapped underground. Rescue teams are yet to establish whether they are alive. AccordingContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenyan households and businesses will pay more for electricity this month after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced tariff adjustments totalling KES 4.70 ($0.032 / £0.025) per kilowatt hour for August meter readings. In Gazette Notices dated Friday, 14th August, EPRA announced a Fuel EnergyContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenyan banks are set to earn KES 341.8 billion ($2.36 billion / £1.85 billion) in interest payments from the government in the 2026/27 financial year, reflecting the heavy burden of domestic debt on public finances. In total, local financial institutions will receive KES 500 billion ($3.45 billionContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The board of directors of Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) has approved the establishment of a programme to issue KES 64.61 billion ($500 million / £392 million) worth of bonds across East African capital markets. This marks a significant step towards the launch of the regional debtContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenyan lawmakers have increased pressure on the National Treasury to revive a foreign exchange compensation scheme for diplomatic missions abroad, aiming to protect their budgets from the impact of a volatile shilling. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly asked the Treasury to compensate theContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The High Court has blocked construction company EPCO Builders from attaching and selling assets of Limuru based cereals manufacturer Proctor & Allan (EA) Limited to recover a KES 150 million ($1 million / £810,000) debt. Instead, the court gave Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) priority over the sameContinue Reading
(NANDI, KENYA) – The National Government has injected KES 79.1 million ($546,000 / £428,000) into KTDA’s Chebut Tea Factory for the purchase of modern machines to replace old and outdated equipment. The investment is expected to enhance productivity and cut production costs. Chebut Tea Factory was established in 1972 andContinue Reading
(NYERI, KENYA) – The Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has opened an ultra modern cinema theatre and film hub at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) in Nyeri, in a move aimed at strengthening film distribution, talent development and creative entrepreneurship. The cinema, named KFC-CineHub, will act as a film exhibitionContinue Reading
(MOMBASA, KENYA) – Kenya could save up to KES 86 billion ($593 million / £465 million) this financial year alone if all government entities fully adopt the electronic government procurement (EGP) system, procurement officials have said. The projection was made at the close of the 5th Annual Heads of ProcurementContinue Reading
