(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya Airways has restructured its top management, changing reporting lines across several business segments as the national carrier seeks to steady operations amid mounting financial and operational pressure. The changes, which took effect on 7th September 2026, come days after acting chief executive George Kamal resigned forContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya and the United States are seeking to deepen commercial ties, with a focus on expanding bilateral trade and attracting more private sector investment. Speaking while hosting a US Chamber of Commerce delegation in Nairobi, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei commended the US Congress for extendingContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Calls are growing for Kenya to shift part of its tax burden from consumption to wealth, with policy experts and civil society groups pressing for a tax on the country’s richest individuals. The push comes as ordinary households continue to carry a large share of the taxContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The United States has pledged to support Kenya’s minerals sector through local processing, skills transfer and community investment, as Nairobi pushes for a shift away from raw mineral exports and demands value addition from investors. The commitment comes amid a fresh confrontation with Tata Chemicals over itsContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s electricity market is entering a new phase after large power consumers gained the right to buy directly from independent generators, ending a decades-long arrangement in which Kenya Power acted as the sole gateway between producers and consumers. The Energy (Electricity Market, Bulk Supply and Open Access)Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Questions over missing records at the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) have deepened a dispute over recruitment of the state agency’s next director general, with the High Court noting that the matters raised require a full hearing. The court noted that the petitioners had complained that KCAAContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Global Brent crude prices have crossed the $100 (KES 12,941) mark for the first time since July 2026, pointing to higher pump prices in Kenya for the new monthly pricing cycle from 15th October. Market data shows that oil prices rose around 1% on Thursday, extending gainsContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Tax Appeals Tribunal has faulted the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for classifying a cake making additive imported by Palsgaard Kenya Ltd without laboratory testing. The Tribunal overturned KRA’s tariff decision, saying the authority could not sustain a different classification after acknowledging that its laboratory could notContinue Reading
(MOMBASA, KENYA) – Greek multinational Amaco Energy Group has partnered with US energy equipment and services company GE Vernova to provide gas turbines for its proposed $1.5 billion (KES 194.2 billion / £1.16 billion) artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Mombasa. The deal will see Amaco integrate GE Vernova gasContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) expects about KES 42 billion ($325 million / £251 million) in annual income from government securities as it seeks to create a steady financing pool for large strategic infrastructure projects while preserving its seed capital. The NIF seed capital presently stands atContinue Reading
