(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has established a medium term sustainability bond programme of up to KES 300 billion, equivalent to about $2.32 billion / £1.72 billion / €2.00 billion, to finance green, blue and social investments over more than five years. The programme is subject to regulatoryContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Six major coffee buyers bought 85% of the coffee traded at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange Sale 36, showing the continued control of a few players in Kenya’s coffee auction market. The auction at Wakulima House generated KES946.98 million ($7.3 million / £5.7 million / €6.6 million) fromContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya is speeding up completion of the Raila Odinga International Stadium, also known as Talanta Stadium, as preparations intensify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya said on Wednesday 19th August that the project has recordedContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya and Türkiye have agreed to deepen their partnership with a focus on trade, investment, transport links, security and health. The decision came during talks in Nairobi between Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, and a Turkish parliamentary delegation. The discussions aimedContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya has crossed a historic threshold in the push for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), with 32.3 million people registered under the Social Health Authority (SHA), President William Ruto has said. Speaking on Tuesday during the opening of the Kenya Health Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International ConventionContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) will supply two million bags of fertiliser to more than 600,000 tea farmers starting next month, following delays in shipment of the consignment. KTDA National Chairman Enos Njeru said the authority had procured 99,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser, equivalent to twoContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Counties have received KES2.9 billion ($22.3 million / £17.6 million) in long delayed mineral royalties, the National Treasury has said, marking a boost for devolved units and communities around mining sites. The Treasury did not name beneficiary counties, but previous records showed that 32 mineral rich countiesContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Advocates and certified secretaries will lose their licences for fraudulent filings at the Business Registration Service (BRS) under a proposed code of conduct, while regaining a direct channel to make submissions without seeking consent from company directors. Following a consultative meeting with the Institute of Certified SecretariesContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Bar owners want Parliament to stop the ongoing public participation exercise on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and expand it beyond Nairobi, as they oppose several provisions they say could raise the cost of business and fuel illicit trade. The Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association ofContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Social media platforms are tightening content monetisation rules to favour original material, a shift that threatens the earnings of thousands of Kenyan creators who built audiences by reposting trending content, memes and news from other sources. X announced this week that it is winding down its existingContinue Reading
