Stories By Lawrence Njoroge
Wednesday declared a public holiday, but it remains a normal working day
Aug 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Kenya will mark August 27 as “Katiba Day” public holiday annually after President William Ruto issued a proclamation designating the date as a permanent national observance....
Nine suspects nabbed in Eastleigh CA raid on unlicensed courier operators
Aug 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Nine individuals were arrested in Eastleigh after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) conducted a raid on courier businesses accused of running without proper licences....
SBM Bank seals deal with Caetano to ease access to vehicles and equipment
Aug 21, 2025 at 08:38 PM
SBM Bank Kenya has unveiled a partnership with Caetano Kenya aimed at giving customers easier access to new vehicles and machinery through full financing options....
StanChart profit drops 21.4 per cent to Sh8.1 billion as income shrinks in H1 2025
Aug 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has reported a Sh8.1 billion net profit for the six months ended June 30, 2025, a 21.4 per cent decline from the Sh10.3 billion posted in the same per...
Safaricom introduces B-Live bundles with hourly internet access from Sh20
Aug 20, 2025 at 08:50 PM
Kenyans can now browse the internet for as little as Sh20 an hour after Safaricom unveiled B-Live, a time-based bundle that offers continuous connectivity for fixed durations....
Commuter railway linking Miritini SGR station with Mombasa CBD completed
Aug 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Kenya Railways has completed the Mombasa Commuter Rail Service, an upgrade that introduces a new ocean bridge, modern stations, and a refurbished track network to ease daily travel...
Bolt introduces discounted dash cam tech to improve driver safety in Kenya
Aug 19, 2025 at 02:34 PM
Drivers on Bolt’s platform in Kenya will now have access to an affordable dash cam solution, following a new partnership with Driver Technologies, a technology firm....
Suppliers push for NHIF audit, Kericho graft probe to protect public finances
Aug 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Suppliers are pressing the government to move quickly on two fronts: the unsettled bills at the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the widening embezzlement scanda...
DT Dobie placed under liquidation as creditors urged to file claims by September 15
Aug 15, 2025 at 01:13 PM
D.T. Dobie & Company (Kenya) Ltd has officially gone into liquidation, with the High Court appointing Mark Gakuru as the Official Receiver to oversee the company’s assets....
Survey points to mounting repayment pressure on personal borrowers
Aug 14, 2025 at 04:31 PM
Kenya’s lenders are preparing for more households to fall behind on loan repayments in the coming quarter, even as their total asset base swelled to Sh7.85 trillion by the end of...
Safaricom improves M-Pesa to handle 8,000 transactions per second by 2026
Aug 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When M-Pesa “came home” in 2015, its freshly localized platform could handle what seemed like a staggering 616 transactions per second....
IGAD calls for youth to take centre stage in peacebuilding across the region
Aug 13, 2025 at 05:15 PM
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged its member states to embed young people at the heart of peacebuilding efforts, saying the future stability of the re...
Safaricom supports 2025 Devolution Conference with Sh5 million funding
Aug 13, 2025 at 02:33 PM
Safaricom has announced a Sh5 million platinum sponsorship for the 2025 Devolution Conference, which is currently underway in Homabay County....
CBK cuts Kenya’s base lending rate again
Aug 12, 2025 at 08:22 PM
Kenya’s base lending rate has been trimmed to 9.5 per cent, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announced on Tuesday, marking a 25-basis-point drop from the previous 9.75 per cent....
Why the Sh468 billion Nairobi–Mombasa expressway came to a screeching halt
Aug 12, 2025 at 01:10 PM
The dream of a high-speed toll road linking Nairobi and Mombasa has been shelved after the government ruled that the proposed Sh468 billion Nairobi–Mombasa Expressway fell short ...
Digital lenders expand rapidly amid Sh3.5 billion microfinance sector loss
Aug 11, 2025 at 05:32 PM
Kenya’s microfinance banking sector has sunk deeper into the red, with losses spiralling to Sh3.5 billion, raising alarm over the stability of a financial industry once celebrate...
KCB rolls out financial plan to support students and staff in 29 universities
Aug 08, 2025 at 02:32 PM
KCB Bank has introduced a wide-ranging financial programme for Kenyan universities, designed to address long-standing operational gaps, empower students and staff, and strengthen i...
Kenya slated to conduct MSMEs census
Aug 08, 2025 at 01:54 PM
Kenya will carry out a new national census of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help the government better support the sector, Cooperatives and MSME Development CS Wyc...
Flight data recorder vanishes after Mwihoko crash, sparking frantic search
Aug 08, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Investigators are racing against time to retrieve a vital flight recorder believed to have vanished from the wreckage of a light aircraft that came down in the Mwihoko area of Gith...
Governors raise serious concerns over delayed release of Sh410 billion allocation
Aug 07, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Counties across Kenya are grappling with serious service delivery constraints, as delays by the National Treasury in releasing funds continue to cripple operations, according to th...
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