Topic: Kenya
Kenya and Germany forge historic pact to unlock jobs, education opportunities
Sep 13, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Kenya and Germany have entered a new era of cooperation with the signing of the Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement in Berlin....
Fortified Whole Grain Alliance launched to tackle malnutrition across Africa
Sep 09, 2024 at 01:24 PM
A groundbreaking coalition, the Fortified Whole Grain Alliance (FWGA), has launched with an ambitious goal of reaching 10 million people across seven African countries by 2025. The...
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World Bank appoints Qimiao Fan as new country director for East Africa
Sep 02, 2024 at 02:11 PM
The World Bank Group has announced the appointment of Qimiao Fan as the new country director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda....
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Over 21 million Kenyans, 14 million active borrowers recorded by Metropol CRB
Sep 02, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Metropol Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) Limited has recorded credit information for more than 21 million Kenyans and 800 businesses, reflecting the growing reach of credit data coll...
Report reveals power of food processing to drive Africa's economic growth
Aug 27, 2024 at 06:26 PM
African food processors stand at the forefront of a burgeoning economic revolution on the continent....
Jubilee Insurance launches campaign to boost financial literacy in East Africa
Aug 16, 2024 at 04:36 PM
Jubilee Insurance has introduced a new campaign, "There’s Living, and There’s Living Free," aimed at improving financial literacy across East Africa....
Unease at troubled Mobius Motors as it accepts bid from wealthy Kenyan buyer
Aug 15, 2024 at 02:26 PM
Employees at the embattled Mobius Motors Kenya Limited are living in uncertainty after the company accepted a bid from Kenyan tycoon to acquire 100 per cent stake in the company....
Majority of Kenyans say country headed in the wrong direction, IRS poll reveals
Aug 01, 2024 at 10:14 PM
A recent nationwide survey by Intel Research Solutions Limited (IRS) reveals that a staggering 72 per cent of Kenyans think the country is moving in the wrong direction....
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Kenya and Uganda begin talks on key pipeline extension project
Jul 30, 2024 at 12:34 PM
A new era of regional energy cooperation is dawning as Kenya and Uganda forge ahead with plans to extend the crucial petroleum products pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala....
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Safaricom shatters records with Sh26.04 billion dividend payout
Jul 26, 2024 at 01:35 PM
Telecommunications giant Safaricom PLC has announced a final dividend of Sh0.65 per share, amounting to Sh26.04 billion for the financial year ended 31 March 2024....
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How 22 students secured Sh980 million scholarship to join Ivy League universities
May 24, 2024 at 09:00 AM
It is the dream of every Kenyan learner to acquire the highest level of education to increase their chances of making it in the current dynamic and very competitive employment worl...
Kenya secures funding from China's Exim Bank to extend SGR to Uganda
May 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Kenya has secured a significant boost for its regional infrastructure ambitions with China’s Exim Bank committing to fund the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ext...
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Bolt launches taxi ride category to assist flood victims in Kenya
May 13, 2024 at 02:47 PM
Bolt has launched a partnership with Kenya Red Cross that will see it help hundreds of thousands of victims of floods that have ravaged most parts of Kenya in the recent weeks....
Kenya ranks among top African nations in millionaire population, report finds
Apr 19, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Kenya has secured its place among the top African countries with a significant population of millionaires, following South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria, according to the recently rel...
OPPO Reno11F 5G now available in Kenya
Apr 17, 2024 at 12:18 PM
OPPO Reno11F 5G smartphone, which has a design inspired by nature, has officially been launched in Kenya....
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Kenya, 19 other African countries to get up to Sh325 million in Agri-SME funding
Apr 11, 2024 at 09:13 AM
Selected African SMEs in Agriculture that can create employment for the youth of varied backgrounds are set to get funding in an initiative launched by Mastercard Foundation Fund....
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Operating income propels I&M Group post-tax profit 15 per cent to Sh13.3 billion
Mar 27, 2024 at 12:28 AM
A surge in operating income has seen the I&M Group’s post-tax profit increase by 15 per cent to Sh13.3 billion in the full year financial results for the year ended December 31, ...
KCB Group strikes deal to sell 100 per cent stake in NBK to Nigeria's Access
Mar 20, 2024 at 06:43 PM
KCB Group has struck a lucrative and binding agreement that will see the Kenyan bank sell its 100 per cent stake in the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) to Access Bank of Nigeria....
NCBA, Proparco sign Sh6.9 billion deal on green financing, women empowerment
Mar 18, 2024 at 10:31 PM
NCBA Group has signed a USD50 million (about Sh6.9 billion) facility with Proparco that will enable the Kenyan financial institution to deliver on its “Change The Story” sustai...
Tremor in Kenya oil sector as Uganda turns to Tanzania for its fuel imports
Feb 26, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Uganda's decision to explore fuel imports through Tanzania's Port of Tanga has sent shockwaves through the Kenyan oil industry, potentially jeopardizing billions of dollars in trad...
