Kenya

Economy Kenya ranked 7th nation in tobacco use in Africa Monday January 29 2024 Dennis Mwangangi shows a bundle of tobacco rolls ready for the market at Kilonzo Village in Kitui County on March 13, 2023. PHOTO | PIUS MAUNDU | NMG…

Economy Kenya among nations marked for Sh979m AfDB water funding Monday January 29 2024 A woman fetches water at a borehole. FILE PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG Kenya is one of four countries among the first likely beneficiaries of an…

Companies German coffee firm shuts Kenya operations on sector reforms chaos Friday January 26 2024 A farmer tends to her coffee. President William Ruto signed an executive order tasking DP Rigathi Gachagua with spearheading reforms…

Economy Treasury eyes strategic investor for Kenya Airways by June Monday January 22 2024 Kenya Airways Embraer 190 airplane. FILE PHOTO | POOL Kenya Airways (KQ) is likely to close a deal with a strategic investor by June, even…

Companies Kenya Power seeks suppliers for EVs in fleet overhaul plan Friday January 19 2024 Kenya Power Offices along Aga Khan Walk as pictured on April 23, 2023. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG Kenya Power is in the market seeking…

Economy IMF approves Sh109.8 billion new funding to Kenya  Thursday January 18 2024 International Monetary Fund headquarters building in Washington, DC. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the…

Market News Saudi Arabia cuts wages for Kenya domestic workers by Sh80,000 Wednesday January 17 2024 A domestic worker doing her business. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has revised downwards the maximum wages payable to domestic…

Columnists Kenya economy needs smart decisions Tuesday January 02 2024 President William Ruto delivers the State of Nation Address in Parliament in Nairobi on November 9, 2023. FILE PHOTO | AFP In his recent State of the Nation…

Commodities Malawi bans maize imports from Kenya, Tanzania over disease Friday December 22 2023 Harvest in Trans Nzoia County, which expects a maize yield of 5.6 million bags. Uasin Gishu County projects to realise 4.5 million…

Economy Treasury lends Kenya Airways Sh16bn without a repayment plan Thursday December 21 2023 Kenya Airways planes at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. FILE PHOTO | NMG The Treasury funded Kenya Airways (KQ) to the tune…