Kenyan

Local private investors will be given the opportunity to co-finance the $3.6 billion (Sh472.9 billion) highway from Mombasa to Nairobi after the Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) and US-based private equity firm Everstrong Capital…

A daring mission by a Kenyan hiker to climb Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, has ended in death. Mr Cheruiyot Kirui, an accomplished climber who has summited Mount Kenya more than 10 times, disappeared above 8,000m on…

General Francis Omondi Ogolla has become the first chief of defence forces in post-independence Kenya to die in office, following a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of nine other Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel. President…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has tipped the country’s economy to grow by 5.7 percent this year, which is a significantly more positive outlook compared to projections by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The…

Economy Kenyan firms slow hiring, freeze salary increases Friday April 05 2024 Companies went slow on employment, citing a tough economy. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK Kenyan firms have slowed down hiring of workers and frozen pay…

Wellness & Fitness Why more Kenyan women than men are obese Thursday March 28 2024 Graphic by Stanslaus Manthi | Compiled by John Waweru The prevalence of obesity in Kenyan women is three times as high as that of their male…

Companies Indian parent firm sells Darling braids maker to Kenyan company Monday March 11 2024 A Darling beauty products shop on River Road in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG India's Godrej Consumer Products will sell a portion of its…

Wellness & Fitness Ginger shots and okra water fever hits Kenyan women Wednesday February 28 2024 Fresh drinking water with okra submerged in it. PHOTO | POOL Kenyans, especially women, obsessing over ginger, lemon shots and…

Economy Kenyan exports to Uganda cross Sh100bn on weak shilling Wednesday January 24 2024 A goods truck at the Kenya-Uganda’s Malaba border point. FILE PHOTO | NMG The value of Kenya’s exports to Uganda crossed the Sh100 billion…

Economy Kenyan exports to Uganda cross Sh100bn on weak shilling Wednesday January 24 2024 A goods truck at the Kenya-Uganda’s Malaba border point. FILE PHOTO | NMG The value of Kenya’s exports to Uganda crossed the Sh100 billion…