1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (629+ words) The National Treasury building in Nairobi. The National Treasury has cashed 41 percent of its annual domestic borrowing target just two months into the fiscal year, signalling a rush to capitalise on a highly liquid market to secure early funding to…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (491+ words) CIC Group CEO Patrick Nyaga. CIC Insurance Group net earnings have raced past its entire 2025 profit in the first six months of this year, boosted by investment income and land sales despite underwriting revenue falling by more than half. In…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (401+ words) Healthcare leadership in Africa faces a defining test: whether the data already generated across hospitals, insurers, laboratories, pharmacies and public health programmes can be turned into better decisions for patients. Every consultation, claim, prescription and referral tells part of the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (590+ words) Kenya is one year away from the next General Election, and the political conversation is already taking shape. New political formations are being launched, alliances are being tested and leaders are positioning themselves for the contest ahead. But beneath the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (796+ words) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lost Sh62.7 billion worth of Kenya’s import business in the first half of the year, as the Iran war disrupted Middle East fuel supply chains. The collapse pushed the UAE from Kenya’s second-largest source of imports…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (760+ words) Lenders are seeing a growing demand for salary advances and other payslip-backed short-term digital loans as workers increasingly turn to credit to bridge cash-flow gaps between paydays. The trend is providing banks and digital lenders with a growing market as…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (363+ words) Jackfruit production in Kenya jumped nearly 95-fold between 2023 and 2025, driven by expanding cultivation and growing interest in a fruit with multiple food uses and value-addition potential. Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) data shows output rose from 67 tonnes in 2023 to 1,018 tonnes…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (856+ words) The company cannot outsource the founder’s fire, and the people cannot survive it ungoverned. By Michael Anthony Macharia This week, stories from inside our workplaces moved through the headlines. I do not know which details are true or noise, and…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (963+ words) For years, a second passport was seen as part of the ultimate wealth package: another layer of security, easier access to international markets and a way of giving families more options abroad. But among Kenya’s wealthiest individuals, that appetite appears…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (686+ words) Workers offload bags of subsidised fertiliser from a truck at the National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Elburgon, Nakuru on January 2, 2025. By Juan Lucas Restrepo The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the conflict in Iran sharply pushed…...