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Honda Posts First Operating Loss Since 1957 After Massive Ev Charges
Honda Motor has reported an operating loss of 414.3 billion yen (about $2.7 billion / Sh336 billion), marking its first annual operating loss since the company...
Weak Shilling And High Interest Rates Deepen Kenya’s Debt Burden
Kenya’s public debt stood at about Sh11.8 trillion as of June 2025, according to Treasury-linked data and the latest Economic Survey framework, reflecting a con...
Kenya Moves to Centralise Gold Exports in Crackdown on Smuggling
Kenya is planning a major overhaul of its gold trade by introducing a single export channel aimed at curbing widespread smuggling and improving oversight of the...
Toyota by CFAO Delivers First Batch of Land Cruiser Vehicles to the National Police Service Under Leasing Programme
Toyota by CFAO delivered 40 units of the locally assembled Toyota Land Cruiser 79 (LC79) to the National Police Service last week, marking the first batch under...
M-PESA Hits 40 Million Customers Milestone as It Turns Nineteen
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) today announced that M-PESA has reached 40 million customers as it celebrates 19 years of driving financial inclusion and empowering Kenya...
Government Retains 35% Of KPC Shares As Majority Allocated To Kenyan Investors
The Government of Kenya has confirmed it will retain a 35 per cent controlling stake in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) after the successful conclusion of the...
Protest Erupts on Thika Road as Githurai 45 Residents Resist Demolition of Business Stalls
Protests broke out Wednesday along Thika Superhighway near the Githurai 45 roundabout as residents and traders staged demonstrations against the planned demolit...
Government projects and discipline key to Kenya’s economy in 2026, DTB says
The execution of government projects, fiscal discipline and the management of risks from government borrowing, climate shocks and global uncertainty will determ...
Sinotruk by CFAO Deepens their Strategic Partnership with Africa Global Logistics Through Delivery of 32 Prime Movers
CFAO Mobility Kenya, through its Sinotruk brand, has reinforced its long-standing strategic partnership with Africa Global Logistics (AGL) following the handove...
Ruto Promises 450 Modern Markets, Boosts Credit Access for Traders
President William Samoei Ruto has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to supporting traders, including mama mboga, by constructing 450 modern markets across...
KTDA Appoints Eng. Francis Miano As Acting CEO
The Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Ltd (KTDA) has appointed Eng. Francis Miano as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, effective January 16, 2026. T...
US Extends AGOA by Three Years, Kenya Targets Wider Export Growth
The United States has approved a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), offering renewed relief to African exporters whose prefe...
Uganda and Tanzania Set for First Crude Oil Exports via EACOP
Uganda and Tanzania are preparing to commence crude oil exports through the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, a landmark cross-border energy project expected to...
Businesses Shut Along Luthuli Avenue After Fire Breaks Out
Businesses along Luthuli Avenue in Nairobi’s Central Business District were forced to close on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, after a fire broke out at the Ramogi...
Kenya Targets Major Surge in Agricultural Exports to Georgia as CS Kagwe Secures New Market Pathways for Farmers
Kenya Targets Major Surge in Agricultural Exports to Georgia as CS Kagwe Secures New Market Pathways for FarmersKenya is setting the stage for a major surge in...
Galana Kulalu to Be Gazetted as Special Economic Zone
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Sen. Mutahi Kagwe has announced sweeping reforms that will reposition Kenya’s large-scale farming potent...
New CBK-Mandated KESONIA Formula Takes Effect
A new, uniform loan pricing formula has officially come into effect, following an agreement between the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and all 37 commercial banks....
Money Matters: Unlocking Financial Equity
This Thursday on the Signs Breakfast Show, host Alan Herbert steered the conversation towards the critical intersection of personal finance, investment, and inc...
Kagwe to Lenders: Cut Rates to 3%, Give Farmers 80% Direct Funds
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Sen. Mutahi Kagwe has issued a bold call to lenders and development partners to radically reform agricul...
Sanlam Kenya Plc Has Rebranded to Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya) PLC
Listed non-banking financial services firm Sanlam Kenya Plc has officially rebranded to Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya) PLC (“SanlamAllianz Kenya”). The name ch...