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World Bank cuts Kenya’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.4pc

🇰🇪 World Bank cuts Kenya’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.4pc

Kenya macro -0.65 · 08/04/2026

Kenya's economic growth trajectory has just shifted downward. The World Bank has revised its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for the East A...

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Ruto announces up to 15pc wage increase for workers

🇰🇪 Ruto announces up to 15pc wage increase for workers

Kenya macro +0.35 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's President William Ruto has announced a significant wage adjustment of up to 15% for public and private sector workers, marking a pivotal polic...

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How Android Apps Are Changing Digital Habits in Kenya

🇰🇪 How Android Apps Are Changing Digital Habits in Kenya

Kenya tech +0.75 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's digital transformation has reached a critical inflection point. As of early 2026, the country hosts 27.4 million internet users and 68.8 milli...

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Kenya’s health moment: Building the infrastructure behind

🇰🇪 Kenya’s health moment: Building the infrastructure behind

Kenya health +0.70 · 01/05/2026

Kenya cemented its position as Africa's health innovation hub this May when Nairobi hosted the World Health Summit Regional Meeting, drawing over 2,00...

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Safaricom boosts Home Fibre speeds by up to 2.5 times

🇰🇪 Safaricom boosts Home Fibre speeds by up to 2.5 times

Kenya telecom +0.75 · 01/05/2026

Safaricom Kenya Home Fibre Upgrade --- **HEADLINE:** Kenya Home Fibre Speeds Jump 2.5x: Safaricom's Play for Digital Economy Leadership **META_DESC...

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Africa's digital shift gains momentum as Huawei unveils new

🇰🇪 Africa's digital shift gains momentum as Huawei unveils new

Kenya tech +0.70 · 01/05/2026

--- **HEADLINE:** Kenya's Digital Leap: Huawei Connectivity Push Reshapes Africa's Tech Infrastructure **META_DESCRIPTION:** Huawei's Kenya expansio...

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Pay in bits, glow in full: New wallet lets Nairobians save

🇰🇪 Pay in bits, glow in full: New wallet lets Nairobians save

Kenya tech +0.75 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's beauty and personal care market has long battled a persistent challenge: premium skincare products remain inaccessible to the middle-income ma...

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Kenya: Nairobi Expressway Waives Tolls On Select Exits

🇰🇪 Kenya: Nairobi Expressway Waives Tolls On Select Exits

Kenya infrastructure +0.30 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's Nairobi Expressway has suspended toll collection on designated exits as severe waterlogging along the A8 corridor creates a traffic bottleneck...

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Risk that paid off: Ex-govt. engineer builds aquarium empire

🇰🇪 Risk that paid off: Ex-govt. engineer builds aquarium empire

Kenya tech +0.65 · 01/05/2026

## From Civil Service to Entrepreneurship: The Aquacentury Story Mwenda Mwimbi's decision to leave a stable government engineering post to build aqua...

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Court dismisses case against Earthbanc in Kenya project

🇰🇪 Court dismisses case against Earthbanc in Kenya project

Kenya infrastructure +0.70 · 01/05/2026

A Kenyan court has delivered a decisive ruling in favour of Earthbanc and its subsidiary Earthtree Company Limited, dismissing all claims brought agai...

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Poor pay, double taxation and falling incomes mask Kenya's

🇰🇪 Poor pay, double taxation and falling incomes mask Kenya's

Kenya agriculture -0.85 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector—which generates approximately 33% of GDP and employs over 40% of the workforce—faces a deepening par...

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TransCentury plans Sh1bn property sale in Kenya, Uganda

🇰🇪 TransCentury plans Sh1bn property sale in Kenya, Uganda

Kenya infrastructure +0.35 · 25/01/2023

TransCentury Group, one of East Africa's largest diversified conglomerates, is planning to offload approximately Sh1 billion (USD 7.8 million) in real...

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Kenya: Govt Eases Fuel Standards for Six Months Amid Supply

🇰🇪 Kenya: Govt Eases Fuel Standards for Six Months Amid Supply

Kenya energy +0.30 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry has approved a six-month relaxation of fuel quality standards, a strategic move designed to shore ...

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How data-driven personalisation is rewiring the insurance

🇰🇪 How data-driven personalisation is rewiring the insurance

Kenya finance +0.65 · 30/04/2026

Kenya's insurance industry is undergoing a fundamental shift. As competition intensifies among the 50+ licensed insurers operating in the East African...

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Nairobi tops African peers in attracting big startup capital

🇰🇪 Nairobi tops African peers in attracting big startup capital

Kenya tech +0.75 · 01/05/2026

Nairobi has solidified its position as Africa's premier startup ecosystem, capturing nearly $1 billion in venture capital during 2025—a remarkable ach...

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Agro-based firms decline weighs on industrial growth

🇰🇪 Agro-based firms decline weighs on industrial growth

Kenya macro -0.65 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's manufacturing sector is losing momentum. Gross value added in the industrial segment grew by just 2% in 2025, down from 3% the previous year—a...

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Amsons Group pledges Sh4.5b for hospitals

🇰🇪 Amsons Group pledges Sh4.5b for hospitals

Kenya health +0.75 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's private healthcare sector is experiencing a significant capital influx as Amsons Group announces a substantial Sh4.5 billion investment to con...

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Tech envoy: Kenya taking the lead in adoption of digital

🇰🇪 Tech envoy: Kenya taking the lead in adoption of digital

Kenya tech +0.75 · 01/05/2026

EXPANSION **HEADLINE:** Kenya Digital Economy 2026: Why Tech Leadership Matters for African Investors **META_DESCRIPTION:** Kenya leads Africa's dig...

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The Africa We Build summit and Kenya’s bold infrastructure

🇰🇪 The Africa We Build summit and Kenya’s bold infrastructure

Kenya infrastructure +0.75 · 14/04/2026

Kenya is positioning itself as the continental infrastructure powerhouse through the *Africa We Build* summit, announcing an ambitious blueprint that ...

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Unfavourable rains slow down agriculture output to 3.1 per

🇰🇪 Unfavourable rains slow down agriculture output to 3.1 per

Kenya agriculture -0.75 · 30/04/2026

Kenya's agricultural sector, the backbone of East Africa's largest economy, decelerated sharply to 3.1% growth in 2024—a significant slowdown from his...

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