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Safaricom increases home fibre Internet speeds to fend off

🇰🇪 Safaricom increases home fibre Internet speeds to fend off

Kenya telecom +0.70 · 30/04/2026

Safaricom, East Africa's dominant telecommunications operator, has quietly restructured its home fibre internet product line—increasing bandwidth allo...

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Airtel Kenya targets Safaricom’s fibre lead with free

🇰🇪 Airtel Kenya targets Safaricom’s fibre lead with free

Kenya telecom +0.65 · 30/04/2026

Kenya's fixed broadband market is heating up. After years of Safaricom's dominance in home fibre, Airtel Kenya has launched its first serious competit...

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KCB rolls out single-digit mortgage plan for informal

🇰🇪 KCB rolls out single-digit mortgage plan for informal

Kenya finance +0.75 · 30/04/2026

Kenya's mortgage market is undergoing a structural shift. KCB Group, East Africa's largest bank by assets, has launched a single-digit mortgage produc...

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Kenya’s inflation rises to 5.6pc in April on fuel,

🇰🇪 Kenya’s inflation rises to 5.6pc in April on fuel,

Kenya macro -0.65 · 29/04/2026

Kenya's inflation rate accelerated to 5.6% in April 2026, marking a notable uptick from the previous month and signaling intensifying cost-of-living p...

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Kenyan workers post first real wage growth since 2020

🇰🇪 Kenyan workers post first real wage growth since 2020

Kenya macro +0.65 · 30/04/2026

Kenya's labor market delivered a rare win for workers in 2025, with real average earnings climbing 2 percent—the first meaningful wage growth in five ...

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Cane supply to factories rises steadily as ban ends

🇰🇪 Cane supply to factories rises steadily as ban ends

Kenya agriculture +0.65 · 13/02/2024

SUBMISSION **HEADLINE:** Kenya Sugar Industry Recovery: Cane Supply Surges as Factory Ban Lifts in 2024 **META_DESCRIPTION:** Kenya's sugar sector r...

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Kenya adds 882,100 jobs in 2025

🇰🇪 Kenya adds 882,100 jobs in 2025

Kenya macro +0.70 · 30/04/2026

Kenya's labour market delivered a significant expansion in 2025, with the economy generating 882,100 new jobs according to the 2026 Economic Survey re...

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Faulu Microfinance targets profitability as losses shrink

🇰🇪 Faulu Microfinance targets profitability as losses shrink

Kenya finance +0.70 · 30/04/2026

**HEADLINE:** Kenya Microfinance Profitability 2025: Faulu's Loss Shrinkage Signals Sector Turnaround **META_DESCRIPTION:** Faulu Microfinance Kenya ...

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Kenya adds 717,000 jobs in 2025

🇰🇪 Kenya adds 717,000 jobs in 2025

Kenya macro +0.65 · 30/04/2026

Kenya's labour market expanded significantly in 2025, with the informal sector absorbing 717,000 new workers—a growth rate of 4.1 percent that undersc...

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Kenya: Kenya Power Announces Planned Outages Across

🇰🇪 Kenya: Kenya Power Announces Planned Outages Across

Kenya energy -0.35 · 30/04/2026

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has announced a critical planned power interruption spanning multiple counties on Thursday, April 30, 2026, as...

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Malaba Border goes solar as KRA targets 90pc energy cost

🇰🇪 Malaba Border goes solar as KRA targets 90pc energy cost

Kenya energy +0.75 · 30/04/2026

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has embarked on a transformative energy infrastructure project at the Malaba One-Stop Border Post, partnering with the S...

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World Bank warns Kenya on energy crisis and climate policy

🇰🇪 World Bank warns Kenya on energy crisis and climate policy

Kenya macro -0.75 · 30/04/2026

Kenya faces a mounting energy affordability crisis as the World Bank warns that a 24% surge in global oil and gas prices—triggered by escalating Middl...

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Energy price surge to worsen Kenya's inflation - World Bank

🇰🇪 Energy price surge to worsen Kenya's inflation - World Bank

Kenya energy, macro -0.75 · 30/04/2026

Kenya faces a critical inflation headwind as the World Bank signals that global energy prices—surging 24% due to Middle East geopolitical tensions—wil...

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Kenya, Mauritius deepen trade ties as Africa pushes for

🇰🇪 Kenya, Mauritius deepen trade ties as Africa pushes for

Kenya trade +0.70 · 27/04/2026

Kenya and Mauritius are accelerating bilateral trade corridors as African nations pivot toward intra-regional commerce, signaling a strategic shift aw...

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Apartment prices fall following excess supply in Nairobi

🇰🇪 Apartment prices fall following excess supply in Nairobi

Kenya infrastructure -0.60 · 29/04/2026

--- **HEADLINE:** Kenya Real Estate 2025: Nairobi Apartment Oversupply Drives Price Collapse **META_DESCRIPTION:** Nairobi apartment prices plummet ...

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Equity Bank Pursues Southern Africa Acquisition Strategy

🇰🇪 Equity Bank Pursues Southern Africa Acquisition Strategy

Kenya finance +0.70 · 29/04/2026

Kenya's Equity Bank, East Africa's largest lender by customer base, is aggressively pursuing acquisition targets across Southern Africa, signaling a m...

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KCB bank launches home loan mortgage facility for MSME

🇰🇪 KCB bank launches home loan mortgage facility for MSME

Kenya finance +0.70 · 29/04/2026

KCB Kenya MSME Mortgage --- **HEADLINE:** Kenya MSME Mortgages 2025: KCB's Home Loan Strategy Reshapes SME Access **META_DESCRIPTION:** KCB launche...

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Bank commits Sh1b to green financing

🇰🇪 Bank commits Sh1b to green financing

Kenya finance +0.75 · 29/04/2026

Kenya's banking sector is signalling a structural shift toward inclusive, sustainability-focused lending. SBM Bank Kenya's launch of a Sh1 billion Gre...

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Govt rolls out policy brief to boost SMEs in circular

🇰🇪 Govt rolls out policy brief to boost SMEs in circular

Kenya macro +0.65 · 29/04/2026

Kenya's government has released a comprehensive policy brief designed to unlock participation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country's ...

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Youth Employment Surges as Iten Modern Market Transforms

🇰🇪 Youth Employment Surges as Iten Modern Market Transforms

Kenya infrastructure +0.75 · 29/04/2026

** ## Kenya's Youth Employment Crisis Finds Unexpected Solution in Iten Market Development Kenya's youth unemployment rate has hovered near 35% in r...

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