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Anonymous tip-offs drive Sh6.8bn KRA tax haul, expose graft

🇰🇪 Anonymous tip-offs drive Sh6.8bn KRA tax haul, expose graft

Kenya macro +0.60 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's tax authority has quietly engineered a sharp uptick in revenue recovery by leveraging anonymous whistleblower disclosures, netting Sh6.8 billi...

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How Nairobi bourse got its groove back

🇰🇪 How Nairobi bourse got its groove back

Kenya finance +0.75 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's equity market is undergoing a structural transformation. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), which endured a volatile 2023–2024 amid curren...

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East Africa’s Top Companies ’25: Slow and steady progress

🇰🇪 East Africa’s Top Companies ’25: Slow and steady progress

Kenya macro +0.35 · 13/05/2025

East Africa's corporate landscape in 2025 reflects a region in transition. While the continent's largest economies—Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiop...

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Isuzu tops Kenya vehicle sales with 2,036 units in Q1

🇰🇪 Isuzu tops Kenya vehicle sales with 2,036 units in Q1

Kenya trade +0.65 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's automotive market revealed a clear hierarchy in the first quarter of 2025, with Isuzu establishing dominant market control through distributor...

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SBM Bank profit jumps to Sh246mn in Q1

🇰🇪 SBM Bank profit jumps to Sh246mn in Q1

Kenya finance +0.75 · 04/05/2026

**HEADLINE:** Kenya Banking 2025: SBM Bank Deposits Surge 23% as Q1 Profit Hits Sh246mn **META_DESCRIPTION:** SBM Bank Kenya Q1 2025: deposit growth ...

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Centum, KCB launch 8.9pc fixed-rate mortgage deal

🇰🇪 Centum, KCB launch 8.9pc fixed-rate mortgage deal

Kenya finance +0.70 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's residential property market is experiencing a structural shift as Centum Investment Company and KCB Bank jointly introduce an 8.9% fixed-rate ...

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Kenya: Social Media Overtakes TV, Radio As Top News Source

🇰🇪 Kenya: Social Media Overtakes TV, Radio As Top News Source

Kenya tech +0.60 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's media landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. According to the Media Council of Kenya, social media has officially become the primary news so...

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TotalEnergies Kenya posts Sh2.17bn net profit in 2025

🇰🇪 TotalEnergies Kenya posts Sh2.17bn net profit in 2025

Kenya energy -0.35 · 04/05/2026

TotalEnergies Kenya delivered a Sh2.17 billion net profit in 2025, demonstrating resilient profitability even as the oil marketer faced significant re...

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Kenya: How Electoral Violence Continues to Disrupt Kenyan

🇰🇪 Kenya: How Electoral Violence Continues to Disrupt Kenyan

Kenya macro -0.75 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's electoral cycle has become synonymous with economic disruption. Since the contested 2007 presidential election—which triggered weeks of commun...

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** Kenya-Somalia Border Reopening: Duale's Plan to Unlock

🇰🇪 ** Kenya-Somalia Border Reopening: Duale's Plan to Unlock

Kenya trade +0.75 · 04/05/2026

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has become the highest-ranking Kenyan official to publicly endorse reopening the Kenya-Somalia border, positioning...

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Kenyan tea exports to Russia fall Sh1bn on war

🇰🇪 Kenyan tea exports to Russia fall Sh1bn on war

Kenya agriculture -0.75 · 28/03/2023

Kenya's tea industry is absorbing a significant financial blow from geopolitical upheaval. Exports to Russia have contracted by approximately Sh1 bill...

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Duale backs Kenya-Somalia border reopening to boost trade

🇰🇪 Duale backs Kenya-Somalia border reopening to boost trade

Kenya trade +0.65 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has publicly endorsed plans to formally reopen the Kenya-Somalia border, positioning the move as a critica...

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Kenya: Duale Backs Kenya-Somalia Border Reopening to Boost

🇰🇪 Kenya: Duale Backs Kenya-Somalia Border Reopening to Boost

Kenya trade +0.70 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has publicly endorsed the reopening of the Kenya-Somalia border, positioning the move as a catalyst for re...

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How electoral violence continues to disrupt Kenyan

🇰🇪 How electoral violence continues to disrupt Kenyan

Kenya macro -0.85 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's 2024 electoral cycle has exposed a critical vulnerability in East Africa's largest economy: the ability of mass civil unrest to paralyze comme...

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Financial inclusion without insurance is a false promise

🇰🇪 Financial inclusion without insurance is a false promise

Kenya finance -0.65 · 04/05/2026

Mobile money has transformed Kenya's financial landscape. Over 89 million active M-Pesa users, a network that reaches 98% of the adult population, and...

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Kenya, Tanzania bet on cross-border trade boom with $500

🇰🇪 Kenya, Tanzania bet on cross-border trade boom with $500

Kenya trade +0.75 · 04/05/2026

Kenya and Tanzania have formalized a landmark $500 million cross-border trade initiative aimed at accelerating economic integration along the East Afr...

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Kenya: Finance Bill 2026 Ends KQ Tax Relief, Widens Digital

🇰🇪 Kenya: Finance Bill 2026 Ends KQ Tax Relief, Widens Digital

Kenya finance, telecom, aviation -0.75 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's proposed Finance Bill 2026 marks a significant fiscal recalibration that threatens Kenya Airways' competitive position while aggressively broa...

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Small business, big ecosystems: From insights to action:

🇰🇪 Small business, big ecosystems: From insights to action:

Kenya macro +0.60 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's small business landscape is undergoing a critical shift. No longer confined to production capacity or geographic footprint, enterprises are in...

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Finance Bill 2026 ends KQ tax relief, widens digital tax net

🇰🇪 Finance Bill 2026 ends KQ tax relief, widens digital tax net

Kenya telecom -0.75 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's proposed Finance Bill 2026 marks a significant fiscal shift that will reshape the tax landscape for the nation's flagship airline and foreign ...

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Kenya: Ole Kina Urges Treasury to Stop Off-Budget Spending

🇰🇪 Kenya: Ole Kina Urges Treasury to Stop Off-Budget Spending

Kenya macro -0.60 · 04/05/2026

Kenya's fiscal discipline came under renewed scrutiny this week as Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina publicly urged the national treasury to impose a mora...

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