🇰🇪 Ted Pantone on building Turaco, surviving Covid, and aiming
Kenya's insurance technology sector has become a magnet for venture capital and entrepreneurial ambition, yet few founders have demonstrated the disci...
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🇰🇪 KBC opens 2,000 acres for lease in push to raise revenue
Kenya's agricultural and commercial sectors are experiencing a significant repositioning as major landholding institutions pivot toward asset monetiza...
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🇰🇪 KNCCI warns of economic strain as high fuel costs hit
Kenya's business community is sounding the alarm over a structural economic problem that extends far beyond fuel pumps. The Kenya National Chamber of ...
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🇰🇪 Kenya's 90-Day Fuel VAT Cut: A Political Win That Masks
President William Ruto's signature on the VAT (Amendment) Act 2026 represents a decisive but temporary intervention in Kenya's volatile fuel pricing e...
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🇰🇪 Kenya's Economic Slowdown Meets Policy Uncertainty: IMF
Kenya's economic trajectory faces a critical juncture as the International Monetary Fund cuts its 2026 growth forecast to 4.5 percent—down from the pr...
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🇰🇪 Ruto cuts fuel VAT in half for 90 days, forgoing 1.2
President William Ruto's decision to slash fuel VAT from 16% to 8% represents a significant—if temporary—pivot in Kenya's fiscal strategy. The VAT (Am...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: President Ruto Signs Tax Relief Law Reducing Fuel
President William Ruto's decision to sign the VAT (Amendment) Act 2026 into law marks a pivotal moment for Kenya's economic management—and a critical ...
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🇰🇪 Former Airport Sacco officials owe Sh50mn in unpaid loans
A significant governance crisis at Kenya's Airport Sacco has surfaced, revealing approximately Sh50 million (approximately €375,000) in unpaid loans o...
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🇰🇪 1,100 Kenyan workers face lay off as Meta ends contract
Meta's decision to terminate its contract with Kenyan outsourcing firm Sama represents a significant inflection point in how Big Tech manages content ...
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🇰🇪 Kenyan tea farmers brace for tough year amid Middle East
Kenya's tea sector—historically one of East Africa's most reliable export earners—faces an unprecedented convergence of market shocks. With over 600,0...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: Parliament Begins Scrutiny of Bill Aimed At Lowering
Kenya's National Assembly has initiated formal parliamentary scrutiny of a significant Value Added Tax (VAT) amendment bill, marking the beginning of ...
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🇰🇪 State's appetite for domestic debt to grow with fuel VAT cut
Kenya's government is facing a critical fiscal challenge that will reshape the country's borrowing landscape and create significant ripple effects for...
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🇰🇪 [East Africa Business Week] Bob Koigi: East Africa
East Africa is positioning itself as one of Africa's most attractive investment destinations, and nowhere is this clearer than in the digital health s...
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🇰🇪 Three Kenyan startups picked for Africa eye health
Africa's optical healthcare sector is experiencing a quiet but significant transformation. Three Kenyan startups—Dot Glasses, Zuri Health, and Mamy Ey...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: Relief At the Pump As MPs Slash Fuel Vat to 8 Percent
Kenya's National Assembly has approved a temporary reduction in Value Added Tax on petroleum products from 16% to 8%, a legislative move that reflects...
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🇰🇪 Kenya unveils 2030 financing plan for smallholder farmers
Kenya's government has unveiled an ambitious financing framework targeting the agricultural sector through 2030, signalling a decisive shift toward un...
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🇰🇪 Sama to lay off over 1,100 Kenyan workers after Meta
Kenya's artificial intelligence outsourcing industry has encountered a significant inflection point. Sama, one of Africa's largest data annotation and...
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🇰🇪 Sama to lay off 1,108 Nairobi staff after Meta contract exit
Sama, Kenya's largest AI data annotation and training company, announced redundancy notices affecting 1,108 Nairobi-based employees following the term...
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🇰🇪 Safaricom admits ‘My OneApp’ glitches, moves to fix issues
Safaricom, East Africa's dominant telecommunications operator and a critical bellwether for the region's digital economy, has publicly acknowledged si...
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🇰🇪 Govt proposes 8pc fuel VAT cut for three months
Kenya's government has tabled legislation proposing an 8% value-added tax (VAT) reduction on fuel for a three-month period, marking a significant but ...
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