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Car & General profit jumps over fourfold to Sh2.4bn

🇰🇪 Car & General profit jumps over fourfold to Sh2.4bn

Kenya trade +0.85 · 05/05/2026

Car & General Holdings, one of East Africa's largest automotive and consumer goods retailers, has reported a dramatic profit surge of over 410% to Sh2...

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Copia faces insolvency petition over unpaid debts

🇰🇪 Copia faces insolvency petition over unpaid debts

Kenya tech -0.85 · 05/05/2026

Kenyan e-commerce platform Copia is facing a critical insolvency petition, marking a watershed moment for East Africa's digital retail landscape. The ...

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East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania Set May 2026 Deadline to

🇰🇪 East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania Set May 2026 Deadline to

Kenya trade +0.75 · 05/05/2026

Kenya and Tanzania have committed to a landmark May 2026 deadline for removing all non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to bilateral trade, a move that could fu...

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Kenya, Tanzania Set May 2026 Deadline to Eliminate Trade

🇰🇪 Kenya, Tanzania Set May 2026 Deadline to Eliminate Trade

Kenya trade +0.75 · 05/05/2026

Kenya and Tanzania have jointly committed to a May 2026 deadline for eliminating remaining trade barriers, signaling a significant acceleration of eco...

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Lobby petitions MPs to release IMF governance report

🇰🇪 Lobby petitions MPs to release IMF governance report

Kenya macro -0.60 · 05/05/2026

Kenya's civil society organizations have escalated pressure on the National Assembly to compel the government to publicly release the International Mo...

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Standard Chartered trims Africa presence, moves to sell

🇰🇪 Standard Chartered trims Africa presence, moves to sell

Kenya finance -0.75 · 05/05/2026

Standard Chartered's decision to divest its East African headquarters signals a significant reshaping of the regional banking landscape, marking anoth...

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Family Bank founder Muya earns Sh128mn as board pay rises

🇰🇪 Family Bank founder Muya earns Sh128mn as board pay rises

Kenya finance +0.20 · 05/05/2026

BRIEF --- **HEADLINE:** Kenya Family Bank Board Pay 2024: Sh128mn Payout Signals Executive Transition Risk **META_DESCRIPTION:** Family Bank founde...

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Regulators, investors warn tax policy could shape gaming

🇰🇪 Regulators, investors warn tax policy could shape gaming

Kenya tech +0.35 · 05/05/2026

Kenya's gaming sector faces a critical inflection point as regulators and investors clash over taxation frameworks designed to govern Africa's fastest...

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Kenya, Tanzania commit to grow bilateral trade to Ksh 309B

🇰🇪 Kenya, Tanzania commit to grow bilateral trade to Ksh 309B

Kenya trade +0.75 · 05/05/2026

Kenya and Tanzania have formalized a commitment to escalate bilateral trade volumes to Ksh 309 billion, marking a strategic pivot in East African regi...

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Govt blames payroll mix-up for housing interns pay delays

🇰🇪 Govt blames payroll mix-up for housing interns pay delays

Kenya macro -0.65 · 05/05/2026

Kenya's State Department for Housing has ground to a halt on salary disbursements, affecting both junior interns and senior government officials alike...

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Kenya’s best coffee was always for export. This founder

🇰🇪 Kenya’s best coffee was always for export. This founder

Kenya agriculture +0.65 · 05/05/2026

Kenya produces some of the world's finest arabica coffee, yet most Kenyans have never tasted their nation's best. This contradiction sits at the heart...

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From Sh6,000 plots to millions: Utawala’s Githunguri boom

🇰🇪 From Sh6,000 plots to millions: Utawala’s Githunguri boom

Kenya infrastructure +0.60 · 04/05/2026

**Kenya's Nairobi metropolitan area is experiencing a quiet but profound real estate transformation in the Utawala Githunguri corridor, where land val...

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CA to regulate cable installations by internet firms in new

🇰🇪 CA to regulate cable installations by internet firms in new

Kenya telecom +0.60 · 05/05/2026

Kenya's Communications Authority (CA) has stepped into a critical infrastructure gap by releasing draft Technical and Procedural Guidelines for Instal...

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Why Ruto is at odds with Treasury numbers

🇰🇪 Why Ruto is at odds with Treasury numbers

Kenya macro -0.75 · 05/05/2026

Kenya's economic expansion decelerated sharply to 4.6% in 2025, a significant slowdown from prior-year momentum, placing President William Ruto under ...

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Climate funds reach millions as counties post 87pc

🇰🇪 Climate funds reach millions as counties post 87pc

Kenya macro +0.75 · 05/05/2026

Kenya's devolved county governments have demonstrated remarkable fiscal discipline in deploying climate adaptation finance, with the National Treasury...

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Rogue cable firms and ISPs face jail terms, hefty fines

🇰🇪 Rogue cable firms and ISPs face jail terms, hefty fines

Kenya telecom +0.60 · 05/05/2026

Kenya's telecommunications regulator has escalated enforcement against non-compliant internet service providers (ISPs), introducing a framework that c...

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SBM Bank signals turnaround with profit jump

🇰🇪 SBM Bank signals turnaround with profit jump

Kenya finance +0.75 · 05/05/2026

SBM Bank Kenya has demonstrated tangible momentum in its operational recovery, reporting a significant profit increase in the first quarter of 2025. T...

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Treasury numbers giving Ruto headache

🇰🇪 Treasury numbers giving Ruto headache

Kenya macro -0.75 · 05/05/2026

Kenya's economic momentum has stalled unexpectedly. New Treasury data reveals that gross domestic product (GDP) growth decelerated to 4.6% in 2025—a s...

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Roads dominate development budget in Treasury estimates

🇰🇪 Roads dominate development budget in Treasury estimates

Kenya infrastructure +0.60 · 05/05/2026

President William Ruto's administration is doubling down on infrastructure delivery, with roads commanding a dominant 21% share of Kenya's development...

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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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