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Kenya's Financial Sector Shows Resilience

🇰🇪 Kenya's Financial Sector Shows Resilience

Kenya finance +0.75 · 26/03/2026

Kenya's financial sector is experiencing a notable profitability rebound in 2025, with major institutions delivering impressive returns to shareholder...

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IM Group growth rises as Kakuzi posts profit rebound

🇰🇪 IM Group growth rises as Kakuzi posts profit rebound

Kenya finance +0.75 · 26/03/2026

I&M Group PLC, one of East Africa's most diversified financial conglomerates, has delivered a significant earnings milestone that deserves close atten...

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How harsh economy has pushed working Kenyans to side hustles

🇰🇪 How harsh economy has pushed working Kenyans to side hustles

Kenya macro -0.65 · 26/03/2026

Kenya's labour market is undergoing a fundamental transformation. As traditional employment fails to keep pace with inflation and cost-of-living press...

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Chaos as Kenya orders immediate ban on low-end phones

🇰🇪 Chaos as Kenya orders immediate ban on low-end phones

Kenya telecom -0.75 · 25/03/2026

Kenya's telecommunications authority has issued a sweeping directive to ban the importation and sale of low-end smartphones, effective immediately. Th...

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Agriculture reaps big as Kenya secures Sh377 billion

🇰🇪 Agriculture reaps big as Kenya secures Sh377 billion

Kenya business +0.50 · 26/03/2026

Kenya has solidified its position as East Africa's agricultural investment hub by securing approximately Sh377 billion (approximately $2.8 billion USD...

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Kenya Airways turns down cargo investor bids amid $2bn

🇰🇪 Kenya Airways turns down cargo investor bids amid $2bn

Kenya finance -0.65 · 25/03/2026

** Kenya Airways' decision to decline multiple cargo investment proposals signals a fundamental strategic pivot for East Africa's flagship carrier—on...

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How smart homes are transforming urban living experience

🇰🇪 How smart homes are transforming urban living experience

Kenya tech +0.70 · 26/03/2026

Kenya's residential real estate sector is experiencing a quiet but significant technological shift. Smart home technology—once considered a luxury con...

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Surveyors call for fast-tracking of industry Bills

🇰🇪 Surveyors call for fast-tracking of industry Bills

Kenya infrastructure +0.60 · 26/03/2026

Kenya's surveying and geospatial professionals are escalating calls for parliamentary expedited passage of critical industry Bills, signaling a turnin...

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Why Nairobi performed poorly in latest global cities ranking

🇰🇪 Why Nairobi performed poorly in latest global cities ranking

Kenya infrastructure -0.75 · 26/03/2026

Nairobi's 56th position in the latest global city attractiveness rankings signals a critical inflection point for European investors assessing East Af...

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Mombasa slums get facelift in new World Bank deal

🇰🇪 Mombasa slums get facelift in new World Bank deal

Kenya infrastructure +0.70 · 25/03/2026

Kenya's port city of Mombasa is entering a critical infrastructure modernization phase following the launch of the Kenya Informal Settlements Improvem...

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Title deed insurance key to safeguarding property of Kenyans

🇰🇪 Title deed insurance key to safeguarding property of Kenyans

Kenya finance -0.60 · 25/03/2026

Kenya's property sector faces a confidence crisis that European investors have largely overlooked—and that oversight represents both a warning and an ...

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Turkey's Industrial Play in Kenya

🇰🇪 Turkey's Industrial Play in Kenya

Kenya trade +0.75 · 25/03/2026

Turkey's strategic pivot toward Kenya as a continental business hub signals a significant recalibration of East Africa's manufacturing and defence sec...

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AI weapons raise security, economic risks in East Africa

🇰🇪 AI weapons raise security, economic risks in East Africa

Kenya security -0.75 · 25/03/2026

East Africa faces a critical inflection point. A comprehensive two-decade assessment spanning 2005 to 2025 reveals that emerging technologies—particul...

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Turkish firm Raff targets Kenya defence textile market

🇰🇪 Turkish firm Raff targets Kenya defence textile market

Kenya trade +0.70 · 25/03/2026

Raff, a Turkish industrial textiles manufacturer with established operations across multiple African markets, is recalibrating its East African strate...

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Kenya: Petrol Dealers Urge Epra to Raise Prices to Avert

🇰🇪 Kenya: Petrol Dealers Urge Epra to Raise Prices to Avert

Kenya energy -0.55 · 25/03/2026

Kenya's petroleum sector is facing a critical juncture as the Petroleum Outlets Association of Kenya (POAK) escalates pressure on the Energy and Petro...

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How market-driven toilets are turning sanitation crisis

🇰🇪 How market-driven toilets are turning sanitation crisis

Kenya infrastructure +0.70 · 25/03/2026

Kenya faces a paradox that defines much of sub-Saharan Africa: despite decades of international aid and development programs, approximately 50 million...

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Insurers urged to adopt AI to speed claims, curb fraud

🇰🇪 Insurers urged to adopt AI to speed claims, curb fraud

Kenya finance +0.65 · 25/03/2026

The African insurance industry is at an inflection point. While the continent's insurance penetration remains among the lowest globally at under 3% of...

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Kenya’s I&M Bank hits 98% digital usage as growth shifts

🇰🇪 Kenya’s I&M Bank hits 98% digital usage as growth shifts

Kenya finance +0.70 · 25/03/2026

Kenya's financial services sector has reached a critical maturation milestone. With I&M Bank reporting that 98% of its customer base now conducts tran...

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Kenya phases out low-end phones with Type-C charger rule

🇰🇪 Kenya phases out low-end phones with Type-C charger rule

Kenya tech +0.35 · 24/03/2026

Kenya's telecommunications regulator has announced a phased elimination of low-cost smartphones that lack USB-C charging ports, marking one of East Af...

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Credit Bank digitises Bid Bond access

🇰🇪 Credit Bank digitises Bid Bond access

Kenya finance +0.75 · 25/03/2026

Credit Bank, one of Kenya's leading financial institutions, has fundamentally disrupted the procurement finance ecosystem by launching a fully digital...

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