🇰🇪 Tea export levy raises concerns among growers
Kenya's tea sector—the nation's second-largest foreign exchange earner after horticulture—faces a fresh headwind. A newly introduced 0.8% export levy ...
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🇰🇪 Kenya, India pen customs cooperation pact
Kenya and India have formalized a customs cooperation memorandum of understanding (MoU) designed to accelerate trade processing between the two nation...
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🇰🇪 First ship with yellow maize docks at port - Business Daily
Kenya's port authorities logged a pivotal moment in the nation's food security strategy this week: the arrival of the first commercial yellow maize ve...
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🇰🇪 Banks face scrutiny over hidden charges, falling trust
Kenya's banking sector is experiencing a paradox that should alarm institutional investors and depositors alike: while 84.6% of customers rate their b...
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🇰🇪 If it flies, tax it: The growing costs of aviation in Africa
Africa's aviation sector is facing mounting fiscal pressure as governments across the continent impose escalating taxes and levies on airlines, airpor...
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🇰🇪 Fuel prices surge in Africa as Iran war hits supply
Africa's fuel markets face renewed pressure as escalating tensions in Iran threaten global oil supply stability, triggering price increases across the...
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🇰🇪 Kenya and India pen customs cooperation pact
Kenya and India have formalized a customs cooperation memorandum of understanding (MoU) designed to accelerate trade efficiency between the two nation...
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🇰🇪 Economic Survey 2026 delivered no surprises
Kenya's inflation trajectory has undergone a dramatic turnaround, with the latest Economic Survey 2026 confirming that consumer price pressures have e...
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🇰🇪 Top bank chiefs reap millions in pay and perks on bumper
Kenya's banking sector posted a blockbuster 2025, and executive compensation reflected the windfall. Top chief executives reaped multimillion-shilling...
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🇰🇪 Nairobi to Host iGaming africa summit as sector eyes
Nairobi is positioning itself as Africa's gaming policy hub in 2026, hosting the iGaming AFRIKA Summit—a watershed moment for a continent's fastest-gr...
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🇰🇪 Govt. highlights Nairobi's role as global consensus hub
Kenya is engineering a strategic repositioning of Nairobi as Africa's premier deal-making and consensus-building epicenter, leveraging the Africa Forw...
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🇰🇪 KRA seeks public views on new rental tax rules
Kenya's tax authority is fundamentally reshaping how rental income is taxed. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has opened public consultation on the d...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: Atwoli Pushes Ruto's Administration Over Delayed
Kenya's labour movement is escalating its campaign against the William Ruto administration, with Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: Ruto Grants Wage Rise, Falls Short of Union Demands
Kenya's labour market is entering a critical phase. President William Ruto has announced a 12 percent general wage increase and a 15 percent agricultu...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: Safaricom Boosts Home Fibre Speeds By Up to 2.5 Times
Safaricom, East Africa's dominant telecommunications operator, has announced a significant infrastructure upgrade that will increase Home Fibre intern...
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🇰🇪 KTDA factories net Sh1.3b at the weekly auction
Kenya's tea sector delivered a strong performance at this week's Mombasa Tea Auction, with smallholder factories under the Kenya Tea Development Agenc...
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🇰🇪 Microfinance lenders seek law review on capital requirements
Kenya's microfinance institutions (MFIs) are escalating calls for a legislative review of capital and liquidity requirements that they argue are stran...
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🇰🇪 2026 economic data shows growth comes from reforms, not
Kenya's 2026 economic data presents a paradox: headline GDP growth rates suggest structural reforms are gaining traction, yet governance deterioration...
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🇰🇪 Waste pickers in Nairobi boost recycling skills by playing
Nairobi's informal waste management sector is undergoing a quiet revolution. Waste pickers—the backbone of Kenya's recycling ecosystem—are now acquiri...
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🇰🇪 Equity Bank, customer clash over supermarket embarrassment
## Kenya's Banking Service Standards Under Scrutiny A recent dispute between Equity Bank and a customer—involving an alleged card decline at a superm...
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