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2026 economic data shows growth comes from reforms, not

🇰🇪 2026 economic data shows growth comes from reforms, not

Kenya macro -0.75 · 02/05/2026

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

🇰🇪 Waste pickers in Nairobi boost recycling skills by playing

Kenya trade +0.65 · 01/05/2026

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

🇰🇪 Equity Bank, customer clash over supermarket embarrassment

Kenya finance -0.65 · 30/04/2026

## 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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Why US firm lost Sh468bn Mombasa expressway suit

🇰🇪 Why US firm lost Sh468bn Mombasa expressway suit

Kenya infrastructure -0.80 · 30/04/2026

A major US-based infrastructure firm has suffered a significant legal defeat in its Sh468 billion dispute over Kenya's Mombasa expressway project, mar...

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Govt cuts Affordable Housing deposit from 10pc to 5pc

🇰🇪 Govt cuts Affordable Housing deposit from 10pc to 5pc

Kenya infrastructure +0.70 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's government has announced a significant policy shift in its flagship affordable housing programme, reducing the required deposit for salaried w...

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KfW gets Sh4.1b stake in continental insurer

🇰🇪 KfW gets Sh4.1b stake in continental insurer

Kenya finance +0.70 · 01/05/2026

Germany's state-owned development bank KfW has acquired a significant 4.1 billion Kenyan shilling stake in the African Trade & Investment Development ...

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How Investors Create Predictable Deal  Flow Using Technology

🇰🇪 How Investors Create Predictable Deal Flow Using Technology

Kenya tech +0.70 · 01/05/2026

1 **HEADLINE:** Africa Investment Deal Flow: How Tech Automation Drives Predictable Growth **META_DESCRIPTION:** Discover how African investors use ...

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Three Industry Awards Recognize the Strategic Impact of the

🇰🇪 Three Industry Awards Recognize the Strategic Impact of the

Kenya tech +0.75 · 01/05/2026

The African fintech ecosystem is entering a phase where operational execution and measurable scale trump hype. In late 2025, CIT VERICASH—a fintech en...

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World Bank cuts Kenya’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.4pc

🇰🇪 World Bank cuts Kenya’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.4pc

Kenya macro -0.65 · 08/04/2026

Kenya's economic growth trajectory has just shifted downward. The World Bank has revised its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for the East A...

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Ruto announces up to 15pc wage increase for workers

🇰🇪 Ruto announces up to 15pc wage increase for workers

Kenya macro +0.35 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's President William Ruto has announced a significant wage adjustment of up to 15% for public and private sector workers, marking a pivotal polic...

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How Android Apps Are Changing Digital Habits in Kenya

🇰🇪 How Android Apps Are Changing Digital Habits in Kenya

Kenya tech +0.75 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's digital transformation has reached a critical inflection point. As of early 2026, the country hosts 27.4 million internet users and 68.8 milli...

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Kenya’s health moment: Building the infrastructure behind

🇰🇪 Kenya’s health moment: Building the infrastructure behind

Kenya health +0.70 · 01/05/2026

Kenya cemented its position as Africa's health innovation hub this May when Nairobi hosted the World Health Summit Regional Meeting, drawing over 2,00...

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Safaricom boosts Home Fibre speeds by up to 2.5 times

🇰🇪 Safaricom boosts Home Fibre speeds by up to 2.5 times

Kenya telecom +0.75 · 01/05/2026

Safaricom Kenya Home Fibre Upgrade --- **HEADLINE:** Kenya Home Fibre Speeds Jump 2.5x: Safaricom's Play for Digital Economy Leadership **META_DESC...

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Africa's digital shift gains momentum as Huawei unveils new

🇰🇪 Africa's digital shift gains momentum as Huawei unveils new

Kenya tech +0.70 · 01/05/2026

--- **HEADLINE:** Kenya's Digital Leap: Huawei Connectivity Push Reshapes Africa's Tech Infrastructure **META_DESCRIPTION:** Huawei's Kenya expansio...

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Pay in bits, glow in full: New wallet lets Nairobians save

🇰🇪 Pay in bits, glow in full: New wallet lets Nairobians save

Kenya tech +0.75 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's beauty and personal care market has long battled a persistent challenge: premium skincare products remain inaccessible to the middle-income ma...

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Kenya: Nairobi Expressway Waives Tolls On Select Exits

🇰🇪 Kenya: Nairobi Expressway Waives Tolls On Select Exits

Kenya infrastructure +0.30 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's Nairobi Expressway has suspended toll collection on designated exits as severe waterlogging along the A8 corridor creates a traffic bottleneck...

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Risk that paid off: Ex-govt. engineer builds aquarium empire

🇰🇪 Risk that paid off: Ex-govt. engineer builds aquarium empire

Kenya tech +0.65 · 01/05/2026

## From Civil Service to Entrepreneurship: The Aquacentury Story Mwenda Mwimbi's decision to leave a stable government engineering post to build aqua...

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Court dismisses case against Earthbanc in Kenya project

🇰🇪 Court dismisses case against Earthbanc in Kenya project

Kenya infrastructure +0.70 · 01/05/2026

A Kenyan court has delivered a decisive ruling in favour of Earthbanc and its subsidiary Earthtree Company Limited, dismissing all claims brought agai...

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Poor pay, double taxation and falling incomes mask Kenya's

🇰🇪 Poor pay, double taxation and falling incomes mask Kenya's

Kenya agriculture -0.85 · 01/05/2026

Kenya's agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector—which generates approximately 33% of GDP and employs over 40% of the workforce—faces a deepening par...

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TransCentury plans sale of Sh1bn properties in Kenya and

🇰🇪 TransCentury plans sale of Sh1bn properties in Kenya and

Kenya infrastructure +0.35 · 25/01/2023

TransCentury Group, one of East Africa's largest diversified conglomerates, is planning to offload approximately Sh1 billion (USD 7.8 million) in real...

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