Inside Kenya’s loans spree as it borrows Sh2 billion daily

As President Kenyatta’s 10-year tenure comes to an end, Kenya has been incurring debts at an…

Ailing Rivatex limps to the red, blames cotton scarcity

Eldoret-based textile manufacturer Rivatex East Africa Ltd is operating below capacity despite the government and development…

Internet price wars loom as capacity becomes idle

More than two-thirds of Kenya’s internet supply remained idle in the quarter to March, laying ground…

Comesa watchdog to probe prices of new Toyota cars

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Competition Commission has launched a formal inquiry…

PE funds, World Bank arm sell Naivas stake

A consortium comprising World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and French private fund Amethis have sold…

60,000 cylinders to restart cooking gas subsidy plan

Some 60,000 six-kilo liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders are to be distributed in the initial phase…

We won’t reopen Keroche, says KRA

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has vowed not to reopen Keroche Breweries, accusing the brewer of…

Kenyan travellers to suffer as Europe airports slash flights

Passengers from Kenya are among those that would be hit by a directive issued by a…

US rate hike inflicts pain on Kenyan investors, firms

Aggressive interest rate rises by major central banks in the developed world are causing pain to…

End of subsidy to usher in expensive petrol era

The era of expensive fuel is in the horizon after Treasury announced plans to scrap a…