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Equity Group CEO James Mwangi shared his confidence in lower lending rates, detailed plans for entering new markets like Ethiopia,
Households across the country are grappling with the steep cost of staples like maize flour, vegetables, and meat as they start the New Year 2026.
President Ruto’s declaration that the National Infrastructure Fund will be operationalised in January is a central pillar of his plan to wean the state off expensive commercial debt for public works
The International Monetary Fund is set to dispatch its top officials to Kenya in January, aiming to break a deadlock over a new financial bailout.
The model perceived to be a transparent loan pricing formula is expected to automatically reduce lending costs when policy eases.The will also model will strengthen monetary policy.
Kenya’s private sector captains are projecting a year of robust economic growth and strategic expansion in 2026, driven by improved infrastructure, macroeconomic stability.
Companies across most sectors reported taking on more staff to meet rising demand and build capacity for the future.
President William Ruto has abandoned the grassroots economic model that won him power, and replaced it with a high-stakes strategy to attract private capital for megaprojects.
The growth, while modest, marks a positive turn for President Ruto's administration which is under pressure to deliver on its flagship economic promises ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Direct annual funding at risk from UN and affiliated programmes alone is estimated at $250–350 million (Sh32–45 billion), excluding the wider shock to Nairobi’s service economy.
Kenya is bracing for its third major economic shock from Washington in less than two years after US President Donald Trump ordered a withdrawal from 66 international organisations.
The lapse of AGOA exposed Kenyan apparel to US tariffs of up to 10% Washington now pegs the renewal of AGOA to Kenya abandoning an alternative trade deal with Beijing.
Nearly a dozen counties are on high alert as severe drought exposes millions to acute food insecurity, humanitarian agencies warn.
The hearings by two parliamentary committees, will scrutinise the December deal that saw Vodacom Group acquire a 15 per cent stake from the Kenyan government.
The House of Representatives passed a law paving the way for a three-year extension of the Agoa partnership.
The company will sponsor an additional 50 academically gifted students from needy backgrounds this year, covering their fees through their Senior Secondary education under the CBE curriculum.
The government now says a landmark trade agreement with China remains on track, dismissing concerns that geopolitical tensions with the US have stalled the long-delayed deal.
A threat by US President Donald Trump to impose a 25 per cent tariff on any nation trading with Iran has thrown Kenya’s strategic push into the Middle East into disarray.
The government has confirmed that it has secured a preliminary trade agreement with China that will allow 98.2 per cent of its goods to enter the Chinese market duty-free.
Countries conducting business with the Islamic Republic risk being slapped with a 25 per cent tariff.
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