2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (371+ words) James Mworia took up the role of founding CEO of the newly created National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) on Monday, marking his exit from Centum Investment Company after nearly 17 years. Through the fund, he aims to mobilise at least Sh400 billion annually…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (639+ words) Staff at High Chem Industrial Park in Industrial Area, Nairobi. Fragmented product standards, testing and certification are impeding a push by Kenya's factories and farms to expand exports under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), officials said, threatening to…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1797+ words) Alice Kang’ethe is the CEO of the Beginnings Fund, a coalition that includes the Gates Foundation and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. Early in Alice Kang'ethe's public-health career, on a trip to Mbita, a scorpion stung her. The pain was…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (740+ words) The National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) eyes about Sh42 billion in annual income from government securities as it seeks to create a steady financing pool for mega strategic infrastructure projects while preserving the seed capital. The NIF seed capital presently stands at…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1217+ words) Jazz lovers enjoying performance at Kenny G’s “One Night Only” concert held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on September 27, 2025. What connects sponsorship deals in Kenya's live music scene right now is not the size of the cheque…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (399+ words) The Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) Head Office in Nairobi. The National Assembly has approved tax exemptions on a Sh3 billion Japanese-funded research programme at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri). The MPs approved the recommendations of the National Assembly Committee…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (526+ words) The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has begun reviewing an application to register Mounjaro, a booming once-weekly injectable diabetes drug, for use in Kenya. The application was submitted by Aspen Pharmacare, a South African pharmaceutical company that has an agreement…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (453+ words) The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is back in the market with a Sh60 billion Treasury bond sale as the government keeps up its rapid rate of domestic borrowing early in the fiscal year. In the sale, the CBK has reopened…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (668+ words) The EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. East Africa has made remarkable progress in removing barriers to the movement of goods and people. Today, a truck leaving the Port of Mombasa can travel through regional transport corridors to Kampala, Kigali and…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (737+ words) The gap between what banks operating in Kenya charge on loans and pay on deposits narrowed to a 10-month low of 7.46 percentage points in July as lenders strike a balance between appeasing borrowers and attracting savers. This means that the…...