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Kenya seeks US support in fresh hunt for cheap loans April 24, 2024
Kenya is now seeking the assistance of the US government to navigate through its cash crisis.
Hilton owners mull converting building to retail hub, hostels April 24, 2024
The iconic Hilton Hotel building that is up for sale could be repurposed for retail shops and...
The engineer who became a creative April 24, 2024
If papers could talk, the degree declaring that John Jumbi is qualified to be an electronics...
Old cars acquire new look as economy drives Kenyans into tight spot April 24, 2024
Every time Vincent Omollo sees a newer, bigger car model on the roads, he imagines himself...
Pressure to keep high rates as Sh369bn debt matures April 24, 2024
Heavy domestic debt maturities in May and June are set to complicate the Central Bank of...
Nine-month taxes trail target by Sh336bn despite IMF reforms April 24, 2024
Kenya’s tax receipts for nine months of this financial year ending June trailed the target by...
NCBA ups interest on new, existing loans April 24, 2024
NCBA Bank Kenya has revised its lending rates upwards.
Sanlam posts loss for fourth straight year April 24, 2024
Sanlam Kenya net loss for the financial year ended December 2023 widened by 52.6 percent to...
Washington Akumu: Gentle giant who stretched the limits of business journalism April 24, 2024
Washington Akumu, who died on Tuesday in Nairobi, had always been a reserved person—or so most...
Electric vehicle firms seek a waiver of 15 taxes on components April 24, 2024
Electric vehicle (EV) companies want the government to remove 15 taxes on EV components and...