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Kenya Railways eyes student accommodation in revenue diversification push

Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) plans a student hostel in Nairobi with a minimum of 2,500 beds.

How new Sh7m per year UK immigration rule will hit you

Kenyans planning to migrate to the UK and bring their families along may have to adjust their...

Mass default fears as CBK loan rate hits 11-year high

CBK has increased the benchmark lending rate to levels last seen 11 years ago to curb inflation...

Is Kenya’s scratch cards business on its deathbed?

Mobile phone users have over time subconsciously ditched the traditional culture of purchasing...

How we navigate our careers despite disability

Many Kenyan workers are living with disabilities and thriving. However, inclusivity remains a...

Why Airbus wants to set up drone base in Kenya

Senior managers of AALTO, a subsidiary of European aerospace company Airbus, pitched camp in...

Weak shilling adds Sh809bn to Kenya external debt

A weak shilling cost the taxpayer an extra Sh65 billion monthly in the year to June 2023.

Childcare denies over half of Kenyan women decent jobs

Women with children under five have a lower chance of finding decent work.

E-commerce startups change tack in the battle for shoppers

E-commerce) is a marketplace for the busy tech-savvy middle-class individual who dreads a trip...

Kenyan MPs want bigger say on EAC import tax decisions

Kenyan lawmakers now want a bigger role in the country’s tax decisions on goods entering the...

Listed banks increase provisions by Sh21 billion as defaults increase

Kenya’s listed banks raised their provisions for bad debt by 46 percent to Sh69 billion.

Carrefour opens third store in Coast ahead of Christmas

Carrefour has opened its 22nd store at Promenade Mall in Nyali, Mombasa, ahead of the Christmas...