Over half of KCSE candidates score above C- for first time in a decade

Nairobi, Jan. 9 -- The proportion of candidates who scored C- and above in the newly released Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination exceeded half of all tested candidates for the... Read More

Online KCSE results extend telcos' lockout from SMS revenues

Nairobi, Jan. 9 -- The Ministry of Education's decision to maintain KCSE results access exclusively on an online portal has extended the lockout of mobile network operators from offering SMS-based que... Read More

Kenya's trade deficit with China widens 17pc

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- Kenya's trade deficit with China widened to Sh475.6 billion in the first nine months of last year, highlighting a deepening imbalance in bilateral trade even as Nairobi pursues poli... Read More

Traffic fines jump 64pc to Sh434m as police step up enforcement

Nairobi, Jan. 6 -- Fines collected from road traffic offences rose sharply by 64 percent in 2024, underscoring intensified enforcement amid broader efforts to improve safety on Kenyan roads, plug reve... Read More

Companies in fastest hiring pace since 2019 as demand holds

Nairobi, Jan. 6 -- Kenyan firms ended 2025 with the strongest hiring performance in more than six years, as sustained demand pushed companies to expand employment at a pace last seen before the Covid-... Read More

Food prices drive Kenya's inflation as tomatoes, sukuma wiki rise

Nairobi, Jan. 1 -- Tomatoes and sukuma wiki recorded the sharpest price increases in the year to December 2025, while electricity and fresh packaged milk posted the steepest declines, as annual inflat... Read More

Kenya economy tipped to expand faster 2026 as inflation stabilises

Nairobi, Dec. 31 -- Kenya's economy is set to expand faster in 2026 as inflation remains unchanged, reflecting a recovery that global lenders indicate will test the balance between growth and cost-of-... Read More

CEOs plan to hire more staff as business conditions improve

Nairobi, Dec. 31 -- Chief executives of top Kenyan companies expect to hire more workers in 2026 after months of steadily improving business conditions, which followed one of the weakest periods for f... Read More

Current account deficit widens to 2.2 percent of GDP on higher imports

Nairobi, Dec. 10 -- Higher imports of intermediate and capital goods widened Kenya's current account deficit to 2.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the year to October 2025 up from 1.5 perc... Read More

Kenya's 5G subscribers hit 1.5 million as adoption accelerates

Nairobi, Dec. 8 -- The number of mobile subscribers connected to the fast fifth-generation (5G) network grew 19.96 percent during the three months to September, rising to 1.5 million up from 1.2 milli... Read More

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