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Sh50m fine for betting firms allowing Kenyans to gamble on their sites abroad

Nairobi, July 18 -- Abroad-based online betting firms without operations in Kenya face fines of up to Sh50 million if they fail to block residents of the East African nation from gambling on their sit... Read More


Kenya to fine foreign gambling firms Sh50m for not blocking Kenyans

Nairobi, July 18 -- Abroad-based online betting firms without operations in Kenya face fines of up to Sh50 million if they fail to block residents of the East African nation from gambling on their sit... Read More


At nearly 50, she's still pushing her body to new limits and it's paying off

Nairobi, July 18 -- Ask Wairimu Keriri about the fitness routine that has made her have an athletic physique of someone decades younger, and she won't name just one exercise. Hockey. Swimming. Marath... Read More


Safaricom wins affordable housing internet deal

Nairobi, July 18 -- Safaricom has secured a deal to supply fibre internet to the government's Affordable Housing Programme, extending broadband connectivity to thousands of low-cost homes nationwide. ... Read More


Kenya's new refugee arrivals dip nearly 70pc on lower conflict

Nairobi, July 17 -- The number of people seeking refuge and asylum in Kenya's refugee camps fell by 69.8 percent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, as displacement, mai... Read More


Supreme Court upholds tax reliefs for Japanese workers, firms

Nairobi, July 17 -- The Supreme Court has upheld the government's decision to grant tax exemptions to Japanese companies, consultants and workers involved in development projects in Kenya, dismissing ... Read More


Shift as Africa drives more than 40pc of Kenya's export earnings

Nairobi, July 17 -- The African market accounted for more than two out of every five shillings earned from Kenya's merchandise exports in the first quarter of 2026, highlighting the continent's growin... Read More


Rerec to integrate solar into 20 diesel power plants in cost-cutting push

Nairobi, July 16 -- The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (Rerec) is set to integrate solar into 20 of its diesel power plants to cut its current annual Sh1.16 billion fuel bill a... Read More


Billionaire Kirima's firm locked in rental income tax row

Nairobi, July 16 -- A company linked to the estate of the late billionaire businessman and former Starehe MP Gerishon Kamau Kirima, Kirima & Sons Limited, is embroiled in a Sh52.8 million rental incom... Read More


Court: Export logistics services qualify for zero-rated VAT

Nairobi, July 16 -- The Court of Appeal has ruled that logistics services for exports qualify for zero-rated Value Added Tax (VAT), dealing a blow to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which sought to... Read More