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14 Riverside owners question part of Banking Act in fight over asset

Nairobi, Sept. 17 -- The owners of Nairobi's 14 Riverside complex, Cape Holdings Limited, want the High Court to determine whether a section of the Banking Act is unconstitutional for allowing interes... Read More


Savannah Cement Sh4.5bn bank loan row escalates after Ndeta trial halt

Nairobi, Sept. 17 -- A dispute between former shareholders and business partners of Savannah Cement over a controversial Sh4.5 billion bank loan has moved to the Court of Appeal. Savannah Heights Lim... Read More


Investors lose Sh93bn in Kenya startup failures

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- Kenyan startup Twiga Foods has entered administration amid financial turmoil, joining a group of 13 once-promising ventures that have collapsed over the past five years after rais... Read More


How family feuds led to bankruptcy of Kamotho children

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- A bitter fallout between two children of Moi-era Cabinet minister John Joseph (JJ) Kamotho and their mother contributed to the financial distress that eventually culminated in the... Read More


The unaccompanied middle

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- Some of you did. Most did not. This month has handed everyone who hesitated good reasons to feel wise about it. On September 11, a gazette notice recorded the administration of G... Read More


Kenya's supply chain vulnerable as four countries dominate import bill

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- China, India, Saudi Arabia and UAE supplied 55.1 percent of Kenya's imports in the first half of 2026, highlighting the vulnerability of the country's supply chain amid disruption... Read More


Counterfeit designer scents push Kenyans to pricier niche perfumes

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- Walk through any mall in Nairobi, and you will catch it before you see it: a wave of familiar designer scents trailing behind shoppers who paid a fraction of the real price. The ... Read More


Ndegwa, Dilip take extra Sh337 million shares in Safaricom

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- Safaricom's chief executive Peter Ndegwa and chief finance officer Dilip Pal have taken an additional 9.24 million shares in the telecommunications firm with a market value of Sh3... Read More


Domestic tourism misses target as high cost of living bites

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- Kenyans cut back on travel as the rising cost of living squeezed household budgets, leaving domestic tourism below target even as the overall sector earnings, including internatio... Read More


Puzzle of the country's devolution deepening economic marginalisation

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- Kenya introduced a devolved governance system in the 2010 Constitution with a laudable outlook and objectives: move power to the people; shrink marginalisation through development... Read More