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Shelter Afrique to float Sh65billion bond in Q1 2027

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Housing-focused Pan-African multilateral development bank Shelter Afrique plans to issue a $ 500 million (Sh64.83 billion) sustainability-linked bond focused on East Africa in the... Read More


Investor presses CMA for Mumias freeze answers

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- A shareholder of Mumias Sugar has reported the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to the office of the Ombudsman, accusing the regulator of failing to address his concerns about the ... Read More


Cane farmers earnings hit Sh33bn as deliveries surge 52.3pc

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Kenya's sugarcane farmers earned an estimated Sh33.5 billion in the seven months to July as cane deliveries surged, boosting domestic sugar output and easing consumer prices. Far... Read More


Nyota overshoots youth cash payout target by Sh2.6bn

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- The government nearly doubled its planned cash payout to youth businesses under the World Bank-funded National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme, disbursin... Read More


Total Kenya ordered to pay Sh21m for illegal use of ex-dealer's KRA PIN

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Oil marketer Total Kenya has been ordered to pay Sh20.7 million to a former dealer after the High Court found that the company continued using his business name, Kenya Revenue Aut... Read More


Billionaire Muthoka reaps Sh2.5bn profit from sale of airport firm

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Billionaire businessman Peter Muthoka sold his airport services firm Transglobal Cargo Centre (TCC) for close to twice the assets it was holding, indicating the lucrative nature o... Read More


Travellers claim bribery to skip queues at crowded JKIA

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Kenyans flying back into the country have accused Immigration officers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) of soliciting bribes from passengers, to move up the long ... Read More


Tuju relief as Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal over Sh4.5bn loan row

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju in a Sh4.5 billion loan dispute with East African Development Bank (EADB). A five-judge be... Read More


Dream house cracks: Who pays when the foundations falter?

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Homeowners at Karibu Homes, also known as River View Estate in Athi River, recently raised concerns about their houses developing serious defects after moving in. Their complaints... Read More


Not fit for purpose: Kenya has a scale-up, not start-up problem

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Kenya does not have a start-up problem; it has a scale-up problem. Every year, hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs launch businesses, yet relatively few grow into medium-sized ... Read More