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How 'fake' experts triggered World Bank blacklist of e-Citizen firm

Nairobi, Aug. 22 -- Webmasters Kenya Limited, the firm behind the eCitizen platform, has been blacklisted from World Bank-funded projects for five years after it listed two individuals as 'experts' in... Read More


Ruth Ngei, 55, keeps growing muscle, defying the science of ageing

Nairobi, Aug. 22 -- When most people her age are winding down, swapping gym shoes for walking shoes and easing into quiet evenings, Ruth Ngei is stacking plates on the barbell. She calls it her game o... Read More


How M-Pesa trail settled friendship loan row

Nairobi, Aug. 22 -- The small claims court has ordered a woman to refund her friend Sh995,100 borrowed to secure employment with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The court also awarded Lucy Tan... Read More


KQ tops dues to KCAA with Sh1.5billion unpaid service fees

Nairobi, Aug. 21 -- National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) owed the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Sh1.5billion in unpaid service fees as at the end of the financial year to June 2025, which is mo... Read More


World Bank cautions Kenyan banks on rising public debt risk

Nairobi, Aug. 21 -- The World Bank has cautioned commercial banks in Kenya on the growing sovereign debt risk due to heavy investments in government securities, which have risen by about Sh150 billion... Read More


Vivo Energy leads Sh279bn tax windfall from oil firms

Nairobi, Aug. 21 -- Vivo Energy accounted for nearly a quarter of the Sh278.6 billion in taxes and levies that oil marketers paid in the 10 months to April 2026, even as the overall fuel tax collectio... Read More


BAT Kenya CEO Sidney Wafula on illicit trade, new nicotine products and tax policy

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Two significant changes have taken place at BAT Kenya in recent months. Chief executive Crispin Achola left the tobacco manufacturer after three years at the helm, while the compan... Read More


Final moments of chopper that crashed, killing 7

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- From the Mt Ololokwe summit, the vast Samburu landscape stretches into the horizon, its rugged plains and distant hills offering the kind of scenery that draws tourists for sunrise... Read More


Quickmart owner explores stake sale

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Africa-focused private equity firm Adenia is exploring the sale of its stake in Kenya's top supermarket chain Quickmart in what could lead to a multi-billion shilling deal. The eq... Read More


Hospital equipment upgrades open business for banks in Kenya

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Private hospitals are borrowing billions of shillings to buy MRI machines, dialysis units and other specialist equipment, as banks build a fast-growing lending business around the ... Read More