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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


The case for digital transformation in Kenya's hospitality

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Here is an uncomfortable truth: Kenya taught the world how to move money on a mobile phone, yet it still cannot tell you with any confidence how well its hotels are pricing a Tuesd... Read More


Agency bosses face court action over ex-NHIF staff pay

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- The Chief Executive Officers of the Social Health Authority (SHA) and Public Service Commission (PSC) risk personal court action for failing to implement orders to pay exit package... Read More


He watched runways with his mum, now he's betting on Miss Universe Kenya

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Kevin Bellwood has spent much of his life behind a microphone, on a stage or working with people who want to be on one. From his early days as a radio presenter in the UK and his ... Read More


Homa Bay's bad roads aside, this pub offers beautiful nights

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Homa Bay is in the news for having terrible roads. The Mbita-Sindo road is atrocious, yes. I have a home seven kilometres from where the tarmac ends at Icipe in Mbita and normally ... Read More


Falling defaults, cheaper deposits boost bank profits in first half-year

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- A drop in deposit costs and lower loan defaults propelled stronger bank profit growth in the first half of 2026, offering continued boost after a period of expensive funding and el... Read More


Infrastructure projects lure investors to innovative finance schemes

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- A growing number of institutional investors are shifting to innovative off-balance-sheet financing (OBSF) schemes in East Africa, a regional lender said, lured by the rising appeti... Read More


Bond values at NSE fall as interest rates rise

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Bond prices in the secondary market at the Nairobi bourse have come down compared to a year ago as interest rates rise in the wake of the war in Iran, cutting the profits for those... Read More


Gordon Odundo: The game is in injury time, but retirement is not the end

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- Gordon Otieno Odundo says the runway is getting shorter. He has more sunsets than he has sunrises. The game is in injury time, so he is cashing some cheques. "Retirement isn't abo... Read More


Sugar retail prices rebound despite bumper output

Nairobi, Aug. 20 -- The average retail price of sugar in Kenya rose for a fourth consecutive month in July 2026, defying expectations of a drop because production of the commodity rose by more than a ... Read More