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Jubilee taps embedded insurance to widen health cover access

Nairobi, July 23 -- Jubilee Health Insurance has partnered with Singapore-headquartered insurtech bolttech to expand access to health insurance by embedding its products into digital platforms that co... Read More


Why pharmacy on the corner could help fix Kenya's healthcare system

Nairobi, July 23 -- Kenya has one doctor for more than 5,000 people, far below the World Health Organisation's recommendation of one doctor for every 1,000 people. The shortage continues to widen as t... Read More


How China's oil stockpile saved Kenya from fuel crisis

Nairobi, July 23 -- When war escalated across the Middle East, threatening passage through the Strait of Hormuz, triggering Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes, and placing the Persian Gulf's 21 ... Read More


The Kenyan chef training Rwanda's next generation of cooks

Nairobi, July 23 -- Bilal Auma Washikumba, a Kenyan chef, has made his way from the coastal kitchens of Mombasa to the fine-dining rooms of Nairobi and now to Kigali, where he is shaping menus, mentor... Read More


Kenya's new vehicle sales grow 19pc on construction boom

Nairobi, July 22 -- New vehicle sales in Kenya climbed nearly a fifth in the first half of the year as businesses ramped up investment in trucks, pick-ups and other commercial vehicles, helped by chea... Read More


Stanchart Pension blocks review of new claims by ex-staff

Nairobi, July 22 -- The trustees of the Standard Chartered Kenya Pension Fund have obtained orders freezing a directive by the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) requiring them to review claims by a ... Read More


SBM Bank net profit jumps 88pc on lower deposit costs

Nairobi, July 22 -- SBM Bank Kenya posted an 88.1 percent increase in net profit to Sh380.1 million in the half-year ended June 2026, helped by lower deposit costs and higher income from transactions.... Read More


We must consume our coffee to stabilise future price of the commodity

Nairobi, July 22 -- Metaphorically on coffee matters, we are like the proverbial gold prospector, who spent his entire life scouring distant mountains for gold only to die as a pauper. When his friend... Read More


Beyond chatbots, here is real AI chance for African businesses

Nairobi, July 22 -- How long do customer insights gather dust in the systems of your organisation before anyone acts on them? Consider a typical Sacco environment where a member's loan application sta... Read More


Online safety must become Kenya's new civic literacy

Nairobi, July 22 -- The Kenya Music Festival has given the country a lesson that should move from the stage into national policy. Learners are using music, poetry, theatre and public speaking to educa... Read More