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Family Bank net profit up 62pc on higher interest income

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Family Bank's net profit rose 61.8 percent to Sh3.7 billion in the half-year ended June 2026, supported by a faster growth in income from lending compared with operating costs. Th... Read More


Treasury misses development spending limit for fourth year

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- President William Ruto's government has failed to meet the legal threshold for development spending for the fourth consecutive year, highlighting persistent underinvestment in proj... Read More


Pension schemes move billions to NSE amid rally

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Pension schemes have increased their bets on quoted equities, moving billions of shillings from government securities to the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) amid rising share pri... Read More


Bar owners push for fresh talks on Tobacco laws amid cost concerns

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Bar owners want Parliament to stop the ongoing public participation exercise on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and expand it beyond Nairobi, even as they oppose severa... Read More


Housing levy: What KRA can do to recover unpaid cash

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is expected to start a crackdown on housing levy defaulters after the tax agency got legal powers to recover arrears and punish those in breach. ... Read More


Judge temporarily suspends Treasury loan rate approval rule

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- The High Court has temporarily suspended Section 44 of the Banking Act, which requires financial institutions to obtain approval from the Treasury Cabinet Secretary before increasi... Read More


KCB to take over Kilimani apartments in Sh2bn row

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- KCB Bank has been allowed to place apartment blocks owned by Northcote Business Centre under administration to recover defaulted $16 million (Sh2 billion) loans. Northcote borrowe... Read More


Equity funds trail NSE 2026 returns

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Unit trust funds putting investor funds into select listed stocks have trailed returns of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) as the schemes struggle to deliver market-beating re... Read More


John Ngumi loses graft probe suit in Sh6bn Telkom sale

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Businessman John Ngumi's fight against the anti-graft agency's continued investigation of the Sh6 billion Telkom Kenya sale deal has shifted to the Anti-Corruption and Economic Cri... Read More


Inside MPs plan to ease the pain at petrol pumps

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- A parliamentary committee has proposed a reduction of the fuel pricing components subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) in a bid to help lower pump prices, especially whenever global co... Read More