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The 50-year-old building the body she wants at 80

Nairobi, Oct. 3 -- Mrya Dennousse, 50, became a grandmother in June. Retirement from the rat race was not part of the plan. If anything, grandmotherhood appears to have given her another reason to kee... Read More


Thugge raises compliance fees for non-deposit-taking credit firms

Nairobi, Oct. 3 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has set a Sh1 million fine for late payment of annual fees by non-deposit-taking credit providers (NDTCPs), adding to an array of steeply increased c... Read More


Rubis takes 34pc share of Kenya's jet fuel market

Nairobi, Oct. 3 -- French oil multinational Rubis is the biggest seller of jet fuel in Kenya with the firm taking a leading 33.6 percent market share in the year ended June 2026, according to data fro... Read More


A warm bar, cold whisky and strange company

Nairobi, Oct. 2 -- The last time I was at Red Ginger, there was a birthday party out in the gazebo. I had forgotten my jacket and was so cold I couldn't have fun. I remember looking across at the bar ... Read More


Airtel Money bets on low fees against M-Pesa as market matures

Nairobi, Oct. 2 -- Airtel Money Kenya's parent firm has signalled a mobile money market price war with Safaricom's M-Pesa in its effort to expand its local market share, saying that high market penetr... Read More


Mau Summit-Malaba dual road plan passes first test

Nairobi, Oct. 2 -- The planned 243-kilometre Mau Summit-Malaba dual carriageway has passed an initial viability test, with experts pointing out that the proposed toll road can be developed within the ... Read More


CMA questions hit Kenya sale of Dangote shares

Nairobi, Oct. 1 -- The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has delayed approval of a financial instrument that will allow Kenyan investors access to the ongoing Dangote Petroleum shares sale for as little... Read More


World Bank calls for Kenya tax changes to unlock Sh195bn investment

Nairobi, Oct. 1 -- The World Bank (WB) has urged Kenya to consider a raft of reforms, including a value-added tax (VAT) deferment scheme on fruit processing equipment and suspension of the certificate... Read More


From Olympic gold to sobriety: Wilfred Bungei's second race

Nairobi, Oct. 1 -- Wilfred Bungei has been sober for 14 years and 11 days today. He knows because he counts. Not birthdays; he forgets those. He counts the days since September 20, 2012, his last drin... Read More


Dangote refinery puts Kenya's oil in focus

Nairobi, Oct. 1 -- Five African heads of state were on parade this week at the groundbreaking of the Lamu-based Dangote East Africa Refineries. Their presence underlined the pan-African ambition and g... Read More