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Uganda oil imports land, end Kenyan firms' fuel transit business

Nairobi, July 4 -- The first oil shipment destined for Uganda docked at the port of Mombasaon Wednesday, marking an end of Kenyan oil market companies fuel transit business to the neighbouring country... Read More


Scaling up clean cooking in East African schools

Nairobi, July 4 -- Kenya's education sector alone consumes over 10 million trees annually for cooking, with 90% of East African schools relying on firewood, and devastating forests. Clean cooking tec... Read More


Kenya in Africa's top list of most breached e-accounts

Nairobi, July 4 -- Online accounts in Kenya are among the most breached in Africa, new data shows, hitting 5.8 million transgressions during the 20 years to March 2023 and accounting for 0.03 percent ... Read More


Equity pilots insurance in DRC ahead of regional rollout

Nairobi, July 3 -- Equity Group is piloting its insurance services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of a plan to roll out the business across its regional markets. The lender has until... Read More


Tanzania's Samia replaces TRA chief amid diplomats, traders tax complaints

Nairobi, July 3 -- Speculation is rising over the abrupt removal of Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) Commissioner General Alphayo Kidata earlier this week against a backdrop of discontent among foreig... Read More


NSE beats African peers in half year returns

Nairobi, July 3 -- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) posted the highest returns among African bourses in dollar terms in the first half of the year, buoyed by a stronger shilling and higher blue c... Read More


Morendat Institute of Oil and Gas: Elevating education in the energy sector

Nairobi, July 2 -- About the Institute The Morendat Institute of Oil and Gas (MIOG), a premier learning institution owned by the Kenya Pipeline Company, is at the forefront of capacity building in th... Read More


EY Kenya reputation at risk after World Bank sanction

Nairobi, July 2 -- Audit firm, Ernst and Young, Kenya (EY Kenya) faces blight on its reputation after the World Bank (WB) debarred it from its projects and programmes for two years, citing conflict of... Read More


Northern Corridor states push for shorter Tanzania freights route

Nairobi, July 2 -- Countries backing the Northern Corridor-a regional road connectivity project-are seeking to woo Tanzania to allow cargo headed to Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Con... Read More


'Slow burner' Tanzania is at it again, but she needs to learn to make more noise

Nairobi, July 1 -- Tanzania has been up to its tricks again. The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Abdallah Ulega said Monday that the country's meat exports have risen dramatically, jumping from 1,... Read More