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The ghosts of untaken macroeconomic reforms haunting Kenya

Nairobi, June 2 -- As critics punch holes in Kenya's Finance Bill 2026, they only scratch the surface of a severely flawed fiscus, predatory and extractive and biased against impoverished low-income K... Read More


Why MSMEs matter to Africa's industrial future

Nairobi, June 2 -- The Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted in Kenya by President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron last month, highlighted a growing recognition among African leaders, inv... Read More


Company-sponsored medical covers in pain

Nairobi, June 2 -- Patients on company-sponsored insurance covers are bearing a higher cost of their hospital bills through co-payment after medical bills jumped 13 percent last year, surpassing the g... Read More


Public debt surges Sh533bn in first quarter of 2026

Nairobi, June 2 -- Kenya's public debt rose by Sh533 billion in the three months to March, underscoring the mounting financing needs facing the Treasury amid loan buybacks and refinancing deals. Late... Read More


Kenya Railways defends Sh12bn city rail project

Nairobi, June 2 -- Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has defended the Sh12 billion Riruta-Ngong commuter metre gauge railway project, arguing that it complied with all legal and procedural requirements... Read More


Safe Journeys: New Tech in Indian Buses That Every Passenger Should Know

India, June 2 -- The bus slowed gently as it approached a sharp bend on a two-lane highway on the outskirts of Mumbai. Most passengers remained unaware of the technology working quietly in the backgro... Read More


New formula dims hope of June diesel price cuts

Nairobi, June 2 -- Consumers will miss out on the benefits of the fall in global fuel costs during the June 15 review of diesel, petrol and kerosene pricing after Kenya revised the formula for calcula... Read More


A new impetus for livestock sector

Nairobi, June 2 -- President William Ruto's announcement of a Sh5 billion livestock investment initiative targeting 21 arid and semi-arid counties gives the sector a new impetus. The money will seed ... Read More


Insurers must modernise claims process to curb fraud and delays

Nairobi, June 2 -- Most recent data from the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) shows that in the last quarter of 2025, the insurance industry paid more than Sh80 billion in claims in just four mont... Read More


It's time to reconsider boarding schools in Kenya

Nairobi, June 2 -- The recent fire tragedy at Utumishi Secondary School in Gilgil, which claimed the lives of 16 learners and left several others seriously injured, has once again reopened a painful n... Read More