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263 stories in 2026 Since 2019

2026

263 stories

October

Nairobi Drives Majority of Kenya Power’s Extra Electricity Sales

Companies 2 min Oct 4

Science Summit Calls for Tech-Driven, Farmer-Centred Revival of Kenya’s Coffee Industry

Industries 2 min Oct 4

Lamu Port Handles Record 5,200 TEUs From MV Hamouna

Industries 1 min Oct 4

Airtel Money Prices London IPO at £1.96, Valuing Business at KSh913bn

Companies 1 min Oct 4

Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and S12+ in Kenya With Prices From KSh176,000

Technology 2 min Oct 1

Kenyan Businesses Start Paying for Some WhatsApp Customer Messages

September

Dangote Breaks Ground on KSh2.1 Trillion Lamu Oil Refinery

News 2 min Sep 30

MeridianBet Sport Portal Brings Sports News, Match Updates and Betting Insights Under One Roof

News 3 min Sep 29

High Court Rejects Bid to Liquidate KUSCCO

News 2 min Sep 28

1.9 Million Sacco Members Stop Saving as Household Budgets Tighten

News 2 min Sep 25

KPA Seeks KSh195 Million Refund in Dispute Over Port Equipment

News 1 min Sep 24

Nauyapong School Set for Major Transformation With New Classrooms, Dormitories and ICT Lab Through Safaricom Foundation Support

News 2 min Sep 24

Safaricom Breaks Kenya’s Fixed Internet Record, Becomes First Provider to Surpass 1 Million Subscriptions

News 2 min Sep 24

Quickmart Plans NSE Listing as Owners Put 50% Stake Up for Sale

News 2 min Sep 23

Safaricom Partnership With Worldreader Expands BookSmart Access to 3,000+ Free Books Through My OneApp

News 2 min Sep 23

Kenya Sets Five Year Plan to Revive Mountain Bongo

News 2 min Sep 23

EADB Targets More Private Capital for East Africa’s Industrial Growth

News 2 min Sep 23

Tourism CS Rebecca Miano Urges Kenyans to Rediscover Kenya’s Tourism Attractions

News 2 min Sep 22

Chapa Dimba Clinic Equips Young Footballers With Mental Health and Digital Safety Skills

News 2 min Sep 22

Government Appeals Safaricom Share Sale Ruling

News 2 min Sep 22

New Bill to Open Bank and Mobile Money Data to Licensed Third Parties

News 2 min Sep 21

Safaricom Fixed Internet Customers Cross One Million as Broadband Market Expands

News 1 min Sep 18

Safaricom Backs AI Agriculture Ideas at YSK 2026

News 2 min Sep 18

Kenyan Avocado Exporter Karakuta Fresh Seeks NSE Listing

News 1 min Sep 17

Nairobi to Host 2029 World Athletics Championships, a First for Africa

News 1 min Sep 15

NSE Investors Lose KSh158 Billion as Blue-Chip Stocks Retreat

News 1 min Sep 15

Kenya Power Electricity Sales Hit Record High as Demand Surges

News 1 min Sep 15

High Court Nullifies KSh204 Billion Safaricom Stake Sale to Vodacom

News 2 min Sep 15

Nairobi Wins 2029 World Athletics Championships

News 3 min Sep 14

KIE and Sidian Bank Partner to Expand Financing for Kenyan SMEs

News 2 min Sep 11

Safaricom and Banks Account for 80% of NSE Dividends Paid to Shareholders

News 2 min Sep 11

Kenya, AIIB Deepen Transport and Ports Partnership

News 2 min Sep 10

Kenya Approves Sh295 Billion EABL Sale to Japan’s Asahi

News 2 min Sep 9

Kenya’s Foreign Investment Hits Record KSh414 Billion, Ruto Says

News 2 min Sep 8

Kenya Deepens County Role in Tourism Growth

News 2 min Sep 8

Africa Capital Week 2026 Spotlights Tailored MSME Financing as Co-op Bank Pushes Growth-Stage Capital

Business News 2 min Sep 8

Ruto Sets 90-Day Deadline for Foreign Traders to Regularise Operations

News 2 min Sep 8

Sustainable Water Investments Get Financing Boost Through Co-op Bank Partnership

Business News 2 min Sep 7

James Mworia Leaves Centum to Lead Kenya’s National Infrastructure Fund

News 2 min Sep 7

Co-op Bank Kenya Deepens MSME Engagement Across Central Region

Co-op Bank Kenya 2 min Sep 4

Kenya Targets Gulf Travellers in New UAE Tourism Push

News 2 min Sep 4

Ruto Orders Tata Chemicals to Halt Operations in Kenya

News 1 min Sep 3

Kenya and China Seek Deeper Industrial Ties as Nairobi Expo Opens

News 1 min Sep 2

Egypt Loses Africa’s Top Milk Producer Spot to Kenya as Output Hits 5.4 Billion Litres

News 2 min Sep 2

How Ronald Ngala College Is Set to Transform Hospitality and Maritime Training

News 3 min Sep 2

Uber Exits Nigeria and Uganda as Ride-Hailing Competition Intensifies

News 1 min Sep 1

Ronald Ngala College opens in Kilifi

News 2 min Sep 1

Kenya’s Inflation Rises to 6.6% as Food and Transport Costs Remain High

August

Rebecca Miano Refutes Viral Claims She Was Attacked by Goons

News 2 min Aug 31

SportyBet Honored Among Top Brands Leading Digital Transformation in Sports at the 2026 Digitally Fit Awards

Business News 2 min Aug 31

CBK Approves Nedbank's 66% Acquisition of NCBA

News 3 min Aug 28

Laikipia Cultural Day Celebrates Heritage and Development

News 2 min Aug 28

KWS Boosts Community Development With New School Infrastructure in Laikipia

News 2 min Aug 28

Small-Scale Traders Protest KSh3.2 Million Cargo Clearance Benchmark

News 2 min Aug 27

TRAVELLING ABROAD? DON’T LAND OFFLINE! Kwetu eSIM Has Got You Covered

News 1 min Aug 27

Co-op Bank Targets TVET Sector as Institutions Seek New Financing Options

News 2 min Aug 26

Nairobi East MSMEs Engage Co-op Bank on Business Growth and Sustainability

Business News 2 min Aug 26

Kakuzi Half-Year Profit Plunges 97.6% to KSh10.4 Million

News 1 min Aug 25

Kenya Reviews Wildlife Compensation System After Kajiado Community Petition

News 3 min Aug 25

Kenya Airways Reports KSh81.25 Billion Revenue as Half-Year Loss Widens

News 1 min Aug 24

Safaricom Launches Bundle Ya Wakulima to Support Kenyan Farmers

Agri Business 2 min Aug 24

Dr. Martin Koyabe Appointed to Lead National Cybersecurity Agency

News 1 min Aug 24

1. Government Cuts Fertiliser Price to KSh2,000 and Halves Maize Seed Cost

News 1 min Aug 21

KRA's New KSh3.2 Million Cargo Benchmark Takes Effect

News 1 min Aug 20

Vihiga Cranes, Lugari Progressive Win Western Region Chapa Dimba Titles

Kenyan Sports News 2 min Aug 20

Fuliza Goes Global as Safaricom Extends Overdraft to M-Pesa GlobalPay

Financial News 2 min Aug 20

AI Drives 87% Fraud Reduction at Safaricom

News 2 min Aug 20

Why Daily M-Pesa Users Can Have Zero Fuliza

Fuliza 2 min Aug 20

Taiwan's InterAsia Shipping Line Launches Weekly Service to Mombasa

News 2 min Aug 19

Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit Highway to Get Smart Traffic System Under KSh184 Billion Project

News 1 min Aug 18

How Kenyan Content Creators Turn Views Into Money

Business News 2 min Aug 18

Safaricom Ethiopia Upgrades 67 Sites in Southern Region Network Push

News 1 min Aug 17

My OneApp Adds Four New Features for iPhone

My OneApp 2 min Aug 17

EPRA Cuts Diesel Price, Freezes Petrol and Kerosene for August-September

News 1 min Aug 16

Tourism CS Rebecca Miano Worships with Mukuyuni Catholic Church

CS Rebecca Miano 2 min Aug 14

Vodacom reshapes Safaricom board after Ksh 204.3bn deal

Business News 2 min Aug 14

Kenya Plans $300 Million Panda Bond as Government Diversifies Borrowing

News 1 min Aug 13

FC Belgrade Results: Uroš Medić's 30-Second KO Headlines a Historic Night for Meridianbet in Serbia

News 2 min Aug 12

Skyward Express Launches Nairobi-Garissa Flights

News 3 min Aug 12

Co-op Bank H1 Net Profit Jumps 28 Percent to Ksh 18.02 Billion

Co-operative Bank of Kenya 2 min Aug 12

CBK Holds Interest Rate at 8.75% as Credit Growth Rebounds

News 1 min Aug 12

Ministry of Tourism Strategy Aligns With Beyond 2030 Agenda

CS Rebecca Miano 2 min Aug 11

Kisii Agri-forum Co-op Bank Opens Credit for Youth

Co-op Bank Kenya 2 min Aug 11

Kenya Kwanza and ODM Form Coalition Team Ahead of 2027 Election

News 1 min Aug 11

Gideon Muriuki Joins Ordination Ceremony in Nairobi

Cooperative bank of Kenya 2 min Aug 10

Tourism Policy Takes Centre Stage at Broad-Based Naivasha Retreat

CS Rebecca Miano 2 min Aug 10

Treasury Unveils $815 Million Eurobond Plan to Cut Debt Costs

News 2 min Aug 8

Eldoret founders meet at Co op Bank executive gala

Co-op Bank Kenya 2 min Aug 7

KNCCI, Co-op Bank Seal Agri-Export Pact

Cooperative bank of Kenya 3 min Aug 7

Kenya Hotels Full as Wildlife Migration Peaks

CS Rebecca Miano 2 min Aug 6

KeNHA Approves KSh7.5 Billion Nithi Bridge Reconstruction

News 1 min Aug 5

NSE Plans East Africa's First AI ETF as Market Cap Hits Record KSh4 Trillion

News 2 min Aug 4

Kenya's SMEs Still Face a KSh2.5 Trillion Financing Gap

News 2 min Aug 4

US Congressional Visit Puts Kenya Tourism in Focus

Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife 3 min Aug 3

Safaricom Approves Record Ksh 80.13 Billion Dividend

Business News 2 min Aug 3

Diverse Business Owners Meet Co Op Bank at MSME Forum

Cooperative Bank 2 min Aug 3

Government Moves to Lower Fertiliser and Seed Costs After Failed Rains

News 1 min Aug 3

Shahbal Lands KSh12 Billion DP World Investment to Build Mombasa Special Economic Zone

News 2 min Aug 1

Kenya Seeks More US Tourists Through Targeted Marketing

CS Rebecca Miano 2 min Aug 1

Safaricom Cuts M-Pesa Business Charges in New Tariffs Effective August 1

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