Despite most Kenyan startups collapsing within their first year, a growing number of entrepreneurs are defying the odds through digital partnerships,...

In March this year, the Court of Appeal issued a status quo order that specifically restrained the government from allowing GMO imports or advancing t...

The final details of the new IMF-funded program are expected to be announced following the conclusion of the talks on Thursday. The recently concluded...

Non-work-related use made up 73 per cent of all ChatGPT conversations as of June this year, up from 53 per cent during the same period last year, a 38...

The proposed committee will institutionalise a coordinated national approach to credit ratings, fostering structured, proactive engagement with credit...

The findings suggest that cost and knowledge gaps remain significant hurdles to expanding insurance coverage across the surveyed nations and the regio...

The latest Stanbic Bank's Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which gauges the level of private sector activities, rose to 51.9 during the month, from 4...

The economic pillar exhibits the most fragmented performance among these, despite some notable strengths. It comprises four key dimensions: business a...

Mobile lending apps lead in most markets, especially Uganda (37 per cent), Ghana (33 per cent), Kenya (30 per cent), Tanzania (27 per cent), and Niger...

While the figures represent global averages, the impact is felt most acutely in low- and middle-income countries such as Kenya.

The direct link seeks to cut travel times, facilitate faster deals, and provide a stronger platform for partnerships across agriculture, energy, finan...

At the start of the year, the outlook had been positive, with the trade deficit narrowing by 2.7 per cent to Sh375.5 billion, down from Sh385.9 billio...

The statistics body attributes the growth largely to robust performances in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which recorded a 4.4 per cent growth, t...

The Agency further highlights the challenge of skills mismatch, reckoning that the qualifications and experience of workers in declining sectors often...

The World Bank committed to providing electricity access to 250 million people, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) aiming to reach an additional...

MPs sought to understand how GAA ensures that the information reaches the target audience across the country, even as the agency claimed it had saved...

The audit exposed a pattern of financial malpractice, including book tampering, large-scale theft by senior executives, bribery, suspicious bank withd...

Today’s youngest professionals are navigating a job market marked by intense competition, rapid technological change, and increasingly uncertain caree...

While 134 constitutions worldwide explicitly prohibit slavery, the ILO notes that far fewer contain direct bans on forced labour.

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), while the world is wealthier, healthier and better educated than in 1995, the benefits have...

Research firm Statista projects that Kenya’s e-commerce revenue will reach $922.10 million (Sh119.2 billion) by 2025 and continue to grow to $1,087.00...

In 2024, the findings show that over 311 million children in the region lived in households surviving on less than $3 (Sh388) a day, the revised globa...

A recent study by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis forecasts the creation of 1,788,881 jobs, comprising 407,732 direct and...

The warning comes ahead of a series of high-stakes climate and development gatherings in New York this September, including the United Nations General...

In an effort to avert this looming crisis, farmers are adopting a unique approach that combines modern agricultural techniques with traditional practi...

According to the report, abrupt changes in tariffs, subsidies, and other trade restrictions are major contributors to volatility and instability.

Vipingo SEZ is one of Kenya’s flagship projects under the Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA), envisioned as a catalyst for attracting investment...

Although the Fed rate directly sets short-term borrowing costs for banks, its effects spill over into mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards across t...

Kenya was grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2024 for inadequacies in its money laundering/countering financing of terr...

The country’s current smartphone penetration is estimated at 70 to 75 per cent, with the rapidly digitising population helping unlock new demand for e...

According to the latest food insecurity update by ReliefWeb, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity fell to 1.8 million betw...

He argued that the levy has done more harm than good, noting that the very sector it was meant to support has instead recorded negative growth since i...

The report, which reviews macro-economic performance for the six months to June, warns that optimism about the country’s growth prospects is fading.

The report also flags political instability and limited resources as barriers to effective policy implementation. These factors often undermine even w...

In 2013, the share of women in high-skill employment was already higher than that of men, at 21.2 per cent, compared to men’s 17.5 per cent.

World Bank highlights that economic management remains Kenya’s strongest pillar, attaining a score of 4.2 in 2024, up from 4.0 in the previous year.

Without intervention, experts from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) warn that the emissions could triple by 2050.

The increase comes at a time when governments are under mounting pressure to accelerate the transition to low-carbon economies.

Traders are urging the government to keep basic commodities affordable, saying squeezed household budgets remain the biggest barrier to their growth i...

Dubbed Millers for Nutrition, an international coalition advocating for food fortification, is urging immediate action to address these systemic gaps.

In the 12 months leading up to June 2025, property prices in the country rose by 7.8 per cent, the highest annual increase among all the analysed mark...

The facility is poised to significantly reshape Kenya’s digital infrastructure landscape and position the country as a continental technology hub.

In its latest Africa Food Systems report, the Alliance highlights that billions of dollars in funding commitments have not translated into significant...

Despite the SHA Act’s promise to guarantee affordable healthcare for all, especially those grappling with chronic and critical illnesses like cancer,...

The latest national budget review report by the Office of the Controller of Budget reveals that as of June 30, 2025, Kenya’s total public debt stood a...

The State Department for Basic Education’s countrywide initiative to construct junior secondary classrooms and integrated resource centres has also se...

Between 2021 and 2024, the total fund value grew by 41 per cent, and by 182.6 per cent over the past decade since 2014, when it stood at Sh789 billion...

Looking ahead, businesses showed a greater level of optimism towards future output for the third consecutive month in August, which took overall senti...

The FAO report shows that women account for 49 per cent of the agrifood workforce and nearly three-quarters of food processing and service roles but r...

Ould Tah becomes the ninth president of the regional lender that plays a vital role in financing development projects across the continent.