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The survey, which runs until July 15, 2025, seeks input from customers of commercial banks, mortgage finance institutions, microfinance banks and the...
Although the government designated July 7 as a regular working day, the widespread business closures, police cordons, and scaled-down public transport...
The small-scale traders and hawkers in Nairobi said they oppose Passaris' proposals, arguing that they too may need to protest issues affecting them,...
Karembo Kahindi, a local farmer from Ganze Sub-County, is among many whose lives have significantly improved since she began growing chillies.
Every year, on the night of June 30, thousands of residents gather in the streets of Eastleigh to commemorate the unification of British Somaliland an...
Experts have since argued that the demonstrations may have pushed the most vulnerable enterprises to the brink, threatening not only their survival bu...
Eastleigh does not just function, it thrives, powered by people who have turned challenges into opportunities and made their corner of Nairobi a symbo...
The Sunbeam Shopping Complex was razed during the anti-tax protests on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, along Mfangano Street in Nairobi’s Central Business Dis...
After losing his job, Sadiq made the decision to stay at Marikiti market and start his own business.
In a public notice issued by the County Department of Trade, traders were given a deadline that expires by June 30th, where business owners are requir...
The alliance emphasised the need for banks to shift towards lending based on cash flow for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups, rather th...
Despite lower temperatures, mango lovers are still blending up one of the thickest and yummiest drinks, the classic mango smoothie.
The Bill, which aims to regulate motorcycle taxis at the county level, will now proceed to a second reading after the National Assembly voted against...
According to Kamya, Kampala recorded the highest number of corruption cases, totalling 253, between July and December 2024, leading among the 134 dist...
Around this time last year, the Property Developers Welfare Society of Nairobi confirmed that the area was experiencing a real estate boom, with over...
A benchmark study reveals that three-quarters of consumers who tried a new mass market retailer for the first time in the past six months, and were im...
Tourism Minister Pindi Chana announced additional measures, such as waiving park entry fees for licensed tour guides, adding that all payments will no...
The traders argue that the methods employed by the Chinese to attract customers are unethical and illegal.
FKE Executive Director Jacqueline Mugo said many firms in the region have shut down because of high operating costs, causing about 5,000 people to los...
The high taxes imposed on businesses have forced many to shut down, leaving empty stalls and shuttered shops in their wake.
As of April, the country’s risk index stood at 53.47, reflecting a relatively stable political environment and favourable financial conditions
Some entrepreneurs are forced to obtain up to 20 different clearances, with costs running into hundreds of thousands of shillings before they can full...
Nearly two years later, the mall, now the largest landmark in the Eastleigh neighbourhood, has withstood the test of time, having grown in the number...
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the initiative is part of the government’s broader strategy to empower Kenyans at the lower end of the economic...
Small-scale traders and ordinary Kenyans are calling for lower taxes, reduced fuel prices, and a more compassionate government to ease the high cost o...
The suspects were not found with any identification documents belonging to them, and the DCI will be relying on the National Registration Bureau to as...
The National Transport and Safety Authority reports that over two million licensed boda boda riders are active across Kenya, with each rider earning a...
Developing countries encourage far less innovation as firms and governments appear to be leaving billions of dollars on the table in forgone productiv...
President Ruto also witnessed the signing of strategic partnership agreements between KenInvest and three major Chinese institutions.
The traders, said numerous licenses were a burden to the traders and were a major obstacle to economic growth.
