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Kenya's trade minister says visa-free arrival and eTA exemption give no right to work, trade or do business. What visitors and remote workers should know.
The Kenya economy awaits a new IMF programme after its last one lapsed in 2025, as the shilling holds near KSh 129.47 to the dollar and...
Letshego Holdings sells 5 African units in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ghana and Nigeria to Axian for...
The EABL dividend hands Diageo Sh4.47 billion (US$34.5 million) after a record year, while a Kenyan...
East Africa is set to remain the world's fastest-growing region, with GDP growth projected at 8%....
AFCON 2027 runs June 19-July 17 in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: qualifiers from September 21, venues, tickets and...
Sotik MP Francis Sigei wants Parliament to explain plans to move New KCC to private management, citing unpaid...
James Mworia Centum ties end after 18 years as he takes over Kenya's new National Infrastructure Fund, with...
Kenya foreign traders faced a shutdown order this week, and the government then offered undocumented East Africans a...
The Kenya M&A market jumped 670.5% to US$1.44bn in H1 2026 while Nigeria's fell 88.9% to US$105.8m, on...
Kenya tea Iran shipments fell 40.7 percent in the first quarter and about 8 million kilos now sit...
I&M Group made Sh10.2 billion after tax in the six months to June, with Rwanda and Uganda growing...
Kenya yuan debt has more than doubled to 11.7% of external borrowing, worth about US$5.1bn, after three SGR...