Mombasa Port Empty Container Backlog Deepens as Kenya Enters Peak Import Season
The Mombasa Port empty container backlog has reached about 167,000 boxes, with Kenyan hauliers putting detention losses at roughly US$16...
September 17, 2026Section
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Open a Bank Account in Kenya as a Foreigner, Step by Step
To open a bank account in Kenya as a foreigner you need a tax number, a permit and an alien...
September 17, 2026
Kenya Livestock Project Gets US$55 Million More From IFAD
IFAD has approved an additional US$55 million, about Sh7.1 billion, to expand Kenya’s livestock commercialization project in the dryland counties.
September 16, 2026
Kenya Digital Economy Project Has Spent 8% of Its Loan
Kenya and the World Bank reviewed the US$390 million digital economy project on 14 September. By February, 8.2% had been...
September 16, 2026
Kenya Sugar Protection Lapses and Nairobi Looks Again
Kenya’s COMESA sugar safeguard expired on 30 November 2025 after 24 years. The East African reports Nairobi is now exploring...
September 16, 2026
Kenya Court Voids Safaricom Stake Sale to Vodacom
Three High Court judges ruled Kenya’s sale of 15% of Safaricom to Vodacom unconstitutional and ordered the shares restored to...
September 16, 2026
Kenya vs Eritrea on September 26: Harambee Stars Host AFCON 2027 Qualifier at Nairobi’s Nyayo Stadium
Kenya hosts Eritrea at Nyayo National Stadium on 26 September at 4pm East Africa Time, already qualified as co-host but...
September 16, 2026
Nairobi 2029 Will Be the First World Athletics Championships Held in Africa
World Athletics awarded its 2029 championships to Nairobi on Tuesday, over London and Rome. The stadium is still a building...
September 15, 2026
Kenya Electricity Imports From Ethiopia 2026: 400 MW Deal
Kenya's Ethiopian power contract doubled to 400 MW in July at 15.5 US cents a unit, up from 6.5 in...
September 15, 2026