Kenya Pipeline IPO Was Rescued by US$740 Million in Arm-Twisted State Money
Kenya Pipeline Rescued: The revelation: Kenya's government pressured cash-rich state firms to buy into the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) initial...
August 31, 2026Section
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Eight Million Kilos of Kenyan Tea Are Stuck in Mombasa
Kenya tea Iran shipments fell 40.7 percent in the first quarter and about 8 million kilos now sit in Mombasa,...
August 29, 2026
I&M Group Cleared US$79 Million, Led by Rwanda and Uganda
I&M Group made Sh10.2 billion after tax in the six months to June, with Rwanda and Uganda growing fast while...
August 28, 2026
Kenya Airways Plans US$22m of Wi-Fi as Its Losses Widen
The Kenya Airways Wi-Fi rollout starts on long-haul aircraft in Q2 2027 at US$20-22m, announced with a Ksh16.1 billion (US$124m)...
August 28, 2026
Nairobi’s Small Importers Say a New Customs Floor Will Finish Them
A customs rise from Sh2.5m (US9,300) to Sh3.2m (US4,700) per container has Nairobi traders threatening a nationwide shutdown on 28...
August 27, 2026
Kenya’s Mau Evictees Get US$1,550 Each, Ruto Says
Kenya's Ruto says 13,000 Mau Forest evictees each received Sh200,000 (about US$1,550), about US$20 million in total, and the evictions...
August 27, 2026
Kenya’s Cost of Running Government Hits a Record
Kenya spent KSh1.317 trillion, about US$10.2 billion, just running the government last year. The jump was the largest on Treasury...
August 24, 2026
Kenya Gives Investigators 60 Days on Fuel Case
Kenya fuel import probe: the Senate gave investigators 60 days to report on the contested Mombasa petrol shipment bought at...
August 24, 2026
World Bank Bars Kenya’s eCitizen Builder Over a Somalia Contract
A World Bank debarment has shut Webmasters Kenya and its founder out of Bank-financed contracts until June 2031 over a...
August 23, 2026