4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1031+ words) Unemployment and poverty have emerged as the most serious problems facing Kenyans, with 44% of respondents in a new national survey identifying the two issues as the country’s biggest challenge. Another 25% pointed to inflation, high prices and high taxes, meaning economic…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (999+ words) Kenya is intensifying reforms aimed at making the country easier to invest in, with changes spanning taxation, licensing, investor protection, digital approvals and green finance. Speaking at the fifth AmCham Business Summit in Nairobi, President William Ruto said the government…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1133+ words) Nasdaq reduced its market-based greenhouse gas emissions for a second consecutive year in 2025, as the exchange operator continued to focus its climate strategy on its supply chain, technology infrastructure and renewable electricity. Total market-based emissions fell to 72,188 tonnes of CO₂e in…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (980+ words) Kenyan investors are rapidly increasing their exposure to foreign-currency investment funds, with assets held in the products rising to Sh110.5 billion by June 2026, up from Sh95.9 billion three months earlier. The 15% quarterly increase comes as Kenya’s wider collective investment scheme industry approaches…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (890+ words) Digital Realty has opened the Nairobi Two data centre, or NBO2, adding 6.4 megawatts of capacity to Kenya’s expanding digital-infrastructure market as demand grows for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, enterprise services and regional connectivity. The facility expands an existing Nairobi campus rather…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (897+ words) The proposal remains under consideration, however, and the ultimate structure, timing and size of any offering could still change. Blue Owl is exploring a publicly traded data-center REIT that would begin with approximately $6.5 billion of data-center assets already controlled by…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1001+ words) The agreement is expected to deepen technical cooperation between Nigerian institutions and IEA experts while improving the quality of energy data used for policymaking and investment decisions. It also gives Africa’s largest oil producer a stronger platform in global energy…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (914+ words) Kenya has clarified that visa-free entry and exemptions from the Electronic Travel Authorisation system do not automatically give foreign nationals permission to work, trade or operate businesses in the country. The clarification follows concerns over President William Ruto’s recent comments…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (974+ words) Ruto says future investors should use locally mined soda ash to manufacture higher-value products such as glass and industrial chemicals inside Kenya. Tata Chemicals, however, maintains that its Kenyan subsidiary has complied with regulatory requirements and says it is awaiting…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (927+ words) KIA Africa Group says it has regained full ownership and operational control of Bacita Sugar Company in Kwara State after resolving outstanding financing and redevelopment issues with Keystone Bank. The conciliation agreement ends a receivership period that followed a court-backed…...