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Kenyans living abroad are sending home far more money than official statistics had previously captured. A new survey estimates total remittance inflows reached Sh931.8 billion in the year to May 2025, with roughly Sh280 billion moving through channels that were […]

Following CMA approval to list by introduction on the NSE’s Main Investment Market Segment, Family Bank has set a reference price of KES 18.00 per share for its 1.663 billion shares being listed. Trading is expected to begin on 23 […]

Family Bank is set to begin trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on June 23 after receiving approval from the Capital Markets Authority, marking the latest addition to Kenya’s listed banking sector.The lender will join the bourse through a […]

KRA eases eTIMS rule for 2025 tax returns,but only for a yearThe Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has eased a requirement that had unsettled many business owners. As they file their 2025 tax returns ahead of the June 30, 2026 deadline, […]

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, while presenting the 2026/27 Budget, told Parliament that Kenya faces an infrastructure financing gap of about USD 5 billion annually a shortfall that the national budget cannot bridge on its own. His answer signals a […]

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, while presenting the 2026/27 Budget, told Parliament that Kenya faces an infrastructure financing gap of about USD 5 billion annually a shortfall that the national budget cannot bridge on its own.His answer signals a deliberate […]

SpaceX is set to make its stock market debut on June 12, 2026, with shares expected to be priced at $135 each, valuing the company at roughly $1.77 trillion and making it the largest IPO in history.At $1.77 trillion, SpaceX […]

The Central Bank of Kenya left its benchmark rate unchanged at 8.75% on June 9, extending the pause that began in April as policymakers balance rising inflation risks against the need to support economic growth. The main concern is fuel […]

For more than a year, the Central Bank of Kenya was on a steady easing cycle, cutting the interest rate from 13% at the start of 2024 to 8.75% in a bid to revive private sector credit growth. Then, in […]

The government wants to start earning money from non-personal data collected through platforms such as eCitizen and other public agencies. Under a proposed National Data Governance Policy, a State run marketplace would be created where businesses, researchers, NGOs and innovators […]