Kenya

NAIROBI: Kenya is expected to produce 40,000 metric tonnes of coffee in 2015 down from the 49,000 metric tonnes recorded...

Central Bank of Kenya foreign reserve dips below 4 months import cover

NAIROBI: Latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows foreign-currency reserves at their lowest, underscoring the strain endured by the...

Kenya announces second $150m project to expand electricity grid

NAIROBI: Kenya has announced a second $150 million project to expand its electricity grid to connect another 1.5 million people,...

MTN Business Kenya embark on service improvement project

NAIROBI: MTN Business Kenya has embarked on a service improvement project. This has seen the company finish laying a metro...

Safaricom signs agreement with Ketraco for power transmimision lines to improve network

NAIROBI: Safaricom has signed an agreement with Kenya Electricity Transmission Company for use of its power transmimision lines to improve...

Kenya, Uganda to signs agreement on oil pipeline costing almost $4b

NAIROBI: Kenya and Uganda ended months of debate in August to sign an agreement on an oil pipeline costing almost...

Kenya’s shilling weaken slightly in early business on dollar demand, global jitters

NAIROBI: Kenya's shilling weakened slightly in early business on Tuesday, under pressure due to some corporate demand for dollars and...

Kenya banking sector records slowest growth in 6 years

NAIROBI: Even with the banking sector recording the slowest growth in six years, analysts are optimistic the sector will remain...

Kenya loses over Sh160b in illicit finance flows in 8 years to 2011

NAIROBI: Kenya lost more than Sh160 billion in illicit finance flows in the eight years to 2011, a new report...

Kenya’s sees flower exports stall this year as El Nino Threatens Disease

NAIROBI: Kenya’s flower exports may stall this year as wet weather curbs production and costs increase because of the weakening...

New rail line releases to traffic in mid-2017, says Kenya Railways

14/09/2015

NAIROBI: The tracks for a new, faster railway linking the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa to Kenya's capital will be...

Kenya’s ARM Cement expects profitability to improve

14/09/2015

NAIROBI: Kenya's ARM Cement expects profitability to improve now it produces its own clinker for its east African cement plants,...

Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board signs MoU by Chinese firm

12/09/2015

NAIROBI: The agreement also covers feasibility studies including safety analysis and environmental impact assessment. In addition, Kenya will obtain firsthand...

Kenya announces new security operation aimed at ousting Islamic extremists

12/09/2015

KAMPALA: Kenya has announced a new security operation aimed at ousting Islamic extremists from a forest along the Somalia border....

Kenya to increases local content to 60% by 2018

11/09/2015

NAIROBI: Kenya has announced ambitious plans for local TV broadcasters with local content aired on local TV channels to reach...

Kenya signs deal with China of plans to nuclear power station by 2025

11/09/2015

NAIROBI: Kenya has signed a deal with China as part of plans to have a nuclear power station by 2025,...

Central Bank of Kenya warns v/s speculative trading

10/09/2015

NAIROBI: The Central Bank of Kenya on Tuesday pressed commercial banks to help stem the currency slide by ending bets...

Kenya Power launches major network upgrade, street lighting project in Mombasa

10/09/2015

NAIROBI: Kenya Power on Wednesday launched a major network upgrade and street lighting project in the coastal city of Mombasa....

Govt extends licences for US firm at Kenya oil blocks

10/09/2015

NAIROBI: The Government has extended prospecting licences for US oil company, Erin Energy Corporation, in a move that points to...

Uganda, Kenya set meeting to resolve dispute over sugar deal