At 9 years old, Achieng sits quietly at the back of her Grade 3 classroom in a rural public primary school. When asked to read a short English passage aloud, she hesitates, struggling to pronounce ...

Africa’s private capital ecosystem is undergoing a structural shift. After two years of volatility, the market is stabilising, but with a new financing hierarchy. According to the African Private ...

Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Phases 2B and 2C—stretching from Naivasha through Kisumu to Malaba—is scheduled to begin in March 2026. The project aims to boost transport ...

Equity Bank’s latest trade mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo is more than a business tour—it’s a strategic rollout of its Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan (ARRP), a private sector ...

Following Patricia Ithau’s exit, WPP Scangroup’s interim CEO Miriam Kaggwa is wasting no time reshaping East Africa’s largest marketing services firm with a bold, high-stakes strategy she compares to ...

The Board of Directors of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has confirmed that Diageo PLC will sell its majority stake in EABL and its shareholding in UDV (Kenya) Limited to Asahi Group Holdings. This ...

Henry Chen, Managing Director of the Juja branch, said the hypermarket is part of a broader plan to strengthen China Village’s presence in Kenya’s competitive retail market: “This is China being ...

These days, everyone seems to be chasing the next big phone trend. Every few months, there’s a new model, a new hype, a new reason to upgrade. But the truth is, most of those trendy phones come with a ...

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has lowered its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 9.0 per cent, marking the ninth consecutive cut in 2025. This represents a cumulative 175 basis points ...

Kenya has protested Tanzania’s newly enacted trade and licensing restrictions targeting non-citizens, warning that the measures undermine the East African Community’s (EAC) integration agenda. Trade ...

Enter the HMD Arc from HMD Global provides essential smartphone functionality at an affordable price. With its repairable design, long-lasting battery, and smooth Android experience, the HMD Arc is a ...

Risper Genga Ohaga will step down as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) at the end of June 2026, concluding a six‑year tenure marked by strategic ...