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Uasin Gishu Plans Sh1.075Bn Mama Rachel Hospital Expansion

Uasin Gishu County is planning to spend Sh1.075 billion over five years to expand and modernise Mama Rachel Ruto Maternity Hospital in Eldoret, with t...

1 month ago · By Cecelia Dana

Business

Digital Credit Boom: Kenyans’ Outstanding Mobile Loans Nearly Double to Sh110bn

Kenya’s digital lending market expanded sharply in 2025, with the value of outstanding loans held by regulated digital credit providers almost doublin...

1 month ago · By Antony Achayo

Africa

Ruto Calls for Debt Reforms to Protect Spending on Children

President William Ruto has called for reforms to the global financial system, warning that high debt-servicing costs are increasingly squeezing govern...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Business

Garissa Forex Bureaus Surge 300% as Demand for Foreign Currency Grows

Garissa recorded a sharp increase in foreign exchange businesses in 2025, with the number of licensed forex bureau outlets rising by 300 per cent as d...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Business

Kenya’s ATM Network Shrinks as Banks Shift Customers to Digital Banking

Kenya’s banking sector is steadily reducing its reliance on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) as customers increasingly turn to mobile, digital and age...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Africa

African Airlines Face Profit Squeeze Despite 21.5% Passenger Growth

Africa’s airlines are facing mounting pressure from high taxes, airport charges, fuel costs and other operating expenses even as passenger traffic acr...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Business

Fuliza-Style Lending Surges as Digital Credit Hits KSh110 Billion

Kenya’s digital lending market nearly doubled in 2025, with gross outstanding loans issued by licensed Digital Credit Providers (DCPs) rising to KSh11...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Africa

Ruto:Africa Must Capture More Value From AI, Not Import Intelligence at a Premium

President William Ruto has called for greater African participation in the development of artificial intelligence, warning that countries risk creatin...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Business

Mobile Money Subscriptions Hit 54 Million as Registered Agents Fall 5.6%

Kenya’s mobile money market continues to expand, but the number of registered physical agents has declined, highlighting a changing landscape for one...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Business

ArdhiSasa Goes Down, Disrupting Access to Land Services

Kenya’s digital land management platform, ArdhiSasa, has experienced another system outage, leaving users with limited access to land-related services...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Africa

World Bank Opens KSh22.7M Health Grants for Kenyan Youth and Civil Society Groups: How to Apply

Kenyan youth-led organisations, civil society groups and community-based organisations can now apply for grants of up to US$175,000 (about KSh22.7 mil...

1 month ago · By Benadeta Mwaura

Health

Cancer Advocates Rally Behind Wanga After Online Backlash

Cancer advocates have come to the defence of Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga after she faced criticism online for revealing that she has lived with can...

2 months ago · By Cecelia Dana