Category: Business
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Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi. (Photo: National Treasury) The National Treasury has released Sh2.63 billion to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over the past year, aiming to strengthen their recovery and long-term resilience. The funds, distributed through the SupportingThe Access to Finance and Enterprise Recovery (SAFER) Project has benefited 36,990 businesses across 32 counties.…
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The World Bank. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind other regions in governance and public service delivery despite modest reforms in several areas, according to the World Bank. (Photo: File) Sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind other regions in governance and public service delivery despite modest reforms in several areas, according to the World Bank.…
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Young people near Matatiele in South Africa cleared black wattle trees and learned how to make charcoal. (Photo: Saul Ngarava via The Conversation) Australia’s black wattle tree (Acacia mearnsii) has spread across South Africa, taking over millions of hectares of land and pushing indigenous plants aside. Economist Saul Ngarava researches agriculture and the connection between…
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Kenya’s leading real estate company, Username Properties Ltd., has once again proven its industry leadership after being named Trusted Leading Real Estate Firm in Kenya during the prestigious Pacesetters Awards 2025 held yesterday at the Swiss Lenana Hotel. The recognition celebrates Username Properties’ unwavering commitment to integrity and innovative property solutions that make land ownership…
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PHOTO | File Savings and credit societies in the agriculture value chain are set to secure grants of up to Ksh 1 million to improve production by strengthening their operations. Through a Ksh 57.4 million funding by Migori County Government in collaboration with the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP), the initiative targets 40…
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Wednesday demonstrated her hallmark hands-on leadership, handing over sites and breaking ground for three mega projects in a single day. In a packed itinerary that cemented her image as a leader in control of the county’s transformation agenda, Waiguru presided over the site handover and ground breaking of Kiumbu and…
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Trading at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) this week remained strong with 12, 762 bags of coffee fetching Ksh 847 million. In the weekly auction conducted at Ukulima House, Nairobi, the average price stood at Ksh 53, 206.7 per 50-kilo bag of cherry. Gakuyuini factory, which is part of Thirikwa Farmers’ Cooperative Society (FCS), fetched…
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Senior woman planning for her retirement Planning for a comfortable retirement shouldn’t be a hassle as long as you get the ingredients right. The secret sauce, Alfred Gachaga, the Founder of GRC Apex Consulting, writes, is time. When we were kids, “retirement” looked like a happy old man in a rocking chair.Now? It’s your uncle…
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In the first of this series where The Kenyan Wall Street’s Fred Obura sits with senior executives at Superior Homes, CEO Shiv Arora speaks about achievements, expansion plans, and his vision for East Africa’s leading master-planned real estate developer. I was compelled by the need to create communities, not just houses. Real estate to me…
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Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has begun the process of verifying details of 629 former employees set to benefit from a multibillion-shilling pension payout, after a Supreme Court ruling earlier this month closed the final avenue of appeal for the bank. On September 8, Standard Chartered said it is committed to meeting the pension obligations. “We…