Category: Business


  • Kenyans Asked to Submit Objections as 74 Companies Face Deregistration [LIST]

    Photo of idle Kenyan citizens in the streets looking for jobs.PHOTO:Citizen Digital The Registrar of Companies has issued a notice indicating that 74 firms face deregistration if no objection is raised within three months. In a Gazette Notice dated September 6, 2025, Deputy Registrar of Companies Hiram Gachugi said the move is in line with…

  • Ruto’s Govt Asks All Civil Servants to Surrender Car Logbooks

    Govt. vehicles at Karura Forest. PHOTO/KWS The National Treasury, under President William Ruto’s administration, has issued a strict directive requiring all government entities to submit logbooks for motor vehicles and other transport assets by August 30, 2025. This move, outlined in National Treasury Circular No. 6 of 2025 dated June 30, 2025, aims to rectify…

  • Hive master: West Pokot artisan buzzes with success

    Mzee Wilson Pongole crafts durable beehives, supporting family and supplying farmers widely. As they are popularly known in Kiswahili, “Mzinga wa nyuki” is an important economic activity for farmers in West Pokot County. The majority of farmers who practice honey harvesting are found in dry and wet environments, as the conditions are favourable for the…

  • Indus Towers Approves Expansion Into African Markets

    Indus Towers Limited has announced a major step in expanding its business brand in African markets. This follows a meeting held earlier in the day, which reviewed and deliberated on strategic opportunities to expand the Company’s footprint across select international markets. Recognizing the growth potential in emerging geographies, the Board has approved the Company’s foray…

  • Avert healthcare mess over Sh76 billion debt

    The Social Health Authority (SHA) is increasingly becoming synonymous with crises. As the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) continues to hurtle along since its chaotic rollout last October, there have been revelations that the SHA has, within this short time of operations, been defrauded of more billions than during the entire six-decade tenure of its…

  • Crops food for thought

    A Kenyan scholar has just won the prestigious 2025 Africa Food Prize in recognition of her efforts to promote indigenous crops and sustainable agriculture. Self-sufficiency in food production is a crucial goal in achieving national food security and economic stability. Prof Mary Abukutsa-Onyango has been rightly feted for her pioneering work on indigenous vegetables and…

  • As Rift Valley lakes surge once more, farmers watch helplessly as their livelihoods disappear beneath the relentless waters

    The sun rises over what used to be Moses Keben’s maize farm. Instead of golden stalks swaying in the morning breeze, there is only dark, relentless water stretching across his three-acre farm like an inland sea. He should have been preparing to harvest soon. Now, the few golden stalks poking through the water are the…

  • Ndindi Nyoro: Kenya Borrowing Ksh 100 Billion Per Month?

    Kenya’s public debt management has once again come under scrutiny, by Parliament’s former Budget chair.  Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro criticised the government’s growing reliance on securitisation, describing it as “borrowing by another name” that risks saddling future generations with unsustainable liabilities. Speaking at a business expo in Nyeri County, Nyoro questioned the logic behind securitising…

  • How bodabodas are powering Kenya’s economy

    After I’m all prepared for work, my first dial of the day isn’t to the man whose voice feels like home despite the distance, it’s to my bodaboda guy. It’s just that this call determines whether I actually make it to work, run my errands on time or end up stranded like a roadside story.…

  • Youth redefines farming using drones, boosts agric income for farmers

    A Dronector crew undertakes fibre optic stringing project in a mountainous landscape near Voi. Dronector Limited, a Nairobi-based startup is helping farmers boost productivity, lower costs, and manage resources with greater precision through its cutting-edge drone technology. Founded in 2017 by Kevin Githinji, Dronector began out of passion evolving into a full-fledged drone company and…