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Kenya Hits 90% Clean Energy as Power Demand Sets New Record
Business · Kenya now generates nearly 90% of its electricity from renewables, recording a historic peak demand
7 Mar 2026
Kenya Tourism Revenue Hits Ksh 500 Billion as Visitors Surge in 2025
Business · Kenya's tourism sector earned Ksh 500 billion in 2025 as 7.9 million visitors arrived, with internat
6 Mar 2026
Kenya Signs Historic CEPA Trade Deal with UAE, Boosting Exports
Business · Kenya became the first mainland African nation to sign a CEPA with the UAE on January 14, 2025, unlo
6 Mar 2026
Kenya Pipeline Company Launches Biggest IPO Since Safaricom 2008
Business · Kenya Pipeline Company PLC raised Ksh 112.4 billion in an oversubscribed IPO, marking Kenya's larges
6 Mar 2026
Central Bank of Kenya Holds Rate at 8.75% as Cuts Pause
Business · The Central Bank of Kenya held its benchmark rate at 8.75% for a second straight meeting, pausing af
6 Mar 2026
Kenya Revenue Authority Collects Sh2.04 Trillion, Misses Target
Business · KRA collected Sh2.04 trillion in the nine months to March 2026, growing 11.4% year-on-year, but fell
6 Mar 2026
Nairobi Bourse Leads East Africa With 51.5% USD Returns in 2025
Business · Kenya's Nairobi Securities Exchange posted 51.5% returns in US dollar terms in 2025, cementing its p
6 Mar 2026
Kenya Economy Expands 4.6% in 2025 as Mining and Hospitality Rebound
Business · Kenya's economy grew 4.6% in 2025, sustaining near-record momentum as mining, hospitality, and const
4 Mar 2026
26 Dead as Landslides Devastate Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
Kenya News · Deadly landslides triggered by heavy rains killed 26 people in Elgeyo Marakwet County on October 31,
3 Mar 2026
Kenya Co-Hosts CHAN 2025 as Kasarani Stages Thrilling Final
Kenya News · Kenya co-hosted the 2025 African Nations Championship alongside Uganda and Tanzania, with Nairobi's
3 Mar 2026
Kenya Coffee Output Set to Rebound 13% on Record Prices and Reforms
Kenya News · Kenya's coffee output is forecast to climb 13.3% to 850,000 bags in 2025/26, driven by record Nairob
3 Mar 2026
Kenya Mourns Raila Odinga as Oburu Takes Over ODM Leadership
Kenya News · Veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died, with elder brother Oburu Odinga, 82, steppin
3 Mar 2026
Kenya's Gachagua Becomes First Deputy President to Be Impeached
Kenya News · Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was impeached by parliament in late 2024, triggering a swe
3 Mar 2026
Kenya Signs First Bilateral Health Deal With Trump Administration
Kenya News · Kenya became the first country to formalize a five-year bilateral health cooperation deal with the T
3 Mar 2026
Kenya Faces Floods and Drought Crisis Affecting 2.1 Million
Kenya News · Kenya is battling a simultaneous flood and drought crisis in 2025, with over 2.1 million people acro
3 Mar 2026
Ruto Unveils Sh2.88 Trillion Budget, Declares 2026 Watershed Year
Kenya News · President Ruto has unveiled Kenya's Sh2.88 trillion budget for 2026/27, pledging railways, 6,000km o
3 Mar 2026
IMF Cuts Off Kenya's $3.6 Billion Bailout Over Fiscal Failures
Kenya News · The IMF ended Kenya's $3.6 billion bailout in March 2025 over fiscal slippages, leaving the nation w
2 Mar 2026
Al-Shabaab Kills Six Police Officers in Kenya Border Attack
Kenya News · Six Kenyan police officers were killed and four wounded in a dawn Al-Shabaab raid on a reservists' c
2 Mar 2026