Safaricom PLC has introduced a Short Message Service (SMS) allowing subscribers to check whether they are registered to more than one phone number. This has been enabled through the *106# USSD code.

Kenya’s Parliament is seeking to amend the Central Bank Act to allow the establishment of a Shariah-compliant monetary policy. The Central Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposes the institution of a ...

Tripadvisor has released its annual list of the best nature destinations for 2023. Mauritius has been named the most popular destination on Tripadvisor’s flagship category this year, followed by ...

The logistics industry has seen a significant shift in the past two years, with the period between 2020 and 2022 offering some of the most interesting developments for the global supply chain. In ...

Global chain store Panda Mart has officially opened its doors in Kenya, offering a wide range of products to shoppers. Located within Nairobi’s expansive Garden City Mall, the 3,900-square-meter store ...

Safaricom PLC has announced the successful acquisition of the entire issued share capital of M-PESA Holding Co. Limited, the cash management company behind M-PESA, from Vodafone International Holdings ...

Year-on-year inflation in Kenya declined to 9.1% in December 2022 from 9.5% recorded the previous month, the statistics office said. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics attributed the easing to ...

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd, a Japanese paint and paint products manufacturing company has launched its operations in East Africa. The company has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, NIPSEA ...

The National Treasury has unveiled a KSh 4.4 trillion budget proposal for the 2025/26 financial year, a significant increase from the 2024/25 budget. This ambitious budget outlines the government’s ...

Founded in 2015 by Equity Group Holdings, the franchise has increased, expanding its reach to serve a wider population across Kenya. Equity Afia's national footprint now stands at 102 facilities, ...

Kenya’s private sector activity slumped in March, weighed by rising prices and cash flow problems for the second month. The S&P Global Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 49.2 in March from ...

Inflation hit Kenyans hard in May, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) index rose to 8 per cent compared to 7.9 per cent in April, data from the statistics office showed on Wednesday. On a monthly basis ...