Absa Bank says Kenya mobile banking app used by almost 5m customers

George Obulutsa|Published

Kenya?s Absa Bank has moved most of its customers onto its mobile banking platform.

Kenya private sector activity little changed in July - PMI

George Obulutsa|Published

The Markit Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers? Index (PMI) for manufacturing and services came in 54. 1 in July, slightly lower from 54. 3 in June.

KenGen's latest geothermal plant adds 79 MW to grid

George Obulutsa|Published

The Olkaria V plant in Kenya?s Rift Valley, under construction since 2017, was first synchronized to the grid on June 28 this year.

Kenyan officials, businesses profiteered from maize subsidies

George Obulutsa|Published

Kenyan government officials and their private sector counterparts abused a government maize subsidy programme last year to make money.

Kenya’’s economy seen accelerating

George Obulutsa|Published

Kenya's economic growth is expected to accelerate both this year and next, the World Bank says.

East Africa gets connected

George Obulutsa|Published

Power lines connecting Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia should be completed in the next three years.

Kenya to privatise sugar companies

George Obulutsa|Published

Kenya has approved the sale of the government's stakes in five sugar companies.