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Public hospitals turn to expensive drugs on lower Kemsa supplies
18+ hour, 35+ min ago (499+ words) Kenya Medical Supply Authority (Kemsa) transfer cartons containing vaccine doses into a cold storage facility at their warehouse in Kisumu on March 4, 2021. The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) delivered only 41 percent of medicines and medical supplies ordered by public health…...
Kenya lags on use of energy-saving measures in Africa
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (512+ words) Kenya trails other African economies in introducing energy-saving measures, including use of public transport, work-from-home practices and limits on travel to shield consumers from soaring energy costs. A tracker from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that Egypt leads on…...
How to make Kenya's next phase of mobile money a great success
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (639+ words) Today, over 47 million Kenyans actively use mobile money, representing penetration of more than 90 percent of the adult population. Kenya is often celebrated as the global blueprint for digital payments. And rightly so. Few markets can match the depth and everyday…...
Why Adan Mohamed fits the moment KRA now finds itself in
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (651+ words) Adan Mohamed is expected to be sworn in as the new KRA Commissioner-General." Centum Investment Company PLC The appointment of Adan Mohamed as Commissioner General of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) marks more than just a leadership transition at Times…...
Young women's Jasho app seeks to transform informal work
17+ hour, 2+ min ago (789+ words) Kenya's economy relies on informal workers: the mama fua washing clothes in people's homes, the boda boda rider looking for fares, and the artisan who is paid in cash for yesterday's work. Yet they are invisible to banks, insurers and…...
JKF spared from making Sh109m deposit in printing debt dispute
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (383+ words) The High Court has declined to compel the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) to deposit Sh109 million in an interest earning account for a disputed debt owed to a printing firm. Printing Services Ltd was contracted to print and produce various JKF…...
What Kenya can learn from America's battles with digital monopolies
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (731+ words) Every major infrastructure revolution eventually produces its gatekeepers. Railroads did. Oil did. Telecommunications did. The digital economy is unlikely to be different. What changes across time is not the underlying pattern, but the form power takes. In the late 19th century, America confronted the…...
NSSF seeks consultant on its rates, revisions
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (574+ words) National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Trustee and CEO David Koross. Business & Technology Reporter The National Social Security Fund(NSSF) is seeking a consultant toreview the adequacy of its contribution rates anddevelop a frameworkfor periodic revisions, signalling possible future changes…...
Garden to plate: Leah's fresh touch at Hemingways Eden
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1379+ words) Leah Nyaguthii tends her organic vegetable garden at Hemmingways Eden Residence in Nairobi on May 8, 2026. When Leah Nyaguthii first saw the kitchen garden at Hemingways Eden Residence in Nairobi, it was barely functional. However, she could see its potential with…...
Unaitas to build Sh521m Runda property for head office, mall
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (456+ words) A Unaitas Sacco branch in Nakuru. Unaitas Sacco is lining up a Sh521. 56 million mixed-use development in Runda to host its headquarters, banking hall, data centre, strip mall and restaurant, marking a strategic shift toward asset-backed expansion. The sacco, which is…...