East African leaders have called on the region to take control of its Artificial Intelligence future. This comes as the 4th EAC Science, Technology and Innovation Conference opened in Kigali on Monday March 30th. The three-day meeting brings together policymakers, researchers, and innovators to explore how AI can drive growth across sectors like education, agriculture, and […]
Nairobi – Kenya’s capital markets took a significant step toward greater sophistication on Wednesday as Africa Logistics Properties Holdings Ltd. (ALPH) listed East Africa’s first industrial real estate investment trust, a move backed by international development investors seeking to deepen investment opportunities in the region’s logistics and infrastructure sectors. The ALP Industrial Real Estate Investment […]
The Kenyan government is set to provide significant tax relief for low- and middle-income earners, a move aimed at boosting household income and helping workers cope with rising living costs. President William Ruto announced that salaried Kenyans earning up to Sh30,000 per month will be fully exempt from income tax, while those earning between Sh30,000 […]
When President William Ruto announced sweeping PAYE relief for low and middle-income earners on Tuesday, the message was framed as immediate relief for Kenyan households.
Kenya’s High Court has affirmed that WhatsApp messages and SMS conversations can form legally binding evidence of a contract, even where parties never signed a written agreement. In a judgment delivered on January 19, 2026, the High Court sitting in Siaya dismissed an appeal in a dispute involving the leasing of an ultrasound machine, and […]
Kenya’s diaspora remittance inflows reached a historic $5.084 billion in the 2024/25 financial year, surpassing the $5 billion mark for the first time, according to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). While growth has moderated to 12.1%, this milestone highlights the country’s ongoing reliance on diaspora capital as a stabilizing force for its economy. Beyond […]
Kenya’s position as Africa’s top startup investment destination in 2025 marks a clear shift from earlier years, when Nigeria consistently led the continent in startup funding. The leadership has now firmly shifted to Kenya. In 2025, Kenya attracted nearly $1 billion (Sh126 billion) in startup funding — about 30 percent of all capital invested in […]
Rwanda’s imports from Kenya have plummeted by over 80 percent in the past year, signaling one of the most significant changes in the country’s regional trade patterns, Kigali, December 2025 The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) reported in its Formal External Trade in Goods – October 2025 report that imports from Kenya fell […]