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The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is set to diversify its product portfolio by importing electric vehicles. This comes after the energy company completed installing a charging station in the Capital City Nairobi. According to KenGen’s engineer Catherine Nyambala, the power generating company will import a limited number of electric vehicles in coming days to … Read More “KenGen to Import Electric Cars after Completing the Construction of its First Charging Station” »

Kenya Kwanza will have most women in government if elected in August, Ruto says. After a series of economic forums held across the country over the past few months, Kenya Kwanza has now started signing economic charters. Women are the first in line to put their pens on paper as they seal their agreement with … Read More “Women and More Women at the Kenya Kwanza Women Economic Charter” »

Sidian Bank is now set to be owned by Access Bank, a Nigerian banking institution that entered the Kenyan market two years ago. This follows an agreement with Centum to sell 83.4% of its stake in the firm. Access Bank acquired majority stake in Sidian from Centum Investments Ltd, a real estate company domiciled in … Read More “Access Bank Acquires Kenya’s Sidian Bank” »

The Central Bank of Kenya has been forced to increase its lending rate from 7.0% to 7.5%. As fuel and food prices rise, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced that the Central Bank will be reviewing its base lending rate or policy rate for the first time since 2015. The decision is a monetary … Read More “The Central Bank of Kenya Increases its Base Lending Rate as Food Prices Surge” »

Deputy President William Ruto today toured Kajiado County where he led the Kenya Kwanza County Economic Forum. Amidst cheers from attendees, the president gave a roadmap for development in Kajiado County. The Deputy President sat and listened to the people of Kajiado for three hours. The UDA leader has recently been traversing several counties, holding … Read More “DP Ruto Holds Economic Forum in Kajiado County” »

Sierra Leon President Julius Maada Bio was welcomed by his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta today in Nairobi. The two are expected to hold diplomatic talks to see how the two countries can work together. President Bio arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, today on a five-day tour. He was received by Kenya’s CS for Foreign Affairs Ambassador … Read More “Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Visits Kenya to Bolster Diplomatic Ties between the Two Countries” »

Various political seats in Baringo County will be up for grabs in the upcoming August 2022 elections. There will be a battle between a UDA nominee and independent candidates for the gubernatorial position. The senate race will be a two-horse race between UDA and KANU nominees. There are also six constituencies that will give one … Read More “List of Baringo County Aspirants 2022: Uneven Battle between KANU and UDA” »

The Deputy President William Ruto has taken his campaigns to the Coast Province as he seeks to intrude on Hassan Joho’s perceived political stronghold. He led the Kenya Kwanza County Economic Forum in Kilifi County to collect the people’s views on issues affecting the county. The Kenya Kwanza leaders have been holding County economic forums … Read More “Kilifi County Economic Forum: DP Ruto Promises to Settle Historical Land Issues at the Coast” »

The people of Baringo have enumerated key issues that they want the Kenya Kwanza government to address if they win the August elections. They want a university, dams, roads, and security as key pillars to rebuild the county’s economy. Rigathi Gachagua today led the Bottom-Up Economic Model, Baringo County Edition, in the absence of Party … Read More “Roads, Dams, University and Security: The Sticking Issues During the Baringo County Bottom-Up Economic Forum” »

The issues of land and port operations have been at the center of Kenya Kwanza Economic Forum in Mombasa County. The Mombasa Bottom-Up Economic Forum is one among several in a series of economic forums that the Kenya Kwanza Alliance is holding countrywide as part of its campaign to occupy statehouse in August. Today, Deputy … Read More “I Will Return Port Services Back to Mombasa, Ruto Says in Kenya Kwanza Mombasa Economic Forum” »

KCB Group has appointed Paul Russo as new CEO, henceforth replacing Joshua Oigara. The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) announced on Tuesday that it had picked insider Paul Russo as the new CEO for the company. Russo was the immediate director of KCB’s subsidiary, the National Bank of Kenya (NBK). KCB acquired NBK in 2019. Paul … Read More “Paul Russo to Replace Joshua Oigara as New CEO of Kenya Commercial Bank” »

Deputy President William Ruto assures Taita Taveta residents that he would boost livestock farmers by promoting value addition in the county. This would include a leather industry that would utilize hides and skins to make shoes internally rather than borrowing from abroad. Today, while addressing attendees of Taita Taveta County Economic Forum, Deputy President William … Read More “Ruto to Revive the Leather Industry – Bottom-Up County Economic Forum, Taita Taveta Edition.” »