The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has rolled out a new digital platform that allows taxpayers to file their returns through WhatsApp, in a move aimed at making tax compliance easier and more accessible. The initiative, launched on Wednesday, is part of the authority’s ongoing efforts to modernize its services and...
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has dismissed a viral poster circulating on social media claiming that fuel prices had been revised from April 1, terming the information false. The poster alleged that the cost of petrol, diesel and kerosene had increased significantly and presented the figures as an...
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called for urgent legal reforms and deeper integration between security institutions and the country’s growing innovation ecosystem. While speaking at the AI Hackathon Competition held at Safari Park Hotel on Wednesday, April 1, Murkomen noted that the most advanced digital economies are built on...
The ongoing demolitions at Gikomba Market have brought into sharp focus a multi-billion shilling government project aimed at transforming one of Nairobi’s busiest trading hubs into a modern, organized facility. The exercise, which saw the shoe section of Gikomba market demolished during an overnight operation on March 30th, is part...
For millions of smallholder farmers across East Africa, agriculture is not a business. It is a balancing act, between rainfall and ruin, middlemen and missed opportunity, survival and something just out of reach. On March 31, a new partnership between One Acre Fund and Eastern Africa Farmers Federation set out...
Real estate technology firm Bomexa has been recognised as the “Best Investment Model 2026” by the prestigious Superchoice Brands Award, with the accolade formally presented on March 30, 2026. The recognition happened at its head office at the Design Centre in Nairobi, a milestone that underscores the company’s growing influence...
The National Treasury has dismissed claims by the Controller of Budget that KSh53.56 billion in Treasury Bond for May and June 2025 interests payments were delayed. In a statement on Tuesday, May 31, Treasury Principal Secretary (PS) Chris Kiptoo clarified that all Treasury Bond interests for the aforementioned period were...
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has flagged five petrol stations across Kenya for selling adulterated or export-bound fuel in the local market following a nationwide inspection conducted between January and March 2026. According to the regulator, a total of 2,713 fuel quality tests were carried out at 758...
Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange, is expanding its spot market with a new batch of Ondo Global Markets tokenized securities, bringing major U.S. equities, index ETFs, and precious metals into a single trading environment alongside digital assets. The roll out adds a new layer to Bitget’s multi-asset model, allowing...
The month of March has a way of making progress feel more complete than it is. The language becomes familiar; empowerment, inclusion, opportunity. But the closer you look at recent data, the more it resists neat framing. In Kenya’s agricultural economy, women are not emerging participants, they are the foundation....
