Farmer checks on her coffee berries in the farm. PHOTO| File
Farmers’ Saccos face highest bad loans as bad weather bites
Agriculture Saccos record the highest bad loan ratio in the sector Erratic weather continues to weigh on farmers’ loan repayments Agriculture Saccos serve the largest membership despite a smaller asset base Agriculture-based Saccos posted the highest bad loan ratio at 14.01 percent in 2025, the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) reports. The finding comes from…
Principal Secretary for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Susan Mang’eni speaking before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and cooperatives./ courtesy
Gov’t moves to turn industrial hubs into job engines
Government targets full operation of 290 industrial centres Power connections emerge as a major hurdle facing the centres CIDCs have already supported thousands of jobs and MSMEs The government is stepping up efforts to operationalise Constituency Industrial Development Centres (CIDCs) across the country as it seeks to take manufacturing, value addition and business opportunities closer…
KRA seizes Sh13 million worth of electronics in Kileleshwa
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officers have confiscated 529 electronic items worth about Ksh13 million from an apartment in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, in a crackdown on suspected smuggling and tax evasion. The goods were found in a residential unit that was allegedly being used to store and sell merchandise. Officers acted on intelligence. According to the authority,…
Principal Secretary for MSMEs Susan Mang’eni
PS Mang’eni decries power delays hurting MSME projects
PS Mangeni warns power delays are putting MSME projects at risk Young entrepreneurs in value addition need reliable electricity to run machinery Government urged to consider solar and other alternative power sources Government spending on enterprise projects will come to nothing if the power supply stays unreliable, State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…
PS Ephantus Kimotho speaks during the Eastern and Southern Africa Private Sector Forum on Irrigation in Nairobi.- PHOTO| courtesy
PS Kimotho urges banks to use farm data to finance farmers
PS Kimotho calls for farm data to help banks assess farmers for loans Government data systems could open new financing options for small farmers Irrigation firms urged to prepare for a planned 2027 equipment rollout Small farmers in Kenya could get loans more easily if banks looked at how their farms perform, instead of asking…
Kenyan firms cleared for Dangote refinery IPO access
Seven Kenyan firms have been cleared to facilitate local participation in the refinery share sale Investors have until October 13 to subscribe to the Nigerian offer The regulator has outlined approved channels for Kenyans seeking access to the IPO Kenyan investors now have an approved route into Africa’s biggest share sale. The Capital Markets Authority…
Sen. Prof. Tom Ojienda speaks in the Senate after being elected chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. PHOTO| courtesy
Ojienda elected Senate agriculture committee chairperson
Ojienda takes charge of the Senate agriculture committee New chair outlines focus on agriculture sector matters Wakoli exits after taking up Majority Party Whip role Senator Prof. Tom Ojienda (Kisumu) has been unanimously elected Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Upon accepting the position, he thanked Members of the Committee…
Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie during a National Assembly committee meeting on Kenya’s proposed accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime./ Courtesy
Budapest Convention bid exposes Kenya’s cybercrime gaps
MPs have raised concerns over Kenya’s preparedness to join a global cybercrime treaty Government agencies have pointed to gaps in coordination and resources Parliament is weighing safeguards to protect digital privacy as cooperation expands Kenya’s bid to join the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime has exposed serious weaknesses in the country’s fight against digital crime, with…
Coffee Board of Kenya Chairperson Henry Kinyua addressing the press after the international Coffee day 2026 in Kirinyaga County, PHOTO| courtesy
Coffee societies earned Sh41 billion in the year 2025/2026 season
Coffee societies recorded a stronger financial return in the latest crop year Two brokers accounted for a large share of coffee traded at the auction Industry officials are eyeing better prices in the new coffee year The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) auctioned 770,034 bags of coffee in the year 2025/2026, which ended on September 30….
Nandi tea farmers threaten leaf boycott over Sh12.50 bonus
Nandi tea farmers give factories seven days to address their concerns Growers question the wide gap between bonus payouts across factories A possible leaf boycott could disrupt operations at two tea factories Tea factories in Nandi County have seven days to win back their farmers, or risk running short of green leaf. Growers supplying the…
