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eCitizen payments suspended from 7 PM to midnight on July 18. Maintenance aims to improve the payment system. Users should complete payments before 7 PM or after midnight. The Directorate of eCitizen Services has notified the public that all payment services on the eCitizen platform will be temporarily suspended for system maintenance on Saturday, July…
Kenya Power raises Ethiopia power import tariff to about Ksh 20 per unit. Ethiopian electricity now supplies over 10% of Kenya’s grid. Kenya plans to expand Ethiopian power imports to Marsabit and Mandera. Kenyan electricity consumers face a new cost reality after Kenya Power agreed to pay approximately Ksh 20 (15.5 US cents) per kilowatt-hour…
Registration for the 2026 SACCA Congress in Dar es Salaam is now open, with early bird rates available until August 17, 2026. Kenya is expected to send one of the largest delegations, backed by its strong ties with ACCOSCA and growing role in Africa’s cooperative movement. Registration has opened for the 26th Savings and Credit…
NSE congratulates Carole Kariuki on joining the Equity Bank Kenya Board. Kariuki has led KEPSA since 2010. NSE says her leadership will strengthen Equity Bank. The Board of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) PLC has congratulated Carole Kariuki following her appointment as an independent non-executive director to the Equity Bank Kenya Board. The NSE described…
Boresha Sacco appoints Philemon Chebii acting CEO as Jacob Mengich retires. Chebii, a over 20-year Boresha Sacco veteran, takes over as acting CEO. Board names Philemon Chebii acting CEO pending substantive appointment Boresha Sacco has appointed Philemon Chebii as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the retirement of Jacob Mengich who has been holding…
Kisumu National Show will host a record 200 exhibitors from 22 to 26 July. The rebranded event will showcase climate smart agriculture, innovation and trade. Organisers have assured security and a wide range of exhibitions and arena events. Preparations for this year’s Kisumu National Show are now complete, with officials reporting that the event will…
CBK urges Kenyans to report illegal mobile loan apps. 25 new lenders licensed, raising the total to 252. Licensed lenders issued Ksh 150.56 billion in loans by May 2026. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has urged Kenyans to report illegal mobile lending applications, as part of an intensified crackdown on unlicensed digital lenders accused…
Parliament says the proposed Sacco Bill does not give President William Ruto control over members’ savings. It also dismissed claims the Bill would create a “Super Sacco”. The Bill seeks to strengthen smaller Saccos and improve regulation. The National Assembly has dismissed reports claiming that the proposed Sacco Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, would give President…
Veteran cooperative officer Pamela Wanyanja honoured as she retires after decades of service in Baringo. Wanyanja leaves behind a legacy of helping establish more than 200 cooperative societies through training and community mobilisation. Boresha DT Sacco surpasses Ksh 15 billion in assets and grows membership to 93,000. Pamela Wanyanja, the outgoing Cooperatives Officer for Eldama…
Nairobi accounted for 27.4 per cent of Kenya’s economy, making it the country’s largest county economy, according to KNBS. Kiambu, Nakuru, Mombasa and Meru completed the top five county economies by Gross County Product. Nairobi also recorded the highest Gross County Product per capita, well above the national average. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics…
