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Sale 1 of the 2025/2026 season took place on 7th October 2025, at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange. A total of 11,179 bags (695,939 kg) of coffee were sold across all brokers. The sale generated a total value of USD 5,222,913, equivalent to approximately Ksh 704 million, with an overall average price of USD 375.24 per…
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has recorded another landmark achievement in customs tax collection, recording a historic monthly performance of Ksh 85.146 billion in September 2025. This represents the highest amount ever collected in a single month in the Authority’s history, surpassing the previous record of Ksh 82.554 billion set in January 2025. In September alone,…
The revival of Kenya’s cotton and sisal industries may soon become a reality following renewed efforts by the Ministry of Agriculture to operationalize the Draft Crops (Fibre Crops and Crop Fibres) Regulations, 2025. Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Delegated Legislation, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the proposed regulations are critical to revitalizing…
The government has directed the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to release Ksh2.7 billion to tea farmers as part of their 2024–2025 bonus payments, following the recovery of funds previously held in two collapsed banks. In a letter addressed to KTDA Holdings Chief Executive Officer Wilson Muthaura, Principal Secretary in the State Department for Agriculture,…
The Tier one lender Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has been recognised for its pioneering work in small business finance, winning the “Product Innovation of the Year (Africa)” award at the Global SME Finance Awards 2025. The award, hosted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the SME Finance Forum, endorses the lender’s strategy…
In the intricate landscape of Kenya’s financial ecosystem, the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) Supervision Report 2024 emerges as a pivotal barometer of the cooperative banking sector’s vitality. Released on September 25, 2025, by Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Wycliffe Oparanya, this annual statutory document—mandated under Section 22 of the Sacco Societies Act—chronicles the…
Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCO) are busy redesigning their financial products, policies and strategies so as to compensate for low loan disbursements as a tough economy erodes household incomes and thrown many out of jobs. For players like Mwalimu National SACCO, the plan is to generate Non-funded income, away from its core activity of…
Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu has revealed that many qualified Kenyan youth have lost the opportunity to be employed in the diaspora due to the inappropriate skiza tunes in their phones. PS Njogu regretted that a simple rough or rowdy skiza tune has cost many skilled Kenyans opportunities under the Kazi Majuu program….
The Director General of the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA), Mwenda Rithaa, together with three Principal Secretaries have urged youth in Meru County to take advantage of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Project to access business start-up capital to improve their lifes. Speaking during a packed sensitization forum at Kamunde Hall in…
The National Government has deployed all Principal Secretaries (PSs) to counties to spearhead the official rollout of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (Nyota) programme The Ksh5 billion initiative aimed at empowering vulnerable young Kenyans through start-up capital, training, and mentorship. Each PS is expected to preside over the launch ceremonies in their counties as…
