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Cosmopolitan DT Sacco explores new opportunities for collaboration with the business community in Nakuru. The engagement focused on areas that could create value for Sacco members and local businesses. Cosmopolitan DT Sacco is exploring potential areas of partnership with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Nakuru Chapter following an engagement between the…
Government says agriculture reforms have lowered input costs and improved farmer productivity. Farmer registration has expanded as Kenya pushes reforms across key agricultural value chains. Agro processing and smart farming are emerging as the next priorities in the sector. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended the Government’s agriculture reforms, saying measures implemented over the past…
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…
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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
