Top 5 products Kenya sold the most in its last fiscal year

In the same fiscal year, recurrent expenditures are projected to make up 86.1% of total national expenditures. This data is according to the Economic Survey report by the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics, which also showed that the GDP growth rate in …

EU's chamber of commerce to up trade relations with Kenya

From left: European Investment Bank Vice President Thomas Ostros, EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger, President William Ruto, Maros Sefcovic EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui and ICT CS William Kabogo during the …

Attorney General defends Kenya's human rights record

Attorney General Dorcas Oduor says the government is committed to implementing human rights recommendations. [File, Standard] Kenya has come under renewed international pressure to address a wide range of human rights violations as the United Nations Human …

Kenya and Finland forge strategic partnership

Students in Finland scholarship saga demonstrate in Eldoret on May 10, 2025 [Peter Ochieng, Standard]  Kenya and Finland have pledged to foster their six-decade-long diplomatic ties, focusing on education, climate action, trade, peace, and multilateral …

Why Kenya lost Sh7 billion in exports to EAC

Trucks ferrying goods to Uganda await clearance at the Malaba border. [File, Standard] Stronger economic growth in other East African Community (EAC) countries is slowly edging out Kenya as the gateway of goods to the rest of the region, the latest report …

The Kenya National Farmers’ Federation(KENAFF) urges the Government to rethink tax proposals, push for comprehensive ...

KENAFF CEO Dr Daniel Mwenda M'Mailutha addressing the media at their office grounds calling on the Govt to reconsider proposed tax measures on agriculture in the 2025 Finance Bill. [Paul Mbugua, Standard] The Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) …

Pan-African Conference on Family Values Opens in Kenya with Call to “fight for” Family Institution “without apology”

The ACPF Chairperson further said, “The word of God is sealed in Heaven. It is not subject to amendments, and so we have no debate on how to make it more palatable to someone.” “There is no negotiation. Family has to be protected, because it is what raises …

Kenya’s ancient Gedi city holds secrets of lost civilisations and efforts to save it from decay

Wema Sepetu, Samia Suluhu win big in Kenya's Thamani Awards

Bongo actress Wema Sepetu won the Social Influencer East Africa award at the Thamani Awards in Nairobi Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu received the Historical Lifetime Achievement Award The Thamani Awards honoured 25 categories, celebrating leadership, …

Donald Trump's AfDB plan leaves Kenya, other African countries in funding headac...

President Donald Trump's administration has proposed a $555 million cut in U.S. contributions to the African Development Bank (AfDB) The African Development Fund finances critical projects in health, agriculture, infrastructure, and climate resilience …