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Published on Aug 20, 2025
Kenya Weighs Splitting Biggest Listed Firm Into Three Units
(Bloomberg) -- Kenya’s government is considering a separation of the nation’s biggest listed company — Safaricom Plc — into three units as part of a process that may include reducing the state’s 35% stake in the mobile-phone operator. An assessment has …
Source: Mint - Neutral -
Published on Aug 20, 2025
Kenya to host Africa Zone III Boxing Championships in October
AFBC Zone 3 and BFK President Anthony Otieno confirms government will fund Africa Zone 3 Championships in Nairobi from October 15-25, 2025/ PHOTO COURTESY Kenya is set to welcome back high-level regional boxing action after two decades, with the East …
Source: Citizen TV Kenya - Indeterminate -
Published on Aug 20, 2025
Disappointment after streaming platform Twitch suspends monetization in Kenya
Popular Kenyan Twitch streamer Sylvia "Queen Arrow" Gathoni has revealed that giant streaming platform 'Twitch' has suspended its monetization program in Kenya. In a direct message addressed to the streamer, Twitch explained that recent …
Source: Citizen TV Kenya - Indeterminate -
Published on Aug 20, 2025
Kenya: Police bust illegal electricity ring fuelling khat farms
Kenya Power and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have uncovered a vast illegal electricity network in Meru County that was secretly powering dozens of boreholes on local miraa farms. Miraa is another name for khat, a shrub whose young …
Source: ESI Africa - Neutral -
Published on Aug 20, 2025
Kenya expects faster growth in 2025, signs yen-denominated loan with Japan
Kenya's economic growth this year is expected to exceed official forecasts despite higher US tariffs and other challenges, President William Ruto said at a conference on Wednesday, where Kenya and Japan also signed a yen-denominated loan deal. The East …
Source: Times LIVE - Indeterminate -
Published on Aug 20, 2025
Recognizing Rastafari: A new chapter for religion in Kenya
This rare event — opening a tabernacle made of wooden poles and roofed with iron sheets — illustrates the Rastafari's expanding ranks in Kenya, according to members of this congregation. Kenya only recently accepted Rastafari as a legitimate religion. …
Source: Africanews - Neutral -
Published on Aug 20, 2025
Kenya’s Kakuzi posts US$2.29 million half-year profit
Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc has reported a net profit of KSh295.5 million (US$2.29 million) in its half-year 2025 trading results. Total revenue for the period grew to KSh1.51 billion (US$11.72 million), up from KSh1.17 …
Source: Fresh Plaza - Neutral -
Published on Aug 20, 2025
Liberty Kenya half-year profit falls 59% as rising claims outpace growth
Liberty Kenya Holdings chairman Phillip Odera and Group CEO Kieran Godden during the release of the company’s half-year 2025 results /HANDOUT Liberty Kenya Holdings relied on stronger investment income and cost control to cushion the blow of rising …
Source: Star - Neutral -
Published on Aug 20, 2025
Manufacturing output in Kenya (Sh Trillion)
Kenya's manufacturing sector has shown consistent growth, with the value of output increasing steadily from Sh2.38 trillion in 2020 to Sh3.69 trillion in 2024. The value of output from manufacturing grew by 5.1% in 2024 alone, reaching Sh3.7 trillion. …
Source: Star - Neutral