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Electric Mobility Hits a New Gear in Kenya

Kenya’s electric mobility sector is moving beyond pilot projects and small-scale demonstrations, as new data show a sharp rise in electricity consumption by electric vehicles and motorcycles. According to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (EPRA) Biannual Energy and Petroleum Statistics Report for July to December 2025, electricity consumption in the e-mobility category increased by 152.49% compared […]...

The Return of the Originals: Global Brands Are Betting on Kenya & We Cannot Lose the Wager

The opening of Nike’s first East African flagship store at Sarit Centre was more than a retail launch. Following Adidas Originals’ opening of its first standalone regional store at Westgate Ma...

24 Jul 2026

Bank Interest Rates: Who Should Hold the Approval Power?

The CBK-Treasury Standoff If you have a bank loan in Kenya, you might assume your bank can raise your interest rate whenever the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) raises its benchmark rate. For years, banks...

10 Jul 2026

Security at a Cost: Why Kenya Has Become Africa’s Second-Largest Arms Importer

New data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows that Kenya became Africa’s second-largest importer of major conventional arms in 2025. Kenya now overtakes long-establi...

3 Jul 2026

The Asahi-EABL Transaction: A Candid Test of Kenya’s Regulatory Maturity & Predictability

When multinational investors assess a market, they rarely focus on a single transaction. Instead, they observe how institutions behave when large investments, significant tax revenues and competing ...

24 Apr 2026

Why Kenya’s Transport Sector Must Take Heed of Data Protection

Ride-hailing services are a key precept of Kenya’s transport ecosystem, reshaping how people move, pay, and access mobility services. Platforms such as Uber, Bolt, Little, and other digital ride-ha...

2 Apr 2026

Not Our War, But Still Our Problem: Africa and the Middle East Crisis

The escalating war in the Middle East, intensified by U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and the resulting regional fallout, may appear geographically distant from Africa. In reality, its consequences are...

2 Apr 2026

Modernising Kenya’s Copyright Regime: Balancing Protection and Sector Growth in the Draft Copyright Bill, 2026

When Kenya enacted the Copyright Act, 2001, the global copyright landscape was undergoing a profound shift driven by the early internet and the rise of digital file sharing. Platforms such as Napster ...

27 Mar 2026

Fuel Crisis Looming? How Middle East Conflict Could Shake Kenya’s Energy Stability

Fuel seldom makes headlines when plentiful. However, when economies face shortages, alarms ring everywhere. The conflict in the Middle East is escalating, and its effects are felt in Kenya’s ports, ...

27 Mar 2026

Full Flights, Empty Books: Inside Kenya Airways’ Financial Turbulence

On March 24, 2026, Kenya Airways reported a net loss of approximately KSh17.1–17.2 billion for the financial year ended December 2025, reversing a KSh5.4 billion profit recorded just a year earlier....

20 Feb 2026

Kenya Pipeline IPO Faces Headwinds Over High Valuation Amidst Market Scepticism

The Government of Kenya’s plan to offload a 65% stake in Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC) through an initial public offering (IPO) by March 2026 faced setbacks this week, leading to an extensi...

24 May 2024

POLITICAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS ROUND-UP.

Kenya DP Rigathi Gachagua revenue push sparks outrage A push by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for the allocation of funds to counties to be based on population rather than geography has spa...

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