Trade and Financial Services Round Up

Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No. 33 of 2026

Kenya Lenders Reap as Workers’ Appetite for Salary Advances Grows Lenders are increasingly benefiting from growing demand for salary advances as more workers turn to short-term credit to bridge financial gaps before payday. The trend is creating a growing market for banks and digital lenders as salaried workers seek quick access to funds for emergencies, bills, school fees and […]...

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Trade and Financial Services Round-Up: Issue No. 32 of 2026 

Kenya Housing Levy: What KRA Can Do to Recover Unpaid Contributions KRA is considering stronger enforcement measures to recover unpaid Affordable Housing Levy contributions, including seizing hous...

14 Aug 2026

Trade And Financial Services Round-Up: Issue No. 31 of 2026 

Kenya Mudavadi-Linked Investment Firm to Acquire Insurance Stakes from Absa Absa Group has agreed to sell its 63.32 per cent stake in Absa Life Assurance Kenya and First Assurance Company Limited to...

7 Aug 2026

Trade and Financial Services Round-Up: Issue No. 30 of 2026 

Kenya Gov’t Maintains Sugar Import Ban and Import Licence Freeze for Traders Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has reaffirmed the government’s ban...

31 Jul 2026

Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No. 29 of 2026 

Kenya Government Halts Tata Chemicals Magadi Mining Operations Over Regulatory Breaches The Kenyan government has ordered Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited to immediately suspend all mining activiti...

24 Jul 2026

Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No. 28 of 2026

Kenya Kenya Drops US Firm, Plans Four-Lane Nairobi–Mombasa Road The government has abandoned plans for a new 419-kilometre Nairobi–Mombasa expressway proposed by US investor Everstrong Capital and...

17 Jul 2026

Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No.27 of 2026

Kenya Section of Coptic Roundabout in Kisumu to Be Closed for 30 Days: KeNHA The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has notified the public that a section of the Mamboleo–Kiboswa Road ...

10 Jul 2026

Trade and Financial Services Round-Up: Issue No. 26 of 2026

Kenya Safaricom Shareholders to Vote on Vodafone’s CEO Nomination Powers Safaricom shareholders will vote at the company’s Annual General Meeting on 31 July on proposed changes to the ...

3 Jul 2026

Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No. 25 of 2026

Kenya Court Rejects Coffee Millers’ Debt Recovery Claim The High Court has dismissed Thika Coffee Mills’ claim to recover KSh32.6 million from Buchana Coffee Growers Cooperative Society, rulin...

26 Jun 2026

Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No. 24 of 2026 

Kenya Finance Act, 2026, Exempts Repossessed Assets from VAT Banks, SACCOs and other lenders have received a major boost following the enactment of the Finance Act, 2026, which exempts the s...

19 Jun 2026

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Kenya Kenya Urged to Improve Air Connectivity to Unlock Tourism Growth Speaking in Nairobi, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) President and CEO Gloria Guevara said Africa’s tour...

12 Jun 2026

Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No. 22 of 2026

Kenya Gov’t Signals Fresh Diesel Price Cut to Ease Business Costs The government has announced plans to reduce diesel prices within the next three days, citing improved fuel reserves and assure...

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