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Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery
Economy•

Dangote vows Lamu refinery will be ready in 40 months

Top industrialist sets ambitious timeline, pledges training school in Lamu County, industrial ecosystem and urges Africa to process its own resources
Data Centre Market Kenya Data Centre Market Kenya
Economy•

Kenya's data centre market poised to hit Sh104bn in value by 2031

Country's 20% annual growth since 2025 driven by cloud adoption, digital
Quickmart NSE listing Quickmart NSE listing
Economy•

Quickmart to list 50 percent stake on NSE in landmark offering

Planned listing, which is subject to regulatory approvals from the Capital
Microfinance Institutions in Kenya Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
Economy•

Losses and capital woes leave Kenya’s microfinance sector on edge

In 2025, three of the largest micro-lenders, Kenya Women, Faulu and SMEP,

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Kenya Bankers Association
Economy•

Bankers push for Sh28Bn PAYE cut for workers, say it will pay back in a year

Tea exports Mutahi Kagwe
Economy•

CS Kagwe digs on tea export levy push, dismisses buyer protests

Land Prices Coast
Economy•

How serene beach plots, tourists, retirees and jobs are reshaping coast land prices

Absa 100 billion financing
Economy•

Absa rolls out Sh100Bn loan plan to speed up economic growth

Fuel Prices Kenya
Economy•

Firms hit as fuel price shock sparks sharpest cost inflation since 2023

Housing in Kenya
Economy•

Uncertainty grips Nairobi's land market as house prices falter

Connected Africa Summit
Economy•

Industry chiefs at Connected Africa Summit call for end to policy patchwork

Base Titanium
Economy•

Kenya’s 4.6% growth masks dip in tea, titanium and textile exports

Africa Finance Corporation
Economy•

AFC's Nairobi hub to deploy Sh258Bn across key sectors in EA

Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui
Economy•

Iran war threatens to wipe out Kenya's Sh164Bn Gulf exports

Nairobi Fuel Prices
Economy•

Firms slash 2026 growth forecasts as fuel price shock bites

eastleigh
Economy•

Taxman turns up heat in Eastleigh, flags cash payments