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Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) by Stanbic Bank

PREMIUM Kenyan firms more optimistic of output growth despite August slowdown

Companies also increased hiring for the third consecutive month.


  1. NMG makes changes to its Board of Directors

    The changes follow the conclusion of the sale of The Aga Khan majority stake in NMG to Taarifa Ltd.

    The six new directors at Nation Media Group PLC
  2. Britam half-year net profit up 53 per cent to Sh2.66bn

    Improved underwriting and lower expenses fuel the insurer’s recovery.

    Britam Group CEO Tom Gitogo
  3. Kenya Airways half-year loss widens to Sh16bn as costs balloon

    Revenue gains were eroded by Sh11bn rise in operating costs.

    Kenya Airways
  4. PREMIUM Farmers Choice suffers blow in sausage ingredient row

    KRA issued two demands on May 9, 2025, seeking Sh2.3 million and Sh1 million.

    Farmer’s Choice headquarters
  5. PREMIUM Pressure mounts for State to pay Kwale Sugar Company Sh24 billion

    Petitioner urges Parliament to force the National Government to honour the court award arising from a 2007 land deal breach.

    Kwale International Sugar Company
  6. BOC Kenya raises interim dividend despite 40pc profit dip

    The profit slump stems from the disappearance of large customer engineering projects.

  7. PREMIUM Vodacom adds two directors in Safaricom board shakeup

    Kenyan govt to cede one of its seats on the Safaricom board in latest shake-up.

    Safaricom PLC headquarters
  8. PREMIUM How taxpayers lost Sh14bn in State Safaricom sale deal

    According to KIPPRA's valuation, the sale would have earned the government Sh218.3 billion.

    The Safaricom head office in Nairobi
  9. PREMIUM Special payout lifts Centum’s total dividend to Sh521m

    Firm proposes payout on back of the group net profit falling by 8.8 per cent to Sh743.91 million from Sh812.81 million last year.

    James Mworia
  10. PREMIUM SK Macharia held in contempt for court order breach

    Macharia and other shareholders have been fighting for control of Directline for over three years.

    SK Macharia
  11. PREMIUM Government halts Tata Magadi mine over compliance breaches

    Mining ministry cites unresolved royalty reconciliation.

    Tata Chemicals
  12. PREMIUM Sugar output jumps 22pc on improved weather, reforms

    Government says zoning of sugar cane catchment areas has reduced cane poaching and improved planning by millers.

    Sugar
  13. Del Monte loses bid to stop Sh975m legal bill

    Court says there was nothing unusual about determining the amount of legal costs owed after a case has been decided.

    Del Monte
  14. PREMIUM Keroche faces auction over Sh22m debt to former employees

    Brewery faces fresh legal blow over unlawful dismissals.

    Keroche Breweries chief executive officer Tabitha Karanja
  15. PREMIUM Court certifies as urgent petition challenging KPC's caretaker board

    Union claims caretaker board has continued making major decisions.

    Kenya Pipeline Company depot
  16. PREMIUM Litmus test: Firm in liquidation battle bids for Sh65bn Ketraco deal

    Pabari Investments has submitted a proposal to Ketraco for the construction of four electricity transmission lines.

    Ketraco
  17. PREMIUM Why creditors want United Insurance liquidator ejected

    Creditors seek examination of Kamal Bhatt's conduct and the firm's finances nearly two years after his appointment.

  18. PREMIUM Vodacom takes control of Safaricom after sealing additional stake deal

    The deal reshapes Safaricom’s ownership structure, leaving the Kenyan government with 20pc stake.

  19. PREMIUM Kakuzi challenges court order to surrender 3,200 acres to squatters

    In its appeal, Kakuzi argues that the trial court erred in finding that the NLC had the authority to order the surrender of the land.

    Kakuzi
  20. PREMIUM Total puts more than half of fuel stations on solar power

    Total is gradually delinking its operations from the national grid.

    Petrol station
  21. PREMIUM Sasini to press on with sustainable business operations

    The company has achieved significant milestones in sustainability and climate action initiatives during the year.

    Martin Ochieng
  22. PREMIUM Court blocks Ketraco board members from performing duties

    They were appointed by Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi through a gazette notice.

    Ketraco
  23. PREMIUM Brookside farmers get Sh255m bonus in first half

    The bonus is a top-up on regular payments for milk delivered to the processor.

    Brookside Dairy
  24. PREMIUM Bharat’s plan to oust Scangroup board fails

    The British multinational has voted its controlling shares to maintain the status quo.

    Bharat Thakrar
  25. PREMIUM Distributor fails to stop Diageo’s EABL stake sale to Asahi Group

    High Court dismisses an application from Bia Tosha Distributors Limited for orders to stop the transaction.

    Beer production line at the EABL plant in Ruaraka.
  26. PREMIUM Kenya Railways in Sh173bn row over cargo containers

    The High Court ordered the state corporation to account for revenues earned from leasing and using the 250 containers since 2018.

    Kenya Railways
  27. PREMIUM Kenya Power earns Sh382m from EV charging infrastructure

    Monthly earnings from EV charging have risen from Sh873,907 in July 2023 to a peak of Sh35 million in February 2026.

    Kenya Power Electric Vehicles
  28. PREMIUM KCB Group posts 11pc profit growth to Sh18b in quarter 1

    KCB protected its bottom line through a surge in digital loan disbursements and booming foreign exchange income.

  29. PREMIUM East African Cables set to rise from insolvency after getting new investor

    CEL has explicitly stated that it does not intend to let the brand die

    East African Cables manufacturing plant