The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), in collaboration with Danish Industries East Africa, has launched the Route to Market (RTM) Strategy 2025–2027, a blueprint to position Kenya as a globally competitive exporter of high-quality goods through digital empowerment and sustainable industrialisation. Unveiled in Nairobi, the RTM Strategy aligns with national priorities, including the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and the Fourth Medium-Term Plan (MTP-IV). It addresses evolving global trade dynamics, equipping exporters with a digital-first toolkit for compliance, market access, and sustainable scaling. The strategy prioritises market access and resilience over export volume, redefining how Kenyan products compete globally. KAM…
Author: David Indeje
David Indeje serves as the community engagement editor at Khusoko, a digital platform covering East African business news. He manages editorial content, engages audiences, and amplifies diverse voices while consulting on digital strategy for brands in agriculture, governance, technology, and health. Indeje explores AI’s impact on journalism and works as a communications officer at KICTANet.
From the masterminds behind the captivating “Zari” comes Lulu, a brand-new telenovela plunging you headfirst into the dazzling yet dangerous world of the Tindo dynasty. Forget your polite tea parties – this is a high-stakes game of crime, betrayal, and enough greed to make your head spin! Meet Amara Tindo (the brilliant Angie Magio, whom you loved in “Selina”), the fierce matriarch whose world shatters when she discovers her charming-but-cheating husband, Hudson Tindo (smooth-voiced radio star Nick Odhiambo), plans to trade her in for… their maid, Anita (played by the captivating Nungari Kiore of “Jiji” fame!). Hold on tight, because…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has lifted a nine-year moratorium on the issuance of new commercial bank licenses, effective July 1, 2025. This decision coincides with an increase in the minimum core capital requirement for new banks to KSh 10 billion, as stipulated in the 2024 Business Laws (Amendment) Act. The moratorium, which took effect on November 17, 2015, will have been in place for nearly a decade by the time it is lifted. In a statement released Wednesday, the CBK explained the rationale behind the initial imposition and the subsequent lifting of the moratorium: “The moratorium was imposed…
KICTANet, in partnership with the UK government and local stakeholders, completed the Strengthening Digital Communities (SDC) Project. The initiative equipped over 600,000 citizens in Mandera and Busia counties with foundational digital skills, promoting digital inclusion and economic empowerment. A Dissemination and Sustainability Planning Workshop in Nairobi convened over 150 stakeholders, including government officials, private sector representatives, development organizations, civil society members, and beneficiaries from Mandera and Busia, to review outcomes and plan for sustained impact. Launched in September 2024, the project prioritized marginalized groups—women, girls, youth, people with disabilities, farmers, and small business owners—bridging the digital divide through community-driven technology…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has introduced the Kenya Green Finance Taxonomy (KGFT) and a Climate Risk Disclosure Framework to cultivate a sustainable and climate-resilient banking sector. These new measures build upon the CBK’s 2021 guidance on managing climate-related risks and are integral to its broader strategy for greening the financial system. Developed with technical assistance from the European Investment Bank (EIB) through the Greening Financial Systems Programme, these tools aim to enable financial institutions to align their operations with climate objectives. According to a CBK statement, the KGFT is “expected to guide target institutions on the evaluation and…
The long-delayed takeover bid for BOC Kenya has officially lapsed, concluding an acquisition attempt marked by regulatory disputes and strategic reassessments. BOC Kenya announced that Carbacid Investments PLC and Aksaya Investments LLP, the entities seeking to acquire the industrial gas company, have withdrawn their offer. This decision follows a reevaluation of the transaction’s viability. The initial takeover bid, launched in January 2021, was suspended two months later due to a challenge brought before Kenya’s Capital Markets Tribunal. Although the Tribunal cleared the transaction in August 2024, the buyers have since opted to withdraw. BOC Kenya, a subsidiary of Germany’s Linde…