Tanzania’s ban on foreigners operating small businesses sparks Kenyan backlash » Capital News

Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and operating mainly small-scale businesses, sparking concern and a backlash from neighbouring Kenya. The new directive prohibits them from 15 sectors including mobile money transfers,... Read more »

Kenya: Safe Haven to Battleground – How Protests Are Shaking Nyeri’s Business Community

Nyeri — For decades, Nyeri has been considered a safe haven for investors, attracting businesses from across the country with its reputation as the central region’s administrative and commercial hub. The old... Read more »

President Ruto assents to Conflict of Interest Bill » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 30 – The government has stepped up the fight against corruption following the presidential assent to the Conflict of Interest Bill. During the signing of the law at State... Read more »

Kenya, Uganda sign 8 new memoranda to boost cooperation » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 30 — Kenya has signed eight agreements with Uganda to boost bilateral cooperation during President Yoweri Museveni’s official visit. Speaking at State House Nairobi after witnessing the signing of... Read more »

ODM affirms ‘unity of purpose’ amid differences over pact with Ruto’s party

ODM officials, including Party Leader Raila Odinga, Secretary General Edwin Sifuna and Chairperson Gladys Wanga, address a press conference in Nairobi on July 29. [Collins Oduor, Standard] The Orange... Read more »

Raila piles pressure on Ruto to implement MoU

Members of ODM Central Committee addressing the press after a meeting in Nairobi on July 29th 2025 where they reaffirmed support for President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza government. [Collins Oduor, Standard] ... Read more »

Cybersecurity, trust woes slow Kenya’s e-commerce growth

Rapid expansion of online trade is constrained by growing concerns around cybersecurity and consumer trust. [Courtesy] Kenya’s booming e-commerce sector faces significant headwinds from persistent cybersecurity threats and a lack of... Read more »

Embracing sustainability: Does it power or retard industrialisation?

Sometime in 2016, the government introduced Mwananchi Gas, an elaborate Sh3 billion project meant to transition households from charcoal and firewood to clean cooking energy. While it was marred by its... Read more »

Court affirms Sh1mn award for harassed former FC Talanta Director » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 29 – The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by three former officials of FC Talanta challenging a Sh1 million damages award to Jerome Dufourg, the club’s former... Read more »

Could the copper in your diet help prevent memory loss, as new study suggests? » Capital News

Eef Hogervorst, Loughborough University More and more research suggests that the copper in your diet could play a bigger role in brain health than we once believed. A recent study found that... Read more »