Capital Market Authority of Kenya gives BOC more time to assess US$11.2m takeover by Carbacid
KENYA – The Board of BOC Kenya, manufacturer of industrial, medical and special gases, has…
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Potato growing regions in Kenya enforce the 50kg packaging rule
KENYA – Potato farmers in Kenya are expected to earn more in coming months after…
Troubled Tuskys exists home town signifying end of an era
KENYA – Troubled Tuskys supermarket has exited Nakuru county, its birth place with the closure…
Kenya registers decline in milk production, first-time in three years
KENYA – Kenya’s milk production in 2020 declined marginally by 0.95% to hit 679 million…
Naivas takes over space left by financially struggling Tuskys supermarket to open 70th Branch
KENYA – Naivas Supermarket, Kenya’s largest locally owned retail store is continuing with its expansion…
Two subsidiaries of East African Breweries Limited in Kenya seek power generation licence
KENYA – Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) and East Africa Maltings Limited (EAML), subsidiaries of East…
Unilever, KCB and Mastercard partner to drive COVID-19 economic recovery among retailers
KENYA – Mastercard, Unilever and KCB Bank have pooled resources to provide retailers with a…
Kenyan Bar owners get more time to apply for KBL’s ‘Raising the Bar with Tusker’ fund
KENYA – The Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), subsidiary of East Africa Breweries Limited has extended…
Kenya nears completion of new potato cold storage facility aimed to curb post-harvest losses
KENYA – Kenya’s state corporation mandated to formulate and review policies and programmes for MSE…
Sasini bounces back to profitability defying COVID-19 disruptions
KENYA – Sasini, Kenyan agricultural firm dealing largely in tea, coffee, macadamia and avocado production…
Kenyan data analytics company Gro Intelligence raises US$85m in Series B funding round
KENYA – Kenyan-founded data analytics company Gro Intelligence has raised US$85 million in a Series…
Shoprite taken to court by aggrieved workers in Namibia as it inches closer to its official exit from Kenya
NAMIBIA – Workers of giant retailer Shoprite in Namibia are hopeful things will turn in…
Kenyan county government disburses US$2.7m financing for cane development ahead of reopening of Mumias Sugar Company
KENYA – The County Government of Kakamega is gearing up for the opening of state-owned…
Kenya realizes 4.6% rise in horticulture export earnings defying COVID-19 hurdles
KENYA – Kenya’s horticulture industry seems to have withstood the COVID-19 shocks registering a 4.6%…
Kenyan based Highlands Drinks expands its team seeking to be more efficient, effective
KENYA – Kenyan beverage manufacturing company, Highlands Drinks is seeking to make its presence to…
Farmer’s Choice Kenya leverages on Microsoft’s cloud solution to sustainably run operations
KENYA – Leading Kenyan meat processor Farmer’s Choice Ltd has partnered with Microsoft to digitize…
Cold storage solution provider InspiraFarms clinches financing to expand operations
KENYA – InspiraFarms, a provider of on- and off-grid cold storage solutions in East and…
Kenya lifts ban on Ugandan sugar, limits imports to 90,000 tonnes annually
UGANDA – Ugandan sugar millers can finally breathe a sigh of relief following the lifting…
Kenya enacts new tea regulation bill as agency declares US$6.73m dividend for tea farmers
KENYA – The push for reforms in Kenya’s tea sector culminated in the signing into…
Agricultural trader ETC Group acquires US$70m financing from FMO
KENYA – Agri Commodities and Finance (ACF), the main trading company of Export Trading Company…
EABL provides much needed aid to the hospitality industry with launch of US$5m recovery fund
KENYA – East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has officially rolled out the US$5 million recovery…
MGI limited introduces new rice brand in Kenya dubbed Sukuma Bora
Company Name: Meffier Globale Intertrade (MGI) limited Product type: Rice Innovation: New product KENYA –…
Kenya receives US$4.4m from EU to boost food production, aid COVID-19 recovery efforts
KENYA – The government of Kenya has secured Kshs.500 million (US$4.4m) from the European Union…
Kenya ventures into lucrative edible insects market with publication of national standards
KENYA – Kenya has established the world’s first national standards regulating the production, handling and…