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Toll charge on upgraded Rironi Gilgil Road set at Sh8 a kilometre

The government has approved a charge of Sh8 per kilometre on parts of the Rironi-Mau Summit Road, which is being built by Chinese firms.
By Macharia Kamau 2026-06-24 07:05:00
The Finance Bill comes at a time the government is under pressure to finance an expanding development agenda, rising debt obligations, and recurrent expenditure.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-06-24 01:22:00
Kenya Airways chairman Kiprono Kitony says the airline is pursuing new investors, fleet expansion and increased African routes as part of a strategy to restore profitability after returning to losses.
By Stephen Rutto 2026-06-23 17:18:13
It started with three Mombasa-based tycoons, standing as principal guarantors to a Sh126.75 million loan issued to Kenya Bus Service Mombasa by EADB in 1998.
By Joackim Bwana 2026-06-23 16:37:01
Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa are more likely to miss delivery deadlines than those elsewhere in the world as organisations struggle to manage growing complexity, new research shows.
By David Njaaga 2026-06-23 15:10:00
The High Court has temporarily stopped the Nakuru County Government from imposing a Sh400-per-tonne cess on flower exporters operating within the county.
By Antony Gitonga 2026-06-23 12:38:36
More than 2,000 pensioners and deferred members have been engaged through a nationwide education and outreach programme by TelPosta Pension Scheme as it seeks to improve benefit processing.
By Amos Kiarie 2026-06-23 12:03:30
The EU believes a digital euro is the answer to cutting its addiction to US payment systems like Visa and Mastercard as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
By AFP 2026-06-23 09:34:57
A proposed increase in import taxes on sugar is expected to raise consumer prices and spark supply concerns, as Kenya continues to rely heavily on imported sugar to meet domestic demand.
By Irene Githinji 2026-06-23 08:00:00
Kenya’s micro, small, and medium enterprises are facing a deep financing squeeze that experts warn could slow job creation and economic expansion if left unresolved.
By Juliet Omelo 2026-06-22 14:33:55
Experts say poor infrastructure, costly logistics and fragmented systems continue to limit intra-African trade despite the promise of AfCFTA.
By Kevin Ogega 2026-06-22 09:00:00
The closing of the Strait of Hormuz made the Iran war become a global war on the economic front and it looped into the peace deal, the war in Lebanon pitting Israel against Hezbollah
By XN Iraki 2026-06-21 12:22:48