Dangote’s Lamu refinery: what is being built, why does the country want it and what could it mean?
USD16bn (approx. KSh 2.07 trillion) project has broken ground in Lamu, but questions remain over crude supplies, financing, land rights,
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Economy
Ruto signs law allocating KSh428 billion to counties after budget impasse
Act clears way for Treasury to begin county disbursements, shields devolved governments from national revenue shortfalls. Nairobi – President
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Kenya and Kazakhstan move to deepen trade ties with planned Mombasa logistics hub
By Chemtai Kirui | Astana Kenya and Kazakhstan moved on Wednesday to deepen economic ties through plans for a
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A new diplomatic capital rises as the United Nations bets billions on Nairobi
By Chemtai Kirui | Nairobi A Ksh44.2 billion (USD340 million) United Nations expansion project launched in Nairobi this week
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Ruto, Macron push debt reform and investment deals at Africa summit
By Chemtai Kirui | Nairobi President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday pushed for reforms to
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Government pushes local mineral processing as investors eye rare earth tender
By Chemtai Kirui | Nairobi The government has opened a tender for the Mrima Hill rare earth deposit in
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Ruto Assents to Record KSh4.7Tn Budget as KRA Gets KSh17.6Bn Boost to Bridge Deficit
Security, health and agriculture allocations rise in KSh393bn supplementary budget By Chemtai Kirui | Nairobi President William
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Shift from aid to investment as Nairobi hosts major deal-making summit
By Chemtai Kirui 25/03/2026 NAIROBI — When the first session opened at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on Wednesday
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Regulators Move to Bring KES 2.5 Trillion Crypto Market Under Formal Oversight
By Chemtai Kirui | Nairobi | March 18, 2026 The National Treasury is moving to bring the fast-growing cryptocurrency
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How a Forest Fence Became a Community’s Secret Bank.
In Naivasha’s Eburru Forest, a restored landscape is turning honey, birds and water into the foundation of a new rural
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