Category: Business Daily

Agricultural firm Sasini reported a net profit of Sh177.3 million in the year ended September 2025, helped by higher sales and an increase in the value of its plantations.

The company had posted a net loss of Sh562.8 million the year before. Despite the return to profitability, the Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed firm maintained its suspension of dividend payouts for the second year.

The State has doubled the maximum compensation payable to policyholders of collapsed insurance companies to Sh500,000 per claim, marking a boost to consumer protection in the insurance sector.

The National Treasury and the Policyholders Compensation Fund (PCF), which handles the compensation package, has announced the increase in maximum compensation from Sh250,000, effective January 1, 2026.

Kenya is banking on three power plants and increased supply from Ethiopia this year to boost its unused electricity capacity, commonly known as the spinning reserves, and avert widespread power rationing amid a fast-rising demand.

The State Department for Energy expects a boost from three geothermal plants in Menengai with a combined generation capacity of 70 megawatts (MW), the country’s oldest geothermal plant, whose output has been increased now generate 63MW, and imports from Ethiopia, which are expected to double to 400MW from December this year.

Foreigners staying in Kenya for up to a year will get a minimum medical cover of $50,000 (Sh6.44 million) under the mandatory insurance for travellers.

In the early 2000s, kerosene lamps and kerosene stoves were a permanent feature in many Kenyan homes.

Disregard of mandatory qualifications during the appointment of officials in devolved government planning departments has compromised the safety and sustainability of infrastructure projects, the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) now says.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has upheld the dismissal of an airport security officer for allowing a consignment of miraa bound for Dubai to pass through a passenger terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), ruling that the breach posed a serious aviation security risk.

Insurance is at a defining moment. Long perceived as conservative, it is being reshaped by a powerful convergence of AI, the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology.

These innovations are improving operational efficiency and redefining how insurers understand risk, engage customers and deliver value.

At the heart of this shift is AI, technology that enables machines to learn, reason and make decisions.

AI’s evolution can be seen in three broad phases. Traditional AI, which many firms already use, focuses on analysing historical data to identify patterns. This has enhanced fraud detection, improved medical imaging analysis, optimised supply chains and enabled accurate predictions of customer behaviour.

If Abdi Mohamed had not become a banker, he might well have ended up a lawyer. In fiction, at least.

Prostate is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men, particularly with advancing age. According to Dr Ahmed Komen, a clinical and radiation oncologist at Aga Khan University Hospital, the disease begins in the prostate gland when cells start multiplying uncontrollably.