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Kenyan Wallstreet → What Deepfake Scam Exploiting Raila Odinga’s X Account Reveals About Generative AI Risks
22 Sep 2025 - Late last week, a cryptocurrency scheme briefly hijacked the verified X (formerly Twitter) account of former prime minister, Raila Odinga, underscoring the growing role of…
Capital Business → New tool to allow tourists to pay using M-Pesa, Airtel Money
22 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 22 – Craft Silicon has launched TouristTap, a mobile app that turns any NFC-enabled smartphone into a secure point-of-sale device, allowing…
Business Today → KRA Seizes Over 21,000 Undeclared Smartphones at Eldoret Airport
22 Sep 2025 - Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officers at Eldoret International Airport have intercepted a massive shipment of undeclared high-end smartphones, highlighting ongoing efforts…
Capital Business → Private hospitals under RUPHA halt SHA services over Sh10bn pending bills
22 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2 – Private hospitals under the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) have halted Social Health Authority (SHA) services over…
Business Today → Banks to Benefit from CBK’s New Cybersecurity Hub
22 Sep 2025 - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has unveiled a Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre, known as BS-SOC, aimed at strengthening the country’s financial system against…
Kenyan Wallstreet → CBK Sets Up Cybersecurity Centre for Banks
22 Sep 2025 - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has created a Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC) to strengthen defenses across the financial system. The centre will run…
Forbes Africa → Elon Musk’s xAI Could Be Valued At $200 Billion After $10 Billion Funding Round, Report Says
22 Sep 2025 - Topline Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI will hold a funding round valuing the company at $200 billion, according to CNBC, keeping up with or nearing massive…
Capital Business → Kenya’s cyber threats up 80.8pc to 4.6bn on heightened surveillance
22 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 22 – Improved surveillance helped Kenya detect 4.6 billion cyber threats between April and June this year, new data from the Communications…
Capital Business → Global conflicts drive demand for war risk insurance
22 Sep 2025 - SEPT 22 – With conflict continuing in Ukraine and the Middle East, a little-explored global industry has never been more in demand – the war risk insurance market. When a…
Business Daily → Chinese firm sues Kebs for cancelling inspection deal
22 Sep 2025 - A Chinese firm has sued the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) for terminating a six-month contract extension amid plans for fresh procurement of the lucrative tender for…
Star Business → Co-op Bank bets on Naivasha horticultural fair to power Kenya’s Sh137.3b agribusiness sector
22 Sep 2025 - Flower exports alone are projected to reach Sh110 billion (US$851 million) in 2025
Business Insider → Public holiday declared as 10-time champions USA fall to Botswana
22 Sep 2025 - Thrilled about its victory in the men's 4x400 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Botswana, which now stands as the only African country to win the event,…
Soko Directory → Forex in Kenya: Curiosity Meets Reality
22 Sep 2025 - Talk about forex in Kenya pops up almost everywhere now. In a campus hallway, inside a matatu, or during a … ContinuedThe post Forex in Kenya: Curiosity Meets Reality…
Soko Directory → KRA Intercepts 21,600 Smuggled Highend Smartphones
22 Sep 2025 - The KRA enforcement teams have intercepted an undeclared consignment of 21,600 units of high-end smartphones worth Ksh 16,102,137 in tax … ContinuedThe post KRA Intercepts…
Business Insider → South Africa deports over 290 Mozambicans over immigration, criminal offences
22 Sep 2025 - More than 290 Mozambican nationals have been deported from South Africa and are now under the care of authorities in Maputo Province.
Kenyan Wallstreet → When a Title Deed Isn’t Enough
22 Sep 2025 - Imagine saving for years, doing everything by the book, running a land search, consulting a bank, paying rates, only to be told your title deed is worthless. That’s the…
Kenyan Wallstreet → Stanbic Bank and Knight Frank Kenya Draw Insights from Kenya’s Wealthiest Individuals
22 Sep 2025 - Kenyan High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) are showing strong interest in passion investments, with 72% expressing a desire to acquire art, 50% interested in classic cars and…
Soko Directory → Government Pushes Nutrition Drive To Power Health And Trade
22 Sep 2025 - By Robai Ludenyi During the ceremony organized by the Cereal Millers Association in partnership with TechnoServe under the Millers for … ContinuedThe post Government Pushes…
Business Insider → Egypt’s richest man plots $50 billion takeover of America’s infrastructure boom
22 Sep 2025 - Egypt’s richest man, Nassef Sawiris, has set his sights on the U.S market, with the intent to invest up to $50 billion in the North American country’s infrastructure…
Business Insider → Egypt’s second richest man plots $50 billion takeover of U.S. infrastructure
22 Sep 2025 - Egypt’s second-richest man, Nassef Sawiris, has set his sights on the U.S market, with the intent to invest up to $50 billion in the North American country’s infrastructure…
Capital Business → Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa shock: Why US may lose more than India
22 Sep 2025 - SEPT 22 – Panic, confusion and then a hasty White House climbdown – it was a weekend of whiplash for hundreds of thousands of Indians on H-1B visas. On Friday, US President…
Capital Business → Teachers to transition to new SHA medical scheme from Minet
22 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 22 – The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced that, effective 1 December 2025, teachers will shift from the Minet-Kenya medical insurance…
Kenyan Wallstreet → Global Africa Business Initiative’s (GABI) Unstoppable Africa 2025 Puts Africa at the Center of Global Growth
22 Sep 2025 - New York, September 21, 2025 – New York’s Times Square became the stage for Africa’s economic ambitions today as heads of state, business leaders, investors, and…
Money254 → Thousands Lose Ksh10B After Church Sells Them Land
22 Sep 2025 - Hello and welcome to the Money News Roundup Newsletter, where we are covering thousands of Kenyans who lost billions after buying parcels of land marketed to them through…
Business Today → Over 1 Million Kenyan Players Chasing Daily Free Bet Wins on OdiBets
22 Sep 2025 - OdiBets, Kenya’s leading sports betting platform, proudly celebrates a major milestone as its wildly popular Aviator crash game surpasses 1 million active players across the…
Business Today → Who is Kipkemoi Kibias, the New Acting CEO of KETRACO?
22 Sep 2025 - The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has appointed Eng. Kipkemoi Kibias as its Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective…
Kenyan Wallstreet → US Under Fire During UN’s Unstoppable Africa Summit for Failing Africa
22 Sep 2025 - During the ongoing Unstoppable Africa 2025 summit taking place in New York City, on the sidelines of the 80 th UN General Assembly, numerous high-profile speakers said the…
Business Insider → Kenya opens inquiry after reports of citizens forced into Russia’s war in Ukraine
22 Sep 2025 - Kenya has launched an inquiry into reports that some of its citizens were trafficked to Russia and forced into the war in Ukraine, including the case of a 36-year-old…
Business Insider → Nigerian billionaire Otedola backs Dangote in clash against a company he founded
22 Sep 2025 - Concerning the squabble between the Dangote Oil Refinery and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), Nigerian billionaire and business…
Business Insider → Investor of the Month: Meet the woman backing 25+ startups and guiding hundreds more through due diligence
22 Sep 2025 - Damilola Thompson, founder of Diligence Africa and active angel investor through Yellowwood Capital, has dedicated her career to closing this gap. In this interview, she…
Kenyan Wallstreet → Uber Amends Terms of Service after COMESA Probe
22 Sep 2025 - Kenya has emerged among winners in a Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Competition Commission investigation that forced ride-hailing giant Uber to…
Business Today → Tea Stocks Rally as Farmers Await KTDA Bonus Announcement
22 Sep 2025 - Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) were bullish on Kenyan tea firms on Friday, pushing shares of Limuru Tea, Kakuzi, Kapchorua, and Eaagads to the top of the…
Kenyan Wallstreet → KETRACO Board Sacks Dr. John Mativo, Appoints Eng. Kibias as Acting MD/CEO
22 Sep 2025 - The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has dismissed its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Eng. John Muoki Mativo, and appointed Eng.…
Forbes Africa → Expert-Speak: When Goodbyes Go Up In Smoke
22 Sep 2025 - The way someone signs off after resigning from their job can either spark future possibilities or ignite flames that extinguish opportunities. Workplace departures usually…
Kenyan Wallstreet → The Kenyan Wall Street to Host Inaugural ‘Bullish Kenya’ Event in New York City
22 Sep 2025 - NEW YORK CITY, 22 September 2025: The Kenyan Wall Street, the flagship publication of Wall Street Africa Group, will host an exclusive Bullish Kenya event in New York, USA,…
Soko Directory → This Is How Streaming Services Shape And Reflect Today’s Society
22 Sep 2025 - In Kenya, content has never been just entertainment. It has always been a mirror, a megaphone, and a movement. From … ContinuedThe post This Is How Streaming Services Shape…
Star Business → Tea firms command NSE as bonuses draw nearer
22 Sep 2025 - Limuru Tea, Kapchorua Tea, Kakuzi and Eaagads topped gainers list at NSE on Friday
Capital Business → Murdochs likely to be involved in US TikTok deal, Trump says
22 Sep 2025 - SEPT 22 – Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan are expected to be part of a group of investors trying to buy TikTok in the US, President Donald Trump says. In a Fox News…
Capital Business → Green Belt Movement demands clarity over Imenti Forest plans
22 Sep 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 22 – Environmental groups and residents in Meru County are up in arms over alleged government plans to excise 50 acres from Imenti Forest, a gazetted…
Soko Directory → MMFs Are Not Investments — Stop Lying To Yourself. They Are The Best Way To Save
22 Sep 2025 - There has been endless debate in offices, WhatsApp groups, and Twitter spaces about whether Money Market Funds (MMFs) are investments. … ContinuedThe post MMFs Are Not…
Standard Business → Fuliza: How tough times force Kenyans to borrow to eat
22 Sep 2025 - Kenyans are borrowing more than Sh13 billion per month from digital lenders, much of which goes to food.
Standard Business → How tough times force Kenyans to borrow to eat
22 Sep 2025 - Kenyans are borrowing more than Sh13 billion per month from digital lenders, much of which goes to food.
Kenyan Wallstreet → Coffee Lab Nairobi, a Kenyan Coffee Roaster, Wins Prestigious Global Award in Paris
22 Sep 2025 - Coffee Lab Nairobi, a Kenyan coffee roastery, has won the prestigious The Agency for Valorisation of Agricultural Products Contest (AVPA) “Coffees Roasted at Origin”…
Nation Business → Local fisheries gain as fish imports fall 11 percent
22 Sep 2025 - Declining imports attributed to higher output from the sea and cage culture.
Kenyan Wallstreet → LafargeHolcim Winds Up Kenyan Unit After Bamburi Cement Sale
22 Sep 2025 - LafargeHolcim East Africa Limited has entered members’ voluntary liquidation, formally ending the Swiss cement giant’s presence in Kenya after nearly six decades of…
Kenyan Wallstreet → Ethiopia Names Eyob Tekalign as New Central Bank Governor
22 Sep 2025 - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed State Finance Minister Dr. Eyob Tekalign as governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, filling the vacancy left by Mamo…
Standard Business → Tea farmers appeal for UK law to promote justice and fair pay
22 Sep 2025 - More than 250 Kenyan tea farmers and workers are calling on the UK government to introduce new mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD)…
Soko Directory → UBA Kenya And GIZ Partner To Boost Inclusive SME Financing Under IYBA-SEED Program
22 Sep 2025 - United Bank for Africa (UBA) Kenya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Investing in Young Businesses in … ContinuedThe post UBA Kenya And GIZ Partner To…
Soko Directory → NCBA Leadership Tours Central Kenya To Deepen Customer And Community Ties
22 Sep 2025 - NCBA Bank’s leadership team hit the road in Central Kenya last week, reaffirming its commitment to customers and communities while … ContinuedThe post NCBA Leadership Tours…
Citizen Business → CBK sets up Cybersecurity Centre to tame crime in banking sector
22 Sep 2025 - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the establishment of the Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC) to help tame cybercrime.