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  • Monday, 25 October, 2021
    Recruitment
    A Big Tech talent war threatens Kenya’s start-ups

    US titans pay high salaries, leaving local businesses struggling to recruit and retain key staff

  • Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
    Kenya
    Kenya deal with UK aims to turn Nairobi into Africa’s financial hub

    Co-operation agreement intends to help drive international investment into the east African city

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    Special ReportInvesting in Kenya
    Kenyan cooking start-up uses tech to cut costs and save lives

    Distribution system fits in with households’ ‘small and often’ spending pattern

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    Special ReportInvesting in Kenya
    Mobile-savvy Kenyans will soon be able to buy shares on phones

    Nairobi exchange presses ahead with democratisation

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
    Residential
    Singapore commits $730m to housing upgrade

    A round-up of world property news

  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2019
    Residential
    Chinese cities warned to keep lid on house price rises

    A round-up of world property news

  • Wednesday, 16 January, 2019
    Kenya
    Somali militants claim responsibility for Nairobi hotel attack

    Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists strike upmarket area of Kenyan capital, killing at least 15

  • Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
    Business School InsiderBusiness education
    Social enterprise: what to look for in an MBA course

    Graduates want to find solutions to poverty — and the right business school can help

  • Monday, 9 July, 2018
    World
    Kenya city shareholders refuse to pay foreign investors

    British court order to pay $17m in damages is defied

  • Thursday, 28 June, 2018
    African companies
    In Silicon Savannah, apps cut out the middlemen

    A pioneer of mobile money, Kenya moves from physical to digital products

  • Thursday, 28 June, 2018
    Energy sector
    Kenya’s energy and transport plans come at a cost

    Critics question value for money of some big ticket projects

  • Thursday, 28 June, 2018
    African economy
    Kenya’s president eyes legacy with Big Four plan for economy

    Stalled projects have been kicked into gear, but problems such as corruption remain

  • Thursday, 10 May, 2018
    World
    32 killed, hundreds displaced after Kenya dam burst
  • Sunday, 6 May, 2018
    News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry
    Unilever credit initiative aims to drive Africa revenues

    Kenya scheme offers alternative lending to local traders to help increase sales

  • Friday, 20 April, 2018
    FT SeriesThe millennials
    Letter from Nairobi: ‘It’s not about money but your dream’

    A young would-be tycoon discusses relying on WhatsApp and shoe-leather to deliver on his entrepreneurial dream

  • Thursday, 19 April, 2018
    Markets
    Kenyan deputy president fiercely criticises stock exchange

    Ruto says Nairobi bourse needs to do more to attract big companies

  • Monday, 5 February, 2018
    African politics
    Kenya media crackdown raises fears of authoritarian creep

    TV stations taken off air and court orders ignored in stern reaction to Odinga gesture

  • Friday, 2 February, 2018
    World
    Kenya detains second politician in row over mock inauguration of Odinga

    Unrest escalates over swearing-in of opposition leader Raila Odinga 

  • Friday, 2 February, 2018
    World
    Kenya detains second politician in escalating row over mock inauguration of Odinga

    US State Department says it is ‘deeply concerned’ by media intimidation

  • Tuesday, 30 January, 2018
    World
    Kenyan TV transmissions blocked ahead of Odinga’s mock inauguration

    ‘Swearing in’ of Raila Odinga, defeated in vote last year, blocked from broadcasts

  • Wednesday, 10 January, 2018
    World
    Monitors’ delay claim adds to Kenya election crisis

    EU observers accuse Kenyatta government of stalling final report into disputed poll

  • Friday, 5 January, 2018
    FT Magazine
    Chef Ravinder Bhogal on Nairobi, Kenya

    Where to find ‘kikapu’, traditional kaftans and kissing giraffes

  • Monday, 4 December, 2017
    Global Economy
    Politicians seek to tackle plastic litter polluting the oceans

    UN environment agency meeting aims to produce global action plan

  • Thursday, 26 October, 2017
    African politics
    Voting begins in Kenya for rerun of presidential election
  • Wednesday, 25 October, 2017
    African politics
    Odinga calls for ‘defiance’ against Kenyatta’s ‘electoral dictatorship’
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