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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > markets > real-estate > developers-shift-to-commercial-property-state-dominates-housing-5498952

Developers shift to commercial property as State dominates housing

3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (604+ words) A view of the Eldoret Railway City Affordable Housing Project under construction in Eldoret City, Uasin Gishu County on April 20, 2026. Commercial projects target business activities such as warehouses, offices, and retail outlets. Data from Nairobi City County, published by the…...

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > opinion-analysis > columnists > regulations-should-support-business-not-hinder-growth-5498734

Regulations should support business, not hinder growth

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (441+ words) As Kenya's hospitality sector grapples with rising costs, operators warn that new tobacco regulations could add to an already heavy compliance burden. Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association of Kenya On any given morning, before the first customer walks through the…...

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > opinion-analysis > columnists > inside-the-mind-of-a-livestock-sector-ceo-5498414

Inside the mind of a livestock sector CEO

8+ hour, 27+ min ago  (567+ words) Maria Mbeneka was nominated for the Tri-Nations Woman of the Year award for her work in the livestock sector. When Maria Mbeneka was recently nominated for the Tri-Nations Woman of the Year award for her work enabling feedlots and contracted…...

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > economy > treasury-mute-on-corporate-tax-vat-reduction-pledge-5497414

Questions mount as Treasury mute on corporate tax, VAT cuts pledge

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (713+ words) The National Treasury building in Nairobi." The National Treasury has remained silent on earlier promised tax reforms aimed at improving equity and predictability, including cuts to value-added tax (VAT) and corporation tax. The measures form part of the medium-term revenue…...

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > economy > treasury-takes-aim-at-biased-debt-payments-5496056

Treasury takes aim at biased debt payments

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (535+ words) The National Treasury building in Nairobi on'April 16, 2025. The State is betting on its Treasury Single Account (TSA) system to end the discriminatory payment of pending bills that have for years plagued contractors owed billions of shillings by counties. TSA is…...

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > opinion-analysis > columnists > why-trust-will-define-the-future-of-digital-commerce-in-kenya-5496174

Why trust will define the future of digital commerce in Kenya

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (557+ words) VP & General Manager Kenya is one of the most dynamic digital economies in Africa. From mobile money to ecommerce, consumers have embraced new ways to pay, shop and transact with remarkable speed and confidence. Today, a new shift is underway....

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > lifestyle > weekend-with-the-ceo > a-life-split-in-two-the-ceo-parenting-from-afar-5494658

A life split in two: The CEO parenting from afar

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (903+ words) Bupa Global Africa Managing Director, Kenya CEO and Principal Officer Uditha Jayaratne during an interview at his Nairobi office on June 9, 2026." In life, you wish to see what is coming to you, which has nothing to do with where you…...

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > economy > budget-key-policy-pronouncements-by-mbadi-5492622

Budget: Key policy pronouncements by Mbadi - highlights

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (51+ words) Business Daily Treasury Cabinet Secretary'John Mbadi presents the Budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year in Parliament on June 11, 2026.' National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi presented the Sh4. 82 trillion budget for the financial year 2026/27 in Parliament on Thursday afternoon....

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > corporate > companies > agricultural-insurance-to-be-offered-separately-amid-rising-climate-risks-5493290

Agricultural insurance to be offered separately amid rising climate risks

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (383+ words) The government has proposed a major overhaul of Kenya's agricultural insurance market by creating a standalone class of underwriting business targeting risks unique to the farming sector. In his budget speech, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi announced that the government…...

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businessdailyafrica. com > bd > economy > state-turns-to-private-capital-in-sh647bn-infrastructure-5493280

State turns to private capital in Sh647bn infrastructure push ahead of 2027 elections

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (661+ words) Dualing of the Sh200 billion Rironi-Mau Summit highway project ongoing at Manguo Swamp near Limuru junction on December 15, 2025. President William Ruto's administration has unveiled an ambitious infrastructure programme in its final budget before next year's general election, betting on private capital…...

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