International oil prices remained volatile during the week ending on March 12, 2026 as revealed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) in it’s weekly report. CBK said the prices of oil increased from $76.25 (Ksh 9862.94) on March 5, 2026 to $92.13 (Ksh 11917.02) “International oil prices remained volatile during the week with Murban
Detectives from the Banking Fraud Investigations Unit (BFIU) arrested TikTok user Maximilian Motara early Tuesday, March 10, 2026, for tearing stacks of Kenyan 100-shilling notes, Kenya’s smallest currency, worth about 77 U.S. cents each. The arrest follows growing concerns from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) about the misuse of currency in viral online trends,
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has approved Safaricom’s plan to mask phone numbers in M-Pesa transactions, a move designed to enhance privacy and align mobile money services with Kenya’s Data Protection Act 2019. The initiative will cover peer-to-peer transfers, PayBill, and Till payments, with the rollout expected in February 2026. Under the new system,