The Mombasa County Government has asked all traders at the Makupa/Majengo Market to vacate the premises within 45 days in order for a new, modern trading center to be built. In a notice to all traders at the market, which has been issued through the Department of Trade, Culture, and Tourism, the County Government has
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,
Oil prices increased by more than 8% on Monday, March 2, 2026, hitting their highest levels in months, after Iran and Israel intensified attacks across the Middle East, damaging tankers and disrupting shipments from one of the world’s most critical energy-producing regions. Futures for Brent crude climbed to an intraday high of Ksh 10,626 per