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Broke at 60: Why most workers beg in retirement

Only 29 per cent of Kenyan workers feel prepared for retirement, with family expenses, debt and irregular incomes undermining savings.
By Brian Ngugi 2026-10-20 08:30:00
COB is rolling out an IFMIS system to automate salary payments and statutory deductions as counties face Sh100.44 billion in outstanding salary claims and unremitted deductions.
By James Wanzala 2026-10-13 15:47:34
Despite Kenya’s renewable-powered electricity grid, most households still rely on firewood and charcoal due to the high cost of clean cooking alternatives.
By Macharia Kamau 2026-10-13 09:00:00
Standard Chartered is shifting towards wealthy clients and digital banking, with branch closures and a shrinking market share pushing it into CBK’s tier-two category.
By Graham Kajilwa 2026-10-13 08:30:00
Base Titanium mining operations appear to have done little for the local community despite the billions the government received in taxes and royalties.
By Macharia Kamau 2026-10-06 06:00:00
Kenyans will continue grappling with the high tax regime as the government continues pledging future tax collections to lenders in return for new off-balance-sheet loans.
By Macharia Kamau 2026-10-06 06:00:00
Public financial management is important because it determines how tax revenue is turned into clinics, roads and schools.
By Joackim Bwana 2026-10-06 00:00:00
Parliament is questioning EADB's regulation, immunity and dealings involving Kenyan public funds, while the courts continue to grapple with challenges to the legal framework governing its operations.
By Francis Ontomwa 2026-09-29 08:00:00
Mobile money transactions dipped 30 per cent in 2025 as more Kenyans embraced alternative media away from the traditional agency-facilitated channels to pay for goods and services.
By Graham Kajilwa 2026-09-29 08:00:00
Corporate dispute between businessmen Nedim Mohamed and Abdulkarim Saleh Muhsin, whose former business partnership involved properties collectively estimated at more than Sh5 billion.
By Kamau Muthoni 2026-09-29 08:00:00
Kenya’s economic growth is trailing its East African peers, raising questions about why the region’s largest economy has struggled to keep pace.
By Graham Kajilwa 2026-09-22 08:00:00
Kenya's financial sector is targeting a slice of the rapidly growing $6 trillion (Sh780 trillion) global Islamic finance market.
By Raymond Muthee 2026-09-22 08:00:00