June 2023

President William Ruto has been receiving an enviable array of foreign dignitaries since his inauguration last September, with most of the visits anchored on diplomatic ties, international cooperation, trade, investment, security, immigration and climate change.

Winds of change are gradually sweeping across the chaotic public transport sector as players embrace electric buses, tuktuks, and boda bodas, which are transforming the industry not only in terms of vehicles used but also practices.

Kenya is pitching to be the preferred business hub for a single market comprising 29 African countries within three trading blocs, which will do business with the European Union (EU) and accelerate economic integration of Eastern and Southern Africa.

The need to grow e-commerce, have safe access to digitised services, curb online fraud, ease identification burden for citizens and help the nation in development planning is making the government develop a digital identity.

Government increases investment in the MSMEs sector to create jobs, support livelihoods and revive the economy whose growth slowed down last year to 4.8 per cent from 7.6 per cent in 2021.