Kenya Roads Board Levy, Roads Annuity Programme and the Public-Private Partnership Toll Road Framework: How Kenyan Highways Get Built and Maintained
Kenyan roads are financed through a layered model of RMLF, Treasury allocations, donor loans, the Roads Annuity Programme and PPP tolling. A complete guide.
Land Rates Under the National Rating Act in Kenya 2026: Nairobi's New Structure, County Compliance and What Property Owners Must Pay
The National Rating Act, 2024 took effect on 24 December 2024 and gives the 47 county governments a 24-month window to align their local rating laws. Nairobi began enforcing new land rate charges and penalties from 1 January 2026 after the waiver period expired. This article explains the new framework, the bands, the dispute mechanism and what property owners need to do.
Nairobi as Africa's Business Hub: Why Multinational Corporations Choose Kenya's Capital as Their Regional Headquarters
Nairobi has established itself as one of Africa's most important business cities, serving as the regional headquarters for multinational corporations, the hub for international organizations, and the ...
Medical Tourism in Kenya: Why Patients from Across Africa Choose Nairobi for Specialized Healthcare
Kenya has emerged as one of Africa's leading medical tourism destinations, with patients from across the continent and beyond choosing Nairobi's specialized hospitals for healthcare services ranging f...
Urban Agriculture in Nairobi: How City Farmers Are Feeding Communities and Building Sustainable Livelihoods
Urban agriculture has quietly become one of the most important features of Nairobi's food system, with hundreds of thousands of city residents growing crops and keeping livestock to feed their familie...
Nairobi's Matatu Culture: Art, Music, Innovation, and the Soul of Kenya's Public Transport
Nairobi's matatu culture is one of the most distinctive and creative urban cultural phenomena in Africa, transforming the mundane necessity of public transport into a vibrant expression of art, music,...
Nairobi Metropolitan Services: Urban Governance, Infrastructure, and the Future of East Africa's Largest City
Nairobi stands at a crossroads between its identity as Africa's most dynamic and innovative city and the infrastructure, governance, and service delivery challenges that threaten to undermine its liva...
Nairobi as a Regional Hub: Why Multinational Companies Choose Kenya's Capital as Their African Base
Nairobi has established itself as one of Africa's premier business hubs, hosting regional headquarters for hundreds of multinational corporations from Google to Visa, one of only four global UN headqu...
Kenya's Coffee Industry: From World-Famous Beans to the Fight for Fair Farmer Prices
Kenya's coffee, renowned for its bright acidity and complex flavor profile, commands premium prices on the world market yet production has declined from over 130,000 tonnes at its peak to under 50,000...