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Kenya’s Concert Culture Rebounds, Sales Set to Grow by 2.1% Annually -PWC Outlook

Kenya’s Concert Culture Rebounds, Sales Set to Grow by 2.1% Annually -PWC Outlook

Kenya’s live music economy is staging a strong comeback, in tandem with the broader rebound of Africa’s entertainment scene and the return of audiences to in-person events.

Blankets & Wine Denies Receiving Summons From Competition Watchdog Amid Fan Backlash

Blankets & Wine Denies Receiving Summons From Competition Watchdog Amid Fan Backlash

Blankets & Wine has denied receiving any formal notice from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) following media reports

Kenya’s Hospitality Growth Slows in 2025, But Sector Still Attractive

Kenya’s Hospitality Growth Slows in 2025, But Sector Still Attractive

Kenya’s hospitality sector recorded 4.1% growth in the first quarter of 2025, a sharp slowdown from the 38.1% surge in the same period last year, in what industry analysts say is a [...]

Serena Hotels Swings to KSh 16Mn Loss in H1 2025 on Weak Margins, FX Impact

Serena Hotels Swings to KSh 16Mn Loss in H1 2025 on Weak Margins, FX Impact

TPS Eastern Africa Plc, the parent of Serena Hotels, has reported a KSh 16 million loss after tax for the six months ended June 30, 2025, reversing a KSh 696 [...]

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Narok Court Declines to Halt Ritz-Carlton Opening

Narok Court Declines to Halt Ritz-Carlton Opening

A Narok environmental and land court has declined to halt the opening of The Ritz-Carlton Maasai Mara Safari Camp. According to several sources in the Narok hospitality industry who requested [...]

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Legacy or Liability? Putting Kenya’s CHAN 2024 Moment Under the Lens

Legacy or Liability? Putting Kenya’s CHAN 2024 Moment Under the Lens

CHAN 2024 is underway, and Kenya is in the continental spotlight. The government has sold it as a once-in-a-generation chance to inject billions into the economy, boost sports tourism, and [...]

First Ritz-Carlton Safari Lodge in Africa to Open in the Maasai Mara

First Ritz-Carlton Safari Lodge in Africa to Open in the Maasai Mara

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Paying the Wild Price: KWS Seeks to Raise Park Fees after 18 Years

Paying the Wild Price: KWS Seeks to Raise Park Fees after 18 Years

Kenya to Raise Minimum Capital for Betting Firms from KSh 250k to KSh 100mn

Kenya to Raise Minimum Capital for Betting Firms from KSh 250k to KSh 100mn

Kenya is preparing to impose a KSh 100 million capital requirement on online betting operators after the Senate approved the final version of the Gambling Control Bill, marking the end [...]

Zanzibar, Bali, and the Real Test of Tourism: Who Owns the Upside?

Zanzibar, Bali, and the Real Test of Tourism: Who Owns the Upside?

How one island built a global tourism brand and why Africa must go further by building inclusive prosperity. Bali and Zanzibar are two of the most naturally and culturally gifted [...]

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A Taste of Ambition as South African Winemakers Seduce Nairobi's Middle Class

A Taste of Ambition as South African Winemakers Seduce Nairobi's Middle Class

It is undeniable that Nairobi loves to drink. The city lifts its glasses with the zeal of a place forever toasting something. Birthdays, promotions, resignations, long weekends, and short marriages. [...]

Kenya Airways and Visa Partner on Co-Branded Cards in Push for Digital Travel Payments

Kenya Airways and Visa Partner on Co-Branded Cards in Push for Digital Travel Payments

Visa and Kenya Airways have announced a strategic partnership to launch co-branded credit and debit cards, a move aimed at deepening digital payment adoption in the airline sector and offering [...]

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