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Elijah Ntongai

Kenya, Nairobi

News Editor at Tuko

MCK accredited Journalist. Business editor @Tuko_co_ke. https://t.co/rzhtS4HX79

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  • Loan apps: CBK issues new licences to 41 digital lenders, shares their names

    2 weeks ago | tuko.co.ke | Elijah Ntongai

    The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has updated the directory of digital credit providers licensed to operate in the country as of June 5, 2025. TABLE OF CONTENTSDigital lending in Kenya has evolved into a burgeoning ecosystem of 126 licensed digital credit providers (DCPs).

  • Bei ndogo: 20 cheapest electric cars in Kenya after KRA's 2025 tax, price update

    2 weeks ago | tuko.co.ke | Elijah Ntongai

    Kenya has experienced increased adoption of electric vehicles not only for personal use but also within the public transport sector, thanks to deliberate government tax incentives Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will implement an updated Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) list on July 1, 2025 The top 20 lowest-priced electric cars in Kenya include models from Toyota, Dongfeng, Peugeot, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Neta, and Vauxhall, among others Don't miss out! Join Tuko.co.ke Sports News channel on...

  • Central Bank of Kenya Raises KSh 57 Billion in Oversubscribed June Bills Sale

    2 weeks ago | tuko.co.ke | Elijah Ntongai

    The CBK raised KSh 57.39 billion in its Treasury bills auction on June 6, 2025, significantly surpassing its KSh 24 billion target The 364-day Treasury bill was the most oversubscribed, attracting KSh 43 billion in bids against a KSh 10 billion offer, with CBK accepting KSh 32.13 billion Interest rates for all tenors slightly declined, with the 91-day bill falling to 8.2816%, the 182-day to 8.5433%, and the 364-day to 9.9985% Elijah Ntongai, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has over four years of...

  • Kenyan Phone Prices to Increase under Finance Bill 2025 Tax Proposal, M-Kopa Warns MPs

    3 weeks ago | tuko.co.ke | Elijah Ntongai

    Local smartphone assembler M-Kopa has raised alarm over a proposed tax amendment in the Finance Bill 2025. M-Kopa warned that it could reverse recent gains in the affordability and uptake of locally assembled mobile phones. While making submissions before a section of the National Assembly Finance Committee sitting at Kiambu National Polytechnic, M-Kopa strongly opposed the proposed changes to paragraph 158 of the VAT Act under Section A, Part 1 of the First Schedule.

  • List of 49 Money Market Funds in Kenya, their Performance and Market Share in 2025 Q1

    3 weeks ago | tuko.co.ke | Elijah Ntongai

    Kenya’s Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) recorded a robust 28% growth in assets under management (AUM) in the first quarter of 2025. TABLE OF CONTENTSAccording to the latest report by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the total assets held in CIS rose to KSh 496.2 billion as of March 31, up from KSh 389.2 billion in December 2024.

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