Big businesses which closed shop in 2023

Several companies closed shops in Kenya in 2023, with each company quoting different reasons for their exit. However, most have cited difficult operating environments and reduced cashflows as major reasons for their exit from the Kenyan market. Here’s a list of companies which have closed shop or exited the Kenyan market in 2023: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) […]

LENY: Vaccine will boost fight against malaria

Alberto Leny The selection of Kenya to participate in the pilot phase of the first malaria vaccine by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will go a long way in combating one Africa’s biggest disease burdens. Although preventable and curable, an estimated 429,000 people across the world die of malaria every year. The malaria vaccine has […]