KQ’s NSE trading suspension extended for a further six months

By Kepha Muiruri,

The suspension of Kenya Airways (KQ) shares from trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has been extended for a further six months effective...

CMA , Kenya Airways , nse

Open Letter from women of Kenya to Chief Justice David Maraga

By Guest Writer,

We, the undersigned women, women associations, women's rights organisations and gender equality advocates in Kenya, being representatives of women in ...

Maraga , Two Thirds Gender Principle

COVID-19 sets the stage for accelerated bank mergers and acquisitions

By Kepha Muiruri,

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to trigger a new run of mergers and acquisitions (M&As’) as Kenya’s banking industry shifts under the weight...

banking in Kenya , Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , COVID-19 , mergers and acquisitions

Top Jubilee officials fingered in controversial medical kits project

By Edwin Obuya,

Top officials in the Jubilee Government are on the limelight for reportedly bungling the Managed Equipment Service MES project. In a damning report...

MES project

Newcastle sign England striker Wilson

By Agencies,

Newcastle United have signed England striker Callum Wilson on a four-year-deal from Bournemouth for about £20m. The 28-year-old, who has four Engl...

Bournemouth , Callum Wilson , Newcastle United , Signed England striker

“I would serve in the interests of justice as a witness in Omwenga’s murder,’ Chris Obure says

By Dzuya Walter,

High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi has deffered the plea taking of Businessman Chris Obure and his bodyguard to Wednesday this week. Obure who was set to...

Kevin Omwenga

American Dream; tale of Irene Were, a budding Kenyan basketball talent

By Dennis Kamariki,

Here and There, by  Dennis Kamariki For basketball prodigy Irene Were, the stars have aligned and she could be the biggest thing in the game. Las...

Butere Girls High School , Irene Were , National Basketball Association (NBA) , Norfolk Christian High Schoo , Urban Discovery Ministries (UDM)

Mshwari and Fuliza lead as SMEs top loan providers

By Kepha Muiruri,

KCB and NCBA backed Mshwari and Fuliza have been established as the most accessed mobile credit providers by Kenya’s small and medium enterprises (S...

fuliza , mshwari , SMEs in Kenya , Viffa Consult

COVID-19 in children: Study suggests they can carry virus in respiratory tract for weeks

By CNN,

Children can carry coronavirus in their noses and throats for weeks even if they don't show any symptoms, which might explain how the virus can spread...

coronavirus , magoha , schools

Mmbone: Kenyan star chasing pro-basketball dream in USA

By Dennis Kamariki,

Court Stuff by Dennis Kamariki When Michelle Mmbone Luhunga got the chance to study at Tigoi Girls in 2018, she knew she thought she had landed exact...

Irene Were , Michelle Mmbone Luhunga

BWIRE: Time to focus on high cost of content production

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire One of the issues coming out during this COVID-19 pandemic is that the cost of doing media business in Kenya is very high; especial...

OPINION: A wasted Damascus moment? Why the window for electoral reforms is fast closing in

By Guest Writer,

When the Supreme Court of Kenya returned its verdict on the August 8, 2017 elections, there was a general feeling that we had arrived at our road to D...

BBI , Chebukati , Chiloba , IEBC , Issack Hassan , raila , ruto

Equity Group half-year profit falls by 24pc from higher costs to cover loan defaults

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Group Holdings PLC (EGH) has announced its half year results for the period ended June 30, 2020 reflecting a 24% decline in profitability. P...

Equity , half year profit , James Mwangi

Newcastle in takeover talks with Singapore investors

By Reuters,

English Premier League club Newcastle United has held talks with the Bellagraph Nova Group (BNG) group over a possible takeover bid, the Singapore-bac...

Bellagraph Nova Group (BNG) , English Premier League , Newcastle , Singapore

Newcastle takeover collapsed as Saudi consortium declined arbitration offer

By Reuters,

The proposed takeover of Newcastle United by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium collapsed after the group declined to take up the Premier League’s of...

Newcastle , Premier League , Saudi consortium , Takeover

COVID-19: Banks expected to further slash shareholder pay

By Kepha Muiruri,

Commercial banks are expected to slash their payment to shareholders further as earnings take a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. Registering negativ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , KBA , loans

Ksh.7B for private schools as uncertainty persists over reopening

By Faizal Ahmed,

3000 private schools are set to benefit from a Ksh.7billion concessional loan from the government to support infrastructural development in readiness ...

coronavirus , magoha , Private schools

Leopards court Homeboyz man Thiong’o, Wazito’s Masika

By Joseph Saasia,

Kenyan Premier League (KPL) giants AFC Leopards hope to bolster their playing unit by roping in some three players. The primary targets are Kakameg...

AFC Leopards , Derrick Otanga , Musa Masika , Peter Thiong'o , Sign three players

Newcastle fans demand answers after Saudi bid collapses

By Reuters,

Newcastle United fans say they have been treated with contempt after a 300 million-pound takeover bid from a Saudi-backed consortium collapsed on Thur...

Newcastle United

Saudi consortium pulls out of bid for Newcastle

By Reuters,

The proposed takeover of Premier League club Newcastle United by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium collapsed after the group announced on Thursday the...

Newcastle United , Saudi Arabia