How to do your due diligence when buying land

By Citizen Reporter,

If you are contemplating buying land, the first question you are probably asking yourself is where do I purchase the parcel? And how do I know I’m n...

Centum Real Estate , Green Card , land , Ministry of Land

Zep-Re earnings drop to Ksh.1B on rising insurance claims

By Kepha Muiruri,

Regional re-insurer Zep-Re has booked a Ksh.1 billion (USD10.1 million) profit for the year ended December 31, 2018, representing a 58 percent dip in ...

Hope Murera , Insurance in Kenya , Zep-Re

Tatu City shareholder appointed as Trump advisor on Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

Frank Mosier, the chairman of Rendeavour, the owner and developer of the Tatu City Special Economic Zone in Kiambu County, has been named to a special...

Frank Mosier , Tatu City

How the rate cap sparked change to an ‘indisciplined’ financial sector

By Kepha Muiruri,

The interest rate cap has brought a substantial level of positive change to the financial sector this in spite of its well documented regressive effec...

Central Bank of Kenya , interest rate cap law , Jude Njomo , Kenya Bankers Association , National Treasury

National Assembly now wants Kenya Airways nationalised

By Faizal Ahmed,

The National Assembly's Transport Committee has shot down the proposed take over of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by national carrier Kenya Airw...

jkia , Kenya Airways , National Assembly

Demonetization effects filter into value of Kenyan shilling

By Kepha Muiruri,

The value of the Kenyan shilling has continued its recent slide against the US dollar breaching the Ksh.102 mark for only a second time this year, sig...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , demonetization , kenyan shilling , patrick njoroge

National Bank postpones key vote on takeover by KCB

By Kepha Muiruri,

The board of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) postponed the key vote on the lender’s proposed takeover by KCB Group on Friday. This as the bank�...

Government bond M-Akiba offering slides to 75 percent

By Kepha Muiruri,

M-Akiba, Treasury’s mobile traded bond, has hit a subscription rate of 75 percent to register a Ksh.187.5million uptake at close of sale on Friday. ...

m-akiba

Nairobi’s own revenue system opens to a false-start

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi County Government's self-initiated fears on the collapse of its new revenue management system were realised on Monday as a majority of mot...

JamboPay , Mike Sonko , nairobi county

Digital lenders form self-regulating alliance amid public backlash

By Kepha Muiruri,

Twelve of the estimated 500 digital lenders in Kenya have launched the Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK), a self-regulating alliance incorpo...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) , digital lending apps , Dr. Patrick Njoroge , Robert Masinde.

Uhuru reappoints Patrick Njoroge as CBK Governor

By Wangui Ngechu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has re-appointed Dr. Patrick Njoroge as Central Bank of Kenya Governor for another four year term. In a special gazette no...

CBK , Central Bank of Kenya , chase bank , Credit Referencing Bureaus (CRBs) , Dr. Patrick Njoroge , dubai , imperial bank , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Prof Njuguna Ndung'u

Flying-V to carry passengers in its wings

By CNN,

The development of a V-shaped, fuel-efficient airplane design known as the Flying-V is getting a boost with the announcement that Dutch national carri...

Flying-V , KLM Royal Dutch Airlines , TU Delft

CBK to mop up 217.6 million old series Ksh.1000 notes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicates that there are 217.6 million old-series Ksh. 1000 notes in circulation today, a pivotal figure to ...

Central Bank , New currency , patrick njoroge

CBK: Kenya needs to reorganize debt as room for borrowing has shrunk

By Reuters,

Kenya’s headroom for new borrowing has shrunk since it tapped the Eurobond market this month and it is time for the country to begin reorganizing it...

CBK Governor Dr. Patrick Njoroge , Kenya debt

Boeing 737 MAX jets needs 150 hours of work before flying again

By Reuters,

Once regulators approve Boeing Co’s grounded 737 MAX jets for flight, each aircraft will likely require between 100 and 150 hours of preparation bef...

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Safaricom, Vodacom plan Ksh.1B purchase of M-Pesa rights from Vodafone

By Reuters,

Kenya’s Safaricom will start a joint venture with Vodacom to acquire the intellectual property rights to the popular M-Pesa mobile financial service...

Safaricom , Vodacom

Cheap homes to shakeup housing market

By Kepha Muiruri,

The fruition of the government backed cheap homes initiative is expected to create a radical shift in the housing market, this as the sector on boards...

affordable housing , Jared Osoro , KBA-HPI , KMRC

Planned Ksh.1T Tanzania port backed by China stalls: official

By Reuters,

A planned $10 billion (Ksh.1trillion) Tanzania port project backed by China has hit an impasse, with the two sides disagreeing on terms of the infrast...

Tanzania Ports Authority

‘If it comes, it comes’ – CBK Governor dismisses queries on his succession

By Kepha Muiruri,

Central Bank Governor Patrick Njoroge has shrugged off queries around his tenure which is set to end on June 19 this year. Addressing a press confe...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , patrick njoroge

Choppies Supermarkets corporate troubles hit Kenyan operations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Choppies Supermarkets could be on the brink of turmoil as ongoing corporate troubles in its home country of Botswana takes a hit at its Kenyan operati...

Choppies Supermarket , Ramachandran Ottapathu