Dr. Benson Irungu Wairegi to retire as Britam MD

By Citizen Reporter,

Dr. Benson Irungu Wairegi is set to retire as Britam Holdings Plc Group Managing Director effective 31st January 2021. Company chairman Andrew Holl...

Britam , wairegi

Vivo Energy Kenya retains market leadership amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in the country has maintained its market leadership, la...

vivo energy kenya

Nairobi Business Ventures picks new managers after buyout

By Kepha Muiruri,

The board of the troubled Nairobi Business Ventures (NBV) Limited has picked a new executive team to steady its ship following the company’s buyout ...

Nairobi Business Ventures

Governors oppose proposed tea sector reforms, threaten to move to court

By Kepha Muiruri,

Governors from tea growing areas have rejected new sector proposals by the Ministry of Agriculture lamenting the side-lining of the devolved units in ...

Council of Governors (CoG) , Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) , Peter Munya , Tea

Joe Muganda resigns from Vivo Energy as Peter Murungi takes over

By Imani Mitchelle,

Vivo Energy Kenya has announced that Peter Murungi will take over from Joe Muganda as the new Managing Director. Also Read: Nation Media CEO resign...

igathe , muganda , Vivo Energy

‘CRB should stop listing individuals over Ksh.100 debt ’- Olaka

By Kepha Muiruri,

Commercial banks have welcomed the ongoing conversation to review the law governing Credit Referencing Bureaus (CRBs), highlighting on gross inconsist...

CBK , CRBs , Habil Olaka , Kenya Bankers Association , Metropol , patrick njoroge

Blurred credit information a weakness to digital lending

By Kepha Muiruri,

The employment of mobile applications in the issuance of credit in the country has grown from a relatively non-existent position to become central to ...

CBK , Credit Referencing Bureaus (CRBs) , digital lending , Fintech , tala

Firms forecast to cut more jobs as rate-caps persist

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyan firms are expected to lay-off more employees in the New Year, this as most of the companies remain focused on a cost consolidation path to weat...

Cytonn Investments , Elizabeth Irungu , ICEA Lion Asset Management , Judd Murigi

Tuskys out to defend retail turf

By Dennis Otieno,

A local retailer has set out to defend its turf in the wake of international chains flexing their financial muscle to snap up key outlets. While do...

Carrefour , Competition , Dan Githua , Merger , nakumatt , retail sector , turf , Tuskys , uchumi

Businesses prepare for short-term slowdown amid fresh elections

By Reuters,

It's much easier to snag a seat in Nairobi's popular Strollers bar these days - a problem that manager Stephen Ngatia partly blames on Kenyan consumer...

ARM cement , business , economic slow down , elections , Irungu Nyakera , KEPSA , raila odinga , Retail Trade Association of Kenya , State Department of Planning , supreme court , Trade , Uhuru kenyatta

SGR completion on schedule

By PSCU,

Construction of phase one of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is on course with the first train set to run from Mombasa to Nairobi on schedule on June...

Chen Yun , china , China Communications Construction Company , civil works , James Macharia , Ministry of Transport , President Lu Shan , second phase of the project , SGR , Standard Gauge Railway , stations , technicians , trains , transport

Uber office remains closed, as drivers’ protest turns hostile

By Citizen,

Taxi hailing service Uber was on Thursday forced to temporarily shut its Nairobi office as a planned protest turned ugly earlier today. Reports ind...

business , charge per kilometre , disruption , Drivers , Irungu Nyakera , price cut , protest , radical changes , revenue share , revenue share structure , taxi hailing app , transport , uber , Uber Kenya staff stayed away from the office , work

Govt. to upgrade JKIA terminals in modernization drive

By Patrick Igunza,

The government has hired a team of consultants to upgrade airport terminals at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to handle both arriving ...

air travelers , airlines , commercialize airports , jkia , Jomo Kenyatta International Airport , Jonny Andersen , KAA , Kenya Airways , Ministry of Transport , runway , second runway , Sky Team , transit passengers , Transport Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera

Cheaper power in the offing as KETRACO secures Tanzania power line contractor

By Noah Kuto,

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has awarded the contract for the Kenya, Tanzania interconnector transmission line to the North Ch...

African Development Bank , Fernandez Barasa , Kenya Tanzania interconnector , KETRACO , power pool , power trade , south africa , Tanzania , transmission lines

Kenya re-elected to UN aviation body

By Noah Kuto,

Kenya has been re-elected to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council. This will be Kenya’s third consecutive term on the United ...

civial aviation , ICAO , Irungu Nyakera , KCAA , kenya , UN

IN PICTURES: The grand unveiling of Tecno Phantom 6 and 6+

By Wangui Ngechu,

Mobile giant, Tecno, launched its latest flagship duo, Tecno Phantom 6 and Tecno Phantom 6+.   In an event graced by top electronic he...

Armani Hotel , Burj Khalif , launch , Tecno , Tecno Phantom 6 , Tecno Phantom 6 plus

Nairobi- Naivasha SGR extension to start in September

By Sofia Ali,

The Transport Ministry has clarified that the second phase of the standard gauge railway (SGR) is yet to start despite revelations that the contractor...

CRBC , EXIM Bank China , Irungu Nyakera , Ministry of Transport , NAIVASHA , SGR

Shoe vendor Kshoes to list on the GEMS market

By Michael Karanja,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange is set to have a new trading counter, with shoe vendor Nairobi Business Ventures (NBV) set to list on June 21. NBV,...

SGR construction to be complete by December

By Michael Karanja,

The construction of the Mombasa, Nairobi line of the standard gauge railway is expected to be complete by December, the Transport Ministry has announc...