Absa half-year profit falls to Ksh.589 million from Ksh.3.9 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Absa Bank Kenya has announced an 85 percent slide in half year profit to Ksh.589 million from Ksh.3.9 billion last year. The sharp decline in earni...

Absa Bank Kenya PLC , Jeremy Awori

The money trail: How jailed Sirisia MP John Waluke distributed Ksh.297M in two days

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The sentencing of Sirisia Member of Parliament (MP) John Koyi Waluke to 10 years in prison or pay a fine of close to Ksh.1 billion for defrauding a St...

John Waluke , NCPB

Absa quarterly profit rises to Ksh.2 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Absa Group has posted a 5.3 percent growth in net profit for the first three months of the year to Ksh.2 billion from Ksh.1.9 billion in March 2019. ...

ABSA Kenya

Kitui priest who defied quarantine order transferred to Mbagathi Hospital with coronavirus-like symptoms

By Jackson Muli,

A Kitui County Catholic priest, Father Nicholas Maanzo who had returned to the country from Ireland via Italy has been transferred to the Mbagathi Hos...

coronavirus , kitui catholic priest

Coronavirus: Catholic priest spotted at Kitui supermarket, ATM after returning from Italy

By Shadrack Ilava,

A Catholic priest from Kitui County, who returned to the country on Monday, March 23 was on Tuesday night spotted at a supermarket in Kitui town befor...

Absa posts Ksh.8.5 billion normalized 2019 profit

By Kepha Muiruri,

Absa Bank Kenya has reported a normalized Ksh.8.5 billion profit after tax for the period ending December 31, 2019 on the back of higher operating inc...

Absa Bank Kenya PLC , Jeremy Awori

Absa Bank: Mobile banking app Timiza used by almost 5M customers

By Reuters,

Kenya’s Absa Bank has moved most of its customers onto its mobile banking platform, which it sees as a major driver for future growth, chief executi...

Absa

Boost as Absa injects 75m in Kenya Open

By Harold Odoro,

The Absa Bank Limited (Formerly Barclays Bank) has on Tuesday pumped Sh. 75 million into the Magical Kenya Open set for 12-15 of March. The event w...

Absa eyes SMEs in strategy overhaul

By Kepha Muiruri,

Absa Bank Kenya, formerly Barclays, is set to cast its net wider to the expansive MSME sector as the lender overhauls its strategy following the round...

Absa Bank , barclays , SME

Barclays officially re-brands to Absa

By Kepha Muiruri,

Barclays Bank Kenya has completed its transition into Absa Bank Kenya PLC following its capture of requisite regulatory approval from the pair of the ...

Absa Bank Kenya PLC , Jeremy Awori

Barclays rolls out vertical cards in run up to Absa switch

By Kepha Muiruri,

Barclays Bank has unveiled vertical debit and credit cards to its customers as part of its innovative switch ahead of its transition into Absa later i...

Absa , Barclays Bank Kenya (BBK) , Jeremy Awori

CBK expected to hold its base lending rate

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is expected by large to hold its base lending rate at 8.5 percent in observation of the translation of its last policy...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR)

Banks share prices set for correction

By Kepha Muiruri,

Listed commercial banks share prices are set to re-adjust downwards in the near term as the market absorbs shocks emanating from observed investor ove...

banks , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Bank stocks set to drive NSE Bull Run

By Kepha Muiruri,

The large capped banking sector stocks are set to drive the recovery in stock valuations at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) with analysts holdin...

Kenyan banks , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) , NASI

Indiza leads team to Muthaiga victory

By Citizen Reporter,

Dismas Indiza played a round of 36, to lead his team of Paul Gondi, Jacob Gathecha and Henry Njoroge to victory at the Muthaiga Safari Tour ProAm, on ...

Dismas Indiza , Muthaiga Safari Tour ProAm

Greg Snow reclaims the lead

By Agencies,

Muthaiga Golf Club's Greg Snow, played a round of par, to maintain his aggregate score at 4-under par, 212 and open a two stroke lead heading into the...

Greg Snow , Muthaiga Golf Club , Thika Greens Golf Resort

Former rugby star Asego wins Thika Greens Safari Tour Pro-Am

By Agencies,

Former Kenya sevens rugby international, Lavin Asego, emerged the overall winner of the Pro-Am event for the seventh leg of the 2019/20 Safari tour le...

Lavin Asego , Pro-Am , Thika Greens , WIN

Nairobi Hospital blasted over new Board

By Duncan Mutwiri,

An all male Board announced by the Nairobi Hospital on Friday saw Kenyans express outrage and disappointment over lack of gender balance. The new B...

Equileap , gender equality , Nairobi Hospital.

Public Relations firms feted at 2019 PRSK awards

By Citizen Reporter,

The Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) on November 22, 2019 recognised and awarded excellent Public Relations campaigns during the Awards for Ex...

Dr. Wilfred Marube , Juma Asiago , PRSK Awards

Barclays Bank’s Absa transition costs hit Ksh.910 million

By Kepha Muiruri,

Barclays Bank Kenya transition costs into the Absa brand have hit Ksh.910.3 milion in nine months to September 30 to weigh down on the lender’s net ...

Absa , Barclays Bank Kenya (BBK)