Telkom, Airtel planned merger collapses

By Kepha Muiruri,

Telkom and Airtel Kenya have mutually agreed to sever their planned merger with Telkom opting for a different strategic direction. The mutual termi...

Airtel-Telkom merger , Mugo Kibati , Safaricom

Artcaffe offers money to creatives after ‘pay with coffee’ offer was blasted by #KOT

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenyan restaurant chain Artcaffe came on the receiving end of heavy online criticism after announcing a competition seeking to reward creative artists...

Artcaffe

Liverpool’s title win a ‘gift that keeps on giving’, says owner Henry

By Reuters,

Nearly 10 years after Fenway Sports Group took over Liverpool, owner John W. Henry said that he could not be prouder of the club after they won their ...

Fenway Sports Group , John W. Henry , Liverpool , Winning title

Tuskys owners give nod to sale of majority stake

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tuskys shareholders have agreed to sell a majority stake of the company and now await the acquisition of an investment suitor. The nod, disclosed i...

Tuskys supermarket

Tuskys scrambles to tap investor to steady ship

By Kepha Muiruri,

The shareholders of Tuskys supermarket are seeking to tap a strategic investor by the end of July in addition to exploring further funding options to ...

Dan Githua , The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) , Tuskys

Struggling Tuskys supermarkets pays suppliers Ksh.2.7B after complaints to CAK

By Faizal Ahmed,

Tuskys supermarkets has paid suppliers Ksh2.7 billion in a bid to beat a regulatory deadline to settle its obligations that had remained outstanding f...

Tuskys

Feds used Instagram posts of private jets and luxury cars to track $41M ‘cyber criminal’ Ray Hushpuppi

By CNN,

Ramon Abbas openly flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets, designer clothes and luxury cars. To his 2.5 million Instagram followers, he went b...

cybercrime , Ramon Abbas , Ray Hushpuppi

‘Adopt a Family’ campaign pairs wealthy with less fortunate during COVID-19 lockdown

By VOA,

In Nairobi's Kibera neighborhood, those who depend on day-to-day wages have been hit hardest by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Wh...

adopt a family , coronavirus , Kibera

Court suspends notice to fill position of Communications Authority Director General

By Dzuya Walter,

The Labour court has suspended a notice to fill the position of Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) director general pending hearing and determinat...

Communications Authority of Kenya , Justice Maureen Onyango

Tuskys in fresh plan to fire staff

By Kepha Muiruri,

Retailer Tuskys is in a fresh plan to fire staff, barely four months since a recent round of layoffs in February. The new layoffs have been disclos...

job cuts , Tuskys

3 more retailers on Gov’t watch as Tuskys stays mute on buyer power abuse

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) says three more retailers are under its watch for delaying payments to suppliers as it rounds off investigati...

retail in Kenya , The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) , Tuskys

Yatani’s normal budget in abnormal circumstances

By Kepha Muiruri,

Drawing from a popular anecdote by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, experts have termed the 2020/21 budget statement as normal in abnormal circu...

2020/2021 budget , CS Ukur Yatani

UhuRuto to share Ksh.41.2M monthly budget, Raila allocated Ksh.50M

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto are expected to share a Ksh.41.2 million slice of the budget as salaries and allowances ove...

Budget day: Inside the 2020/2021 Ksh.2.73 trillion spending plan

By Kepha Muiruri,

The 2020/2021 budget barely differs with its predecessor as the total spend rounds off to Ksh, 2.73 trillion from Ksh.2.78 trillion last year. The ...

2020/2021 budget

Dortmund rout Schalke to close gap on Bayern as Bundesliga returns

By Reuters,

Borussia Dortmund thrashed traditional rivals Schalke 04 4-0 to close the gap on champions and leaders Bayern Munich to one point as the Bundesliga re...

Borussia Dortmund , German Bundesliga , Ruhr derby , Schalke 04

Airtel, Telkom win appeal against CAK merger conditions

By Kepha Muiruri,

Airtel and Telkom Kenya have won their appeal against merger conditions instituted upon them by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK). In its ru...

Airtel-Telkom , Communication Authority of Kenya , Competition Authority of Kenya

Two nurses got married in a church with photos of their loved ones in the pews

By CNN,

Only a handful of people were allowed in the church for Clare and Mel Keefer's wedding because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the couple was still ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , wedding

No kissing the bride as Thika couple holds unusual wedding

By Moses Ngige,

On Monday, Kennedy Muriithi and Pauline Waithira walked down the aisle at the ACK St Andrews Church in Thika. The wedding was unusual from the star...

coronavirus , kenya , Thika , wedding

Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-Pesa promotion ends as winners awarded 16 trucks, tractors

By Sponsored,

Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-Pesa promotion came to a grand draw on March 13, 2020 with 16 lucky customers winning trucks and tractors. The Lipa Na M-Pe...

Lipa na M-Pesa , Safaricom

Kenyan economy braces for impact after first coronavirus case

By Kepha Muiruri,

The local economy is bracing for an unprecedented impact with the first case of the novel coronavirus that was reported on Friday. Economic risks h...

CBK , coronavirus