PROFILE: Eunice Kilonzo, a multi-faceted storyteller leading teams to excellence

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Eunice Kilonzo is a nine time-award winning storyteller and journalist with extensive hands-on experience in o...

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Medic moves to court over Uhuru’s directive on car grant for MCAs

By Dzuya Walter,

A surgeon has moved to court to challenge the Ksh. 4.5billion car grant that was to be given to Members of County Assemblies. According to Dr. Maga...

BBI , car grant , MCAs

Equity BCDC unveils new identity in DRC

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC) has launched its new identity following the successful merger of Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Co...

Equity BCDC

Safaricom shrugs virus concerns to declare Ksh.18B shareholder pay

By Kepha Muiruri,

Leading telecom operator Safaricom has shrugged off virus concerns on operations to approve a Ksh.18.03 billion half year dividend pay out to sharehol...

coronavirus , Safaricom

NSE investors take profit positions ahead of 2020 results

By Kepha Muiruri,

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) investors are moving to take up profit taking positions ahead of the release of 2020 full year financial results. ...

dividends , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Equity Afia opens two new medical centres in Matuu, Kisii

By Citizen Reporter,

At least 1.3 million Kenyans in Machakos and Kisii counties will now have access to quality and affordable healthcare services from the newly opened E...

Equity Afia

Uhuru warns of ‘cunning politicians’ opposing BBI

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has advised Kenyans to be wary of politicians opposed to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process saying they are not be...

BBI , Uhuru

Contrasting starts for GSU, Prisons as KVF season gets underway

By Stanley Mativo,

The Kenya men's volleyball titans General Service Unit (GSU) got their season underway in an unusually sluggish manner for their standards but still m...

The powerful duality of Kamala Harris’ ascent

By CNN,

Two weeks after a deadly insurrection put on display the White outrage that threatens the country's multiracial democracy, a dramatically different sc...

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NSE seeks lift from 2020 bear run as trading resumes

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will be hoping for a lift in 2021 with trading resuming for the New Year on Monday. Among key remedial measur...

bulls & bears , COVID-19 , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Equity Group Holdings to merge with Banque commerciale du Congo

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Group holdings Plc (EGH) has received regulatory approval to merge Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and BCDC to form a new bank. Going forward, the n...

Banque commerciale du Congo , Equity

PROFILE: TI Kenya boss Sheila Masinde going the extra mile

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange The spotlight today is on Sheila Masinde, the Executive Director of Transparency International, Kenya. Well, I heard of Sheil...

sheila masinde , Transparency international

Equity Group appoints Christopher Newson as non-executive board director

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Christopher Newson as a Non-Executive Director to its Board. Christopher is a career ban...

Equity Group

Kibera public space project among five finalists for Ksh.27M Climate/Equity Prize

By Citizen Reporter,

Five projects have been announced as finalists for the 2020-2021 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities for showing how cities can address both climate chan...

DistritoTec , Kibera Public Space Project , WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

Bamburi signs up to implement women’s empowerment principles

By Citizen Reporter,

Bamburi Cement Group Managing Director Seddiq Hassani has signed the CEO statement of support for the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) to symbo...

Bamburi Cement , Equileap , Seddiq Hassani , Women’s Empowerment Principles

Biden picks Dr. Fauci as chief medical adviser on COVID-19

By VOA,

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden picked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, as his chief medical adviser on COVID-19. B...

Biden , coronavirus , fauci

I&M shareholders approve buyout of Ugandan bank

By Kepha Muiruri,

I&M Holdings Plc has obtained shareholders’ approval to acquire a 90 per cent controlling stake in Orient Bank Limited, Uganda. The nod suppo...

I&M bank

Women left out as news sources, newsroom leadership still ‘reserved’ for men: study

By VOA,

A new study into the representation of women in media says news organizations should do more to include female perspectives. The first step to achi...

Female Journalists , MCK , Women in news

Centum sinks into a Ksh.2 billion half-year loss

By Kepha Muiruri,

Investment firm Centum Group has sunk into a Ksh.2 billion loss in six months of operations to September 30 from a profit of Ksh.6.8 billion at the sa...

Centum Investment

Coronavirus vaccines no shot in the arm yet for emerging markets

By Reuters,

Emerging markets have surged on the prospect that coronavirus vaccines will become widely available soon, but analysts think the rally is overplayed g...

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