Hope for SMEs as Kenyan banks renew risk appetite

By Kepha Muiruri,

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are set to profit from the greater issuance of credit by commercial banks in 2021 as the lenders expand their thre...

loans , smes

Tuskys in haste to glue creditors to turnaround plan

By Kepha Muiruri,

Besieged retailer Tuskys is in a dash to glue creditors to its turnaround plan ahead of a crucial High Court ruling on a wind up petition on November ...

liquidation , Tuskys

Tuskys Greenspan Mall auction to proceed as planned

By Kepha Muiruri,

Asset management firm ICEA Lion will proceed with the auction of Tuskys assets inside the Greenspan Mall after the retailer failed to honour reschedul...

ICEA Lion Asset Management , Tuskys

Tuskys risks expulsion from Greenspan Mall

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys now risks getting expelled from its store at the Greenspan Mall in Donholm for defaulting on rent. According to a statemen...

Fahari I-REIT , ICEA LION , Tuskys

Capital Markets Authority re-advertises CEO position 8 months after Muthaura’s exit

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has re-advertised the vacancy for Chief Executive Officer eight months after the departure of Paul Muthaura. Th...

Capital Markets Authority , CMA , muthaura

Man using a prosthetic mask stole more than Ksh.10M at casinos, prosecutors say

By CNN,

A prosthetic mask, counterfeit driver's licenses, and personal information obtained on the internet. That's how federal authorities say a Michigan man...

Former CMA Chief Paul Muthaura makes surprise move to ICEA Lion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Former Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Chief Executive Officer Paul Muthaura has been named the new Chief Operating Officer for ICEA Lion general insu...

CMA , ICEA LION , Paul Muthaura

OPINION: Somaliland: Politics against investment

By Citizen Reporter,

Somaliland, a de facto country that has been seeking international recognition and praised for its democratization process, free market based economy,...

Bashe Omar , economy , investment , Politics , Somaliland

Development projects face budget cuts in new austerity measures

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has sacrificed allocations to development projects in the face of counter productive growth in recurrent expenditure and disappointing ...

development expenditure , Kenya's public debt , National Treasury

Experiment on interest rate caps perhaps the worst policy decision in Kenya’s history: study

By Kepha Muiruri,

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) missed out on average Ksh.300 billion in credit/loans from commercial banks on each year that followed the placing...

CBK , ICEA Lion Asset Management , interest rate caps , private sector credit

Kenyans troop to insurance firms for elaborate cancer cover

By Faizal Ahmed,

Insurance firms which introduced a cancer cover that adequately takes care of the expensive treatment are projecting high rates of subscription. Al...

cancer cover , ICEA LION

OPINION: Uhuru’s presidential compassion acts inject hope in times of national gloom

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos If one were to create a great leader from scratch, many would say that the necessary ingredients are leadership, power of pers...

Uhuru kenyatta

Insurer embraces cancer expenses cover, sets Ksh.15M top limit

By Wangui Ngechu,

ICEA Lion Group has introduced a cancer medical cover as Kenyans continue to grapple with increasing costs of treatment. Also Read: Ksh.2.4M in one...

cancer , ICEA

Banks holding more money than ever before as Kenyans suffer empty wallets

By Kepha Muiruri,

Combined, commercial banks are now holding more cash reserves than ever before even as the private sector languishes in a cash-crunch strangle hold. ...

CBK , Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)

Hong Kong protesters return to airport to drum up international support

By VOA,

Thousands of protesters returned to Hong Kong International Airport for the second time in as many weeks Friday to raise global attention to their fig...

Extradition bill , Hong Kong International Airport , Hong Kong Protests

Mauritius Leaks: Kenya should be wary of its interactions with island nation

By Citizen,

By Leonard Wanyama  One fascinating aspect of Kenya’s fight against corruption has been how international dimensions relate to current governmen...

ICIJ , International Consortium of Investigative Journalist , kenya , Mauritius Leaks

Progress toward ending HIV/AIDS epidemic is receding

By Wambui Kihara,

A report issued on the eve of an international AIDS conference in Mexico finds progress in combating the global HIV/AIDS epidemic is receding.  The j...

HIV/AIDS , UNAIDS

Agriculture, Manufacturing employees least paid in Kenya – Report reveals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Employees in the Agriculture and Manufacturing sectors are the least paid in the Kenyan job market, a new report by asset manager ICEA Lion shows. ...

agriculture in Kenya , ICEA LION , Kenya Association of Manufacturers , KNBS 2019 economic survey

Highest paying jobs in Kenya found in financial services, energy sector

By Faizal Ahmed,

Financial services and the energy sector are the highest paying jobs in Kenya a study from ICEA Lion has revealed. Between 2014 and 2018, financial...

highest paying jobs in Kenya , ICEA LION , job interview

Sponsored: Infrastructure projects: Being on the lookout for cost overruns

By Sponsored,

“48 percent of projects were over budget and 87 percent of projects have a time overrun.” – Deloitte East Africa [1] It’s all fine and dand...

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