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Treasury raises Ksh.81 billion in debut 2020/21 bond sale
By Kepha Muiruri,
1100, July 23, 2020 (EAT)
The National Treasury domestic borrowing program through bonds has been off to a flier raising Ksh.80.9 billion in new proceeds against a Ksh.60 billi...
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CBK steps up shilling mop-ups to rein in depreciation
By Kepha Muiruri,
1704, July 18, 2020 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has registered a step-up in the mopping of the shilling from the market in a week that saw the unit touch a new low of...
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We Can’t Breathe: Plight of Syokimau residents in face of air pollution
By Enock Sikolia,
1444, July 13, 2020 (EAT)
The world is facing a pandemic that has thrown economies into a spin and the number of mortalities is rising. Many companies and factories have bee...
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Covid-19: Winners from the pandemic
By Kepha Muiruri,
1047, July 9, 2020 (EAT)
In spite of a dismal year for most companies, a minority of firms have risen above the adversities to shine against the fallout from the Covid-19 pand...
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David Ansell retires as Equity Group Board Chair, Prof. Isaac Macharia takes over
By Citizen Reporter,
1752, July 1, 2020 (EAT)
The Equity Group Board has appointed Prof. Isaac Macharia Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman to take over from David Ansell. Ansell did not offer...
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Treasury ends annual local borrowing program on a high, raises Ksh.49 billion
By Kepha Muiruri,
1055, June 18, 2020 (EAT)
The National Treasury has closed its local borrowing program for the year ending June 30 on a high, raising Ksh.49.3 billion against a target of Ksh.4...
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Digital lenders name and shame rogue peers as CBK noose draws closer
By Kepha Muiruri,
1258, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
The Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) has named and shamed rogue practices by two non-members Opesa and Okash. The two non-member digital...
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Samsung leader appears in court, awaits decision on whether he’ll be jailed again
By Reuters,
1007, June 8, 2020 (EAT)
The de facto leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, appeared before a South Korean court on Monday, awaiting a ruling on whether new allegations includi...
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CBK falls short of goal to switch Treasury bill investors to bonds
By Kepha Muiruri,
1554, May 28, 2020 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has fallen short of its goal to switch Treasury bill (T-bill) investors to bonds in its quest to relieve pressure of t...
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Musonye is the magnet; he’ll lure corporates to football: Shikanda
By Godfrey Ashiali,
1112, May 26, 2020 (EAT)
AFC Leopards chairman Dan Shikanda is of the view that Nicholas Musonye will lure corporates back to Kenyan football, if elected. Musonye, a vetera...
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Kenya’s commercial debt has grown by 750 percent for the last 10 years
By Kepha Muiruri,
1239, May 26, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya’s appetite for commercial debt grew by over eight times or an equivalent 750 percent in a decade from June 2010 to March 2020. The data con...
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Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?
By CNN,
1242, May 26, 2020 (EAT)
Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...
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Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue
By Jacob Icia,
2058, May 25, 2020 (EAT)
For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...
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Debt dilemma as Kenya must now spend its way out of Covid-19 pandemic
By Kepha Muiruri,
957, May 21, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya could be set for an even higher debt stock as its development partners back additional spending amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Even as falling...
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Hockey Union rolls out plan to cushion vulnerable players as Covid-19 bites
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1029, May 20, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has begun the process of cushioning needy hockey players in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an event held T...
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Coronavirus pandemic deepens Kenya’s debt wound
By Kepha Muiruri,
1204, May 14, 2020 (EAT)
The Covid-19 pandemic has added salt to Kenya’s long existing debt wound pushing the country closer to the edge of the cliff. This is as the glob...
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KPA Finance boss Patrick Nyoike & co-accused Isaac Obunga freed on Ksh.2M bail
By George Aoko,
1307, May 11, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Ports Authority workers Patrick Nyoike and Isaac Obunga have been freed on Ksh. 2million cash bail after they denied charges of fraud. Nyoike...
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KPA Finance boss Patrick Nyoike, wife Jacinta arrested over Ksh.214M fraud
By Citizen Reporter,
1402, May 10, 2020 (EAT)
Patrick Nyoike, the General Manager Finance at Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), and his wife Jacinta Wanjiku Wambugu have been in arrested in Mombasa. ...
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CBK mulls Ksh.100B plan to cushion SMEs against pandemic
By Kepha Muiruri,
1916, April 30, 2020 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) says it is working with member banks on a scheme to cushion micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) against shocks...
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Ex-KMC boss Ibrahim Haji ordered to refund Ksh.11.5M to the firm for fraud, abuse of office
By Dzuya Walter,
1423, April 30, 2020 (EAT)
The High Court has directed former Kenya Meat Commission MD Ibrahim Haji Isaac to refund Ksh. 11.5 million to the firm. This is after the court rul...
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