US federal agency pays record Ksh.12 billion to whistleblower

By CNN,

Someone just scored a $114 million payday -- without playing the lottery or stepping into a casino. Instead, the check was signed by Uncle Sam. The...

US federal agency , whistleblower

Treasury raises Ksh.60 billion from October’s bond sale as investors troop back

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury raised a total of Ksh.60 billion from October’s bond sale, representing another easy scoop of funds from the local debt market...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , local borrowing , National Treasury

Kenya’s financial markets attractiveness drops to 7th spot in Africa- Report

By Kepha Muiruri,

The attractiveness of Kenya’s financial markets on the continent has slumped to position seven from three according to a just released report. Ac...

Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2020 , Capital Markets Authority (CMA) , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Economy grows nerves as second wave COVID-19 restrictions loom

By Kepha Muiruri,

Businesses are growing uneasy as Kenya registers a second surge in the number of COVID-19 cases signalling a potential return to restrictions. Bare...

COVID-19 , curfew , Kenyan economy

Cytonn slams CMA over ‘out-of-fashion’ regulations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Cytonn Investment has slammed the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) over out of fashion regulations which it blames for the continued market stagnation....

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) , Cytonn Investment , Edwin Dande

President Kenyatta kicks off France visit at Elysee Palace

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta kicked off his official visit to France on Wednesday evening at Elysee Palace where he was received by his French host Emmanu...

FIDA: Withdraw VAT Bill President Uhuru Kenyatta , in france

Treasury seeks Ksh.50 billion from the local debt market in October

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury will be seeking to raise Ksh.50 billion from the domestic debt market next month with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) re-opening...

CBK , domestic borrowing , National Treasury

Ethiopian taxi hailing app Taxiye enters Kenyan market

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ethiopian taxi hailing startup, Taxiye has entered the Kenyan market, seeking a slice of the pie in the highly competitive industry. The firms' Chi...

Joe Mucheru , Taxiye

Tuskys siblings in truce to progress make or break rescue deal

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tuskys majority shareholders represented by the Orakam Holdings Limited have unanimously approved terms progressing the efforts to secure emergency cr...

Tuskys

Inside Cytonn’s ‘war’ with the Capital Markets Authority

By Kepha Muiruri,

Cytonn Investment Chief Executive Officer Edwin Dande is putting up a spirited fight with the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) over the deployment of p...

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) , Cytonn Investment , Edwin Dande

KQ’s NSE trading suspension extended for a further six months

By Kepha Muiruri,

The suspension of Kenya Airways (KQ) shares from trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has been extended for a further six months effective...

CMA , Kenya Airways , nse

Over 70 leaders to speak at the 2020 U.S Diaspora and Trade Deal Event

By Agencies,

Over 70 speakers from across the world are set to grace this year's U.S Diaspora and Trade Deal Event (DITDE) which will facilitate a new narrative of...

The NSE sees its best day of trading in 2020

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) marked its best day of trading in 2020 on Thursday as turnover hit a record Ksh.3.76 billion. The daily turno...

COVID-19 , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Treasury raises Ksh.64b from local borrowing in September

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has raised Ksh.64.2 billion from local borrowing in September as it continues to profit from the high investor appetite for gove...

domestic borrowing , National Treasury

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

OPINION: Hedges or fences? What home-owners need to consider

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga Perhaps because their primary objective is concealment rather than a complementary to the beauty of the main investment, bou...

Governor Waiguru terms Kirinyaga rice husks factory a milestone development

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has termed the construction of a rice husk factory in the county as a milestone development that will bring a m...

Kirinyaga , Rice Husks

South Africa’s Shoprite to quit Kenya

By Reuters,

South Africa’s Shoprite Holdings plans to sell or close its remaining two stores in Kenya by the end of December, leaving the East African country t...

Shoprite

Kenya to setup a gold refinery

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has rolled out plans to establish a gold refinery in the County of Kakamega in a move seen to upscale the largely informal mining sub-s...

gold in Kenya , ministry of petroleum and mining

Foreign investors end a 7 month sell-off run at the NSE

By Kepha Muiruri,

Foreign investors ended the month of August with a Ksh.195 million net buying position of stocks at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ending a sev...

COVID-19 , Foreign Investors , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)