COVID-19 cuts 912 Kenyans from dollar millionaires list: Report

By Kepha Muiruri,

COVID-19 related disruptions have cut 912 Kenyans out of the dollar millionaires club according to a new Wealth Report by consultancy firm Knight Fran...

COVID-19 , dollar millionaires , Knight Frank Wealth Report 2020

Prominent Ugandan news websites implicated in gov’t-aligned social media campaign

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight and Alyssa Kann Seven Ugandan news websites were implicated in the January 8 Facebook takedown that involved government employees ...

bobi , Museveni , Uganda elections

Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to Ugandan government

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight On January 8, 2020, Facebook removed 32 pages, 220 user accounts, 59 groups, and 139 Instagram profiles working to promote Ugandan ...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , Uganda elections

32pc of Kenyans likely to change homes following COVID-19: report

By Kepha Muiruri,

About one third of Kenyans or three out every 10 have indicated plans to change homes following the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also Read: ‘...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Knight Frank , mortgage , real estate in Kenya

JKUAT students Michael Mwaisakenyi and Kenneth Gichira win Ksh.854K Microsoft digital award

By Citizen Reporter,

Two students, Michael Mwaisakenyi and Kenneth Gichira, from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology are the regional winners of the 18t...

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Construction and property industry significantly slowed down by Covid-19

By Patrick Igunza,

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage various economic sectors, Kenya's property market hasn’t been spared either. In the wake of job cuts...

Ben Woodhams , COVID-19 , Knight Frank , Real Estate

Mortgage crisis: Lenders take back homes listed as loan collateral

By Kepha Muiruri,

High-end property developers and owners continue to suffer burnt fingers as lenders intensify the recoveries of bad loans through the auction of colla...

Knight Frank , real estate in Kenya

Nairobi warming up to shared office spaces one square feet at a time

By Kepha Muiruri,

Patrick Awori, the Chief Executive Officer to the Circle Savings Fintech ditched the conventional office two years ago for a shared one and has not tu...

real estate in Kenya , Regus , shared office spaces

Uhuru at Amherst College, visits Kenyan students

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta visited his alma mater, Amherst College in Massachusetts. Sources told Citizen Digital that the Head of State met with Ken...

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Real estate brokers ease fears of sector crashing even as property prices fall

By Kepha Muiruri,

Developers in the real estate industry have quelled fears of an impending crash to one of Kenya’s key economic segment even as property prices remai...

Cytonn Real Estate , Hass Consult , Knight Frank , real estate in Kenya , Regent Group

Cement sales tumble in property glut

By Kepha Muiruri,

The sale and production of cement has taken the heaviest battering from the ongoing glut in Kenya’s property market, this as developers adopt a caut...

Affordable Housing Scheme , Knight Frank

Renowned Evangelist Billy Graham passes on at the age of 99

By CNN,

Evangelist Billy Graham, a confidant to presidents, a guiding light to generations of American evangelicals and a globe-trotting preacher who converte...

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Nakumatt evicted from the Junction shopping mall

By Dennis Otieno,

Nakumatt has been evicted from the Junction shopping mall along Ngong road by the mall’s management due to accrued rent arrears . According to Ci...

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Work underway on Africa’s tallest skyscraper in Upperhill, Nairobi

By Citizen Reporter,

The mighty peaks of Kilimanjaro and Kenya are the highest points in Africa, towering over the East Coast nations. The mountains will soon be sharin...

Warriors bounce back to rout Suns 138-109

By AFP,

Stephen Curry finished with 31 points as the Golden State Warriors extended their league record streak of games without consecutive defeats with a dom...

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High end property prices tapering, Knight Frank report shows

By Citizen,

Kenya is expected to experience an office supply glut in 2017 as more developers construct office blocks. According to the Knight Frank Global Citi...

Ben Woodhmas , Global Cities Index , high end property , industrial space , Knight Frank , Nairobi , office property , supply glut

Carrefour opens first store at the Hub

By Michael Karanja,

French retail chain Carrefour will this morning open the first of its two planned stores in Nairobi. Carrefour is the anchor tenant at the Hub shop...

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Obama takes dig at Donald Trump in Correspondents’ dinner speech

By Reuters,

U.S. President Barack Obama added "comedian" to his resume for a final time on Saturday (April 30) as he drew big laughs in his last appearance at the...

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Luxury rental prices stagnate in Nairobi

By Too Jared,

Rent in Nairobi’s luxury residential apartments is now reported to have stagnated during the first three months of this year. According to Knight...

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