Co-op joins queue of banks expecting significant profit hits

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has become the sixth lender to issue a profit warning on expected 2020 earnings. In a notice to shareholders on Frid...

Co-operative Bank of Kenya , profit warnings

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

Gov’t urged to distribute sanitary pads for free in schools

By Citizen Reporter,

It was Christmas come early for about 200 street children after they received an assortment of goods from a Nairobi businesswoman as part of her birth...

Nairobi Business Ventures picks new managers after buyout

By Kepha Muiruri,

The board of the troubled Nairobi Business Ventures (NBV) Limited has picked a new executive team to steady its ship following the company’s buyout ...

Nairobi Business Ventures

Diaz: Employees still integral to businesses amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Guest Writer,

When the government implemented strict measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic including the partial closure of the economy, job losses became a pre...

coronavirus

Former KAM Chairman Sachen Gudka among 5 new Kenya Power directors

By Citizen Reporter,

The Board of Kenya Power has appointed five new directors at a time when the company is rolling out its growth strategy. They are Abdulrazaq Ali, E...

KENYA POWER , Sachen Gudka

Okwemba: How I founded my growing empire

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Icia A keen follower of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) is no stranger to Charles Okwemba, a gifted midfielder, who shone with different club...

Charles Okwemba

From #Heels4Pads to free sanitary products at Nuria: Tribute to Jackline Chepng’eno

By Rachel Ombaka,

The horrifying story of Jackline Chepng'eno, who committed suicide after she was shamed for soiling her dress when she got her first period, has ignit...

Menstrual health , sanitary pads

Kenya’s Ariel Foods ventures in Nigeria

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan firms are increasingly venturing beyond the country’s borders in search for new markets and growth opportunities. Buoyed by successes back...

Ariel Foods , Nigeria

OPINION: Anti-graft efforts bear fruit as Moi era secrecy falls in age of transparency

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos In recent months, as President Uhuru Kenyatta’s anti-corruption campaign gains more and more public attention, I have found ...

Herd of One: Unique elephant conservation initiative launched

By Agencies,

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Kenya and Sankara Nairobi have launched a unique partnership to enhance elephant conservation and the livelihoods of th...

Sankara , World Wide Fund for Nature-Kenya

Zachary Mwangi Kariuki: Conman facing 20 fraud cases, eight arrest warrants

By Hassan Mugambi,

Zachary Mwangi Kariuki, a wanted con-artist who was arrested on Friday, is set to be arraigned in a Nairobi court on Monday. Kariuki had been on th...

Zachary Mwangi Kariuki

Humphrey Kariuki finally speaks out on Ksh.41B tax evasion case

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi businessman Humphrey Kariuki has come out to address allegations that his companies evaded taxes amounting to Ksh.41 billion. In a statemen...

Africa Spirits Limited , Humphrey Kariuki

Kenya, Botswana open new chapter of cooperation with three key pacts

By PSCU,

Kenya and Botswana on Tuesday signed three key agreements, opening a new chapter of cooperation between the two African countries. The agreements w...

Botswana , DP William Ruto , President Mokgweetsi Masisi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , state visit

Centum to sell soda business stake to Coca-Cola in Ksh.19B deal

By Kepha Muiruri,

Centum Investment Limited has entered an agreement which if successful will see the firm relinquish its entire stake in the soft drinks business to Co...

Almasi Beverages , Centum Investment , Coca-Cola Beverages Africa , James Mworia

Former Head of Public Service Jeremiah Kiereini dies

By Wangui Ngechu,

Former Head of Public Service Jeremiah Gitau Kiereini is dead. A statement from President Uhuru  Kenyatta said Kiereini, 90, died on Monday evenin...

kiereini

At long last, light shines at the Ingwe den, but it can get brighter

By Jacob Icia,

Analysis, by Jacob Icia When current AFC Leopards head coach Andre Cassa Mbungo arrived in Nairobi to take the reins of the club as the team's thir...

AFC Leopards , Bandari , Cassa Mbungo , Kenyan Premier League

Passion for fashion: Zia’s journey from mitumba sales girl to dressing celebs

By Flavian Taria,

Starting an online business is never easy, especially an online clothing line as opposed to high street fashion shops. It takes passion determinati...

Zia Collection

AI based jobs start-up acquires Ksh. 201 million

By Kepha Muiruri,

Nairobi based HR-Tech company Shortlist East Africa (EA) has received an additional Ksh. 201 million (USD 2 million) in venture capital to further its...

Ariane Fisher , artificial intelligence , Blue Haven Ventures , Lauren Cochran , Shortlist East Africa