Access Bank unveils Kenyan operations after Transnational takeover

By Kepha Muiruri,

Africa’s largest retail lender Access Bank has unveiled local operations in the country following its acquisition of Transnational Bank at the end o...

Access Bank , Transnational Bank

Feds used Instagram posts of private jets and luxury cars to track $41M ‘cyber criminal’ Ray Hushpuppi

By CNN,

Ramon Abbas openly flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets, designer clothes and luxury cars. To his 2.5 million Instagram followers, he went b...

cybercrime , Ramon Abbas , Ray Hushpuppi

David Ansell retires as Equity Group Board Chair, Prof. Isaac Macharia takes over

By Citizen Reporter,

The Equity Group Board has appointed Prof. Isaac Macharia Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman to take over from David Ansell. Ansell did not offer...

David Ansell , Equity , munga

Nigerian lender to take over Transnational Bank after CBK approval

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has okayed the 100 percent acquisition of the Transnational bank by Nigeria’s top lender Access bank. The reserve...

Access Bank , Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Transnational Bank

OPINION: Harambee spirit lives on in Uhuru’s bilateral and multilateral engagements

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos Individual achievements might be something nice to boast about, but getting something major done on your own is actually very ...

harambee , President Uhuru Kenyatta , TICAD

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

IOC freezes planning for 2020 Olympic boxing tournament

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) put planning for the Tokyo 2020 boxing tournament on hold on Friday in a move that could see the governing b...

AIBA , International Olympic Committee (IOC) , IOC , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Ecobank CEO wants 100mn customers by 2020

By Reuters,

Pan-African group Ecobank Transnational plans to increase its customers to 100 million by 2020 from 10 million now, using technology to hit that goal,...

add customers , Ade Ayeyemi , africa , banking , Digital Banking , Ecobank , Ecobank Transnational , lending , mobile banking app , pan african bank , Safaricom , telecom operators

There’s trouble in Kasese! Where are the eminent persons hiding?

By Isaac Mwangi,

Why is there such a lukewarm reception to integration issues by the region’s citizens? Why do nationalistic sentiments seem to rise every so often a...