Sierra Leone school defies state ban on pregnant girls in class

By Reuters,

When Mariatu Sesay realised she was pregnant at 14, one thing scared her more than the social isolation she felt in the classroom: Sierra Leone law ba...

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) , Sierra Leone

Ugandan singer Bobi Wine plans to run for president in 2021

By VOA,

Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine said Monday he will challenge longtime President Yoweri Museveni in a 2021 election ``on behalf of th...

Bobi Wine , Museveni

NSE eyes change of fortunes in third Ksh.250M M-Akiba sale

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will next Monday issue a fourth installment of the famed Mwananchi bond, in what is its continued faith in the m...

m-akiba , National Treasury , nse

MP threatens to table censure motion against DPP Haji

By Allan Obiero,

Nyakach Member of Parliament Aduma Owuor has now threatened to table a censure motion in the National Assembly against Director of Public Prosecutions...

DPP Noordin Haji , EACC , graft , MP Aduma Owuor , Nyakach

NSE taps into top stocks in safe-bet derivatives

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has picked seven of the best performing shares on its 25 index to kickstart the derivatives market whose launch ...

nse

Budget 2019: Treasury misses the mark, no relief for Kenyans

By Kepha Muiruri,

Treasury CS Henry Rotich's presentation on the financing of the 2019/20 budget estimated at Ksh.3.02 trillion has missed its mark in providing any sub...

2019 budget , capital gains tax , Henry Rotich , National Treasury , sin tax

Rotich to table Ksh.3T budget amidst discontent over Kenya’s growing debt

By Kepha Muiruri,

Treasury CS Henry Rotich is expected to table the State’s Ksh.3.02trillion budget projections on Thursday afternoon. He will be bringing the gove...

budget , Henry Rotich , National Treasury

Malawi president, at inauguration, pledges to root out corruption

By Reuters,

Malawi President Peter Mutharika began his second five-year term with a tough stance against corruption and pledged to revive the economy, following a...

Malawi , Peter Mutharika

Trump loses lawsuit challenging subpoena for financial records

By Reuters,

A U.S. judge on Monday ruled in favor of a U.S. House of Representatives committee seeking President Donald Trump’s financial records from his accou...

Trump

Treasury on the spot as Kenya’s debt dominates talks at National Assembly retreat

By Citizen Reporter,

Matters Kenya's Debt Management and Pending Bills dominated the second day of the National Assembly Leadership Retreat, with MPs calling on the Nation...

National Assembly retreat

India’s Modi rides nationalist fervor ahead of election starting on Thursday

By Reuters,

India’s prime minister is rallying his nationalist base as the world’s biggest democracy begins a general election on Thursday, but it has become ...

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi , nationalist

Thailand’s youth demand change ahead of elections

By CNN,

Choltanutkun Tun-Atiruj wasn't old enough to vote in the last official elections held in Thailand in 2011. Like many of the 7 million other first t...

Thailand

Investor education still a bug to M-Akiba uptake

By Kepha Muiruri,

Experts have largely identified insufficient investor knowledge as the prevailing and underlying challenge to topping the uptake of the mobile phone t...

m-akiba , National Treasury , nse

Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war

By Reuters,

As Yeman’s war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf’s father sees little hope he will be able to give his sta...

Hunger , President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi , United Nations , Yemen

Standard Chartered resets growth strategy with cost cutting, divestment plans

By Reuters,

Standard Chartered PLC on Tuesday said it would cut $700 million in costs and exit smaller businesses as part of a three-year strategy overhaul aimed ...

Standard Chartered

Saudi crown prince begins Asia tour in Pakistan amid India tensions

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday kicked off his tour of South Asia and China with a high-profile visit to Pakistan, but the...

Imran Khan , Jamal Khashoggi , Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Carol Mwatha: Botched abortion spotlights ‘killer’ backstreet clinics

By Reuters,

The death of Caroline Mwatha, a Kenyan activist, due a botched abortion spotlights how thousands of pregnant women and girls are being driven by socia...

abortion , Caroline Mwatha

Detained Philippine journalist seeks bail after arrest causes outcry

By Reuters,

Lawyers for a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte sought bail on Thursday after the arrest of its chief execu...

Maria Ressa , Philippine journalist

State eyes Diaspora dollars in planned bond issue

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenyan government has set its sights on the growing remittances from the Kenyan Diaspora community, announcing plans to issue a bond targeted spec...

Capital Markets Authority , Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Kenyan Diaspora , Luke Ombara , National Treasury

$1 trillion is leaving Britain because of Brexit

By CNN,

Brexit hasn't happened yet but it's already shrinking the United Kingdom's financial services industry. Banks and other financial companies have sh...