Ex-Nigeria coach Siasia banned for life by FIFA

By Reuters,

Former Nigeria national team coach Samson Siasia has been banned from the game for life following a match-fixing probe by world governing body FIFA. ...

FIFA , Match-fixing , Samson Siasia

Kyrgios fined Sh12m for Cincinnati outburst

By Reuters,

Nick Kyrgios has been fined Sh11.7 million by the ATP for arguing with the chair umpire and smashing two rackets during his second-round loss at the C...

Nick Kyrgios

Imperial Bank’s asset-value falls by over 50% in one year

By Kepha Muiruri,

The value of net assets held at Imperial Bank Limited in Receivership (IBLIR) has sunk by half in the past year to a sum lesser than Ksh.5.2 billion (...

CBK , IBLIR , imperial bank , KCB Bank , KDIC

Qwetu residences developer gets nod for Kenya’s first Ksh.5B green bond

By Kepha Muiruri,

Qwetu students’ residences developer Acorn Holdings Africa has received the green light to raise a total of Ksh.5 billion in investing funds by way ...

Acorn Holdings Africa , Capital Markets Authority (CMA) , green bond , Qwetu residences

KCB Group half year profit rises 5pc to Ksh.12.7 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

KCB Group has announced a five percent growth in earnings for the first six months of the year to Ksh.12.7 billion. The marginal growth, which howe...

Joshua Oigara , KCB Group , mergers & acquisitions

Kipchoge: Running sub two-hour marathon is like ‘stepping on the moon’

By Agencies,

Breaking the two-hour marathon barrier would be "like stepping on the moon", world marathon kind Eliud Kipchoge has said adding that he  has "no doub...

Eliud Kipchoge , sub-two hour , two-hour marathon barrier

Betting firms comply with 20 percent withholding tax

By Kepha Muiruri,

Betting firms that survived the Interior Ministry’s purge on tax non-compliance have moved to fast-track adherence to with-holding tax rules in the ...

betting in Kenya , Fred Matiang'i , KRA , Ministry of Interior

BAT risks expulsion from NSE derivatives market

By Kepha Muiruri,

British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya risks expulsion from the recently launched derivatives market at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) over non-o...

BAT Kenya , CMA , derivatives , nse

Class dismissed: Surge in arrests of foreign teachers in China

By Reuters,

Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new ...

china , deport , teachers

Russia tells Google not to advertise ‘illegal’ events after election protests

By Reuters,

Russia’s state communications watchdog has asked Google to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video platform, it said on Sund...

Google , illegal events , russia , youtube

Stanbic Group half year profit hits Ksh.4.1 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stanbic Holdings PLC on Thursday announced a 14 percent increase in its half year earnings to Ksh.4.1 billion for the period closing June 30, 2019. ...

Cost to Income ratio , growth trajectory , profits , Stanbic Group

Do you know your deceased relative might have left money for you?

By Citizen Reporter,

By Simon Wafubwa It is common knowledge that if one has deferred their pension but dies before claiming it, beneficiaries could inherit some of the...

British Airways IT failures creates chaos for passengers

By Reuters,

Problems with British Airways IT systems left thousands of passengers facing flight cancellations, delays and long queues at airports in the airline�...

BA , British Airways , Heathrow and Gatwick , IT failures

Man United to fine Lukaku for missing training

By Agencies,

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku will be fined by the club for missing training without permission. Belgium international Lukaku, 26, has trai...

Manchester United , Romelu Lukaku

Barcelona skipper Messi out of U.S. tour with calf strain

By Reuters,

Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi will not travel to the United States for the club’s pre-season tour after sustaining a calf problem on his return to ...

Barcelona , injury , Messi , US

Messi banned for ‘corruption’ outburst

By Reuters,

Argentina’s Lionel Messi has been banned from international duty for three months and fined $50,000 (£41,142) after levelling accusations of “cor...

argentina , banned , CONMEBOL , Copa America , International Football , Messi

Equity Bank half year net profit hits Ksh.12 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Equity Group has announced a nine percent increase in net profit for the first six months of 2019 to Ksh.12 billion. The lender’s notable surge i...

Dr. James Mwangi , equity bank , Equity Group

Fears growing Ebola could spread to neighboring countries

By VOA,

As the Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo enters its second year, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are voicing...

ebola

Cryptocurrency plan will radically transform Kenya’s monetary system: report

By Kepha Muiruri,

A ICT Ministry-backed team has retained its quest for the development of cryptocurrency assets in Kenya in spite of regulator unease. The task-forc...

bitcoin , cryptocurrency , ICT Ministry , Joe Mucheru

Barclays Bank among banks facing UK class action over forex-rigging

By Reuters,

Barclays (BARC.L), JP Morgan (JPM.N), RBS (RBS.L), UBS and Citigroup (C.N) are being sued by investors over allegations they rigged the global foreign...

BARCLAYS BANK