Kenya Editors Guild statement on purported removal of MCK Board member

By Guest Writer,

The Kenya Editors’ Guild is disturbed by the continuing impasse over the attempted removal of a Media Council of Kenya Board Member. Insofar as i...

Kenya Editors Guil , MCK , Tabitha Mutemi.

Trade Ministry optimistic of Kenya-UK trade deal adoption

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Ministry of Trade has expressed optimism on the adoption of the Kenya-UK trade pact by the National Assembly representing the deal’s ratificatio...

CS Betty Maina , Kenya-UK trade deal

Acorn raises Ksh.2.5 billion funding as it lists Reits on NSE

By Kepha Muiruri,

Student hostels developer Acorn Holdings has raised Ksh.2.5 billion in new funding as it begins divesting its stake in the project. On Wednesday, t...

Acorn Holdings Africa , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) , Qwetu residences

Martha Koome, Philip Murgor among 13 applicants for CJ post

By Citizen Reporter,

Lady Justice Martha Koome and Senior Counsel Philip Murgor are among 13 applicants for the position of the Chief Justice. The Judicial Service Comm...

chief justice , Maraga , Martha Koome , murgor

M-Pesa solidifies position as strongest Superbrand despite COVID pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

M-Pesa has been voted Kenya’s leading Superbrand, ahead of parent company Safaricom, which placed second. This further solidifies the platform’...

coronavirus , M-pesa , Superbrand

Gov’t urged to reinstate COVID-19 relief measures to aid economy

By Kepha Muiruri,

Members of the Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analysts (ICIFA) have called on the government to reinstate relief measures to cover K...

COVID-19 , cushioning measures , Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analysts (ICIFA)

CMA eyes low costs to boost market activity

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has set its sights on effecting lower transaction costs to boost trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)....

CMA , nse

Centum Real Estate lists Ksh.3B bond on NSE

By Citizen Reporter,

Centum Real Estate Limited has listed its KES 3 billion project bond at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The NSE listing will give buyers of ...

Centum Real Estate

CBK to leave the benchmark rate unchanged at 7 per cent

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is expected to largely retain the benchmark lending rate at seven per cent for most of 2021. The reserve bank whose...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR)

She was murdered for catching an Indian priest and nun in a sex act. Three decades later, justice is served

By CNN,

The dead nun's slippers were scattered on the convent kitchen floor -- one near the entrance, the other by the fridge. Her white veil was found sna...

NSE hunts elusive IPO as market conditions improve

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will be seeking an end to a five year dry spell which has seen it go without a listing by initial public offer (...

nse

Zuri Health unveils mobile app for doctors to easily reach patients

By Kepha Muiruri,

Play Communications Limited subsidiary Play Zuri Health Limited has unveiled its first mobile application as it aims to further the reach of mobile-he...

Zuri Health

WHO emergency COVID-19 vaccine listing aims to lift access in poor countries

By Reuters,

The World Health Organization on Thursday listed Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a move seeking to speed access in the ...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

2020 review: Millions mark end of the year in economic despair

By Kepha Muiruri,

Like any other year, the start of 2020 was premised on high hopes for better fortunes and tidings by Kenyans with many coining the unofficial phrase �...

coronavirs , economy , tax

Cheki Kenya decries reduced car listings in 2020 as it celebrates 10-year anniversary

By Ian Omondi,

Leading car marketplace Cheki Kenya on Friday celebrated its 10th anniversary of operating in the country, however decrying a reduced number of vehicl...

Cheki Kenya , COVID-19 , Resian Leteipan

Managerial jobs decline as Kenyans take up remote work: report

By Kepha Muiruri,

The demand for managerial jobs has shrunk during the COVID-19 pandemic following an acceleration of remote work in recent months. According to a ju...

brighter monday , coronavirus , jobs , remote work

CS Balala ties up tourism recovery to vaccine hopes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has tied up the recovery of the industry to the eventual approval and rollout of a vaccine to pin down the spre...

COVID-19 , CS Najob Balala , Tourism in Kenya

Tobacco manufacturers fingered for profiting off the pandemic

By Kepha Muiruri,

Tobacco manufacturers have been fingered for using the COVID-19 pandemic to weaken regulations limiting tobacco use. This is according to a new rep...

British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya , Covid-19 pandemic , Tobacco

49 percent of ‘rich’ Kenyans fall behind loan repayments

By Kepha Muiruri,

Nearly half of all Kenyans with a stable financial footing have fallen behind their loan repayments revealing the extent of the economic distress in t...

COVID-19 , debt , Kenya Bankers Association (KBA)

Alibaba Singles Day sales rake in Ksh8 trillion as Chinese shake off COVID-19

By CNN,

China's annual Singles Day online shopping bonanza regularly hauls in tens of billions of dollars for Alibaba and other e-commerce and retail companie...

Alibaba , singles day