OPINION: Kenya’s big opportunity as it takes up EAC leadership mantle

By Guest Writer,

By Chris Diaz This past month has seen Kenya effectively take up the mantle of leading the integration of the East African Community (EAC). This...

East African Community

Liberty Holdings seeks to raise stake in local subsidiary to 73.5%

By Kepha Muiruri,

Parent firm to locally based underwriter Liberty Kenya- Liberty Holdings Limited has sought to raise its stake in the subsidiary to 73.5 per cent from...

Liberty Holdings , Liberty insurance

Mitumba not in competition with new clothes: report

By Kepha Muiruri,

Mitumba imports are not in direct competition with new clothes including locally manufactured textiles according to a new report. According to the ...

IEA , Mitumba

Safaricom, Always among top 100 most loved brands by women: study

By Citizen Reporter,

Safaricom, Equity and Always are among the top 100 most loved brands by women, a study by market research firm Ipsos and BSD Group has revealed. Na...

BSD Group , Equity , IPSOS , Safaricom

AGRA International Women’s Day pre-event fosters partnerships

By Citizen Reporter,

AGRA has kicked off the celebrations of 2021 international women’s day by a series of in -country VALUE4HER networking and advocacy events. These...

AGRA , Sabdiyo Dido

World Animal Protection calls for end to wildlife trade

By Citizen Reporter,

World Animal Protection has launched an interactive map showing wildlife trade routes and the cruelty animals go through. Featured prominently were...

African grey parrots , Ball Pythons , Wildlife trade , World Animal Protection

Kenya begins domestication of AfCFTA policies

By Dennis Otieno,

Kenya stands to benefit immensely from the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Industrialisation Ministry has m...

AfCFTA , osiany

Carbacid’s offer for BOC opens amidst pushback on price

By Kepha Muiruri,

Carbacid Investments offer to acquire BOC Kenya (BOCK) has opened without amendments to its valuation of the company. Carbacid alongside its Aksaya...

BOC Kenya , Carbacid Investments , mergers and acquisitions

WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019

By CNN,

Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wi...

coronavirus , wuhan

Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?

By Dorcas Wangira,

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...

coronavirus , pangolin

NSE automates bonds trading

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has automated its bonds trading platform as it eyes efficiency in the trading of the fixed income instruments. ...

automation , bonds , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Carbacid half-year profit rises to Ksh.210 million

By Kepha Muiruri,

Industrial gas manufacturer Carbacid Investment Plc has announced an 18 per cent half-year profit growth to Ksh.210.4 million from Ksh.178.7 million l...

BOC Kenya , Carbacid Investments

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

Laikipia becomes fourth county to earn credit ratings

By Kepha Muiruri,

Laikipia has become the fourth County to earn credit ratings as the devolved units continue to gear up for independent borrowing. On Tuesday, the C...

GCR , Laikipia County.

Kenyans abroad sent home Ksh.30.5B in January: CBK

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyans abroad sent home Ksh.30.5 billion ($278.4 million) last month marking a continued flow in diaspora remittances at the start of the year. Ac...

CBK , Diaspora

How to make money with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies 2021?

By Citizen Reporter,

Not very long ago many experts and big players in the fintech world had suggested that cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, would quickly disappear. T...

OPINION: Reflecting on COVID-19 learnings and angling for recovery

By Guest Writer,

By Joshua Oigara It has been an exceptionally tough year behind us. The COVID-​19 pandemic has triggered the strongest economic contraction in...

coronavirus , oigara

Bitcoin: Dawn of new era

By Citizen,

The worth of it rises to the sky when the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, the owner of the tesla company claims the use of bitcoin also that he will...

SAHL stake in Stanbic Holdings hits 71.2pc

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stanbic Bank Kenya parent firm Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited (SAHL) has raised its stake in Stanbic Holdings PLC to 71.2 per cent. This is as the...

SAHL , stanbic

NSE joins 30% club to promote gender equality within the Capital Markets

By Citizen Reporter,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has joined the 30% club, a global campaign to take action to increase gender diversity in boards and senior mana...

gender equality