#HerIRemember: Tribute to women killed by intimate partner or family member

By Rachel Ombaka,

The Center for Women’s Global Leadership, founder and coordinator of the Global 16 Days Campaign to End Gender-Based Violence, has dedicated Decembe...

#HerIRemember , 16days , femicide , gender based violence

Bank refusals push SMEs to expensive mobile loans

By Kepha Muiruri,

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are relying on mobile loans for funding more than ever before as banks shun credit issuance to the micro-business....

credit crunch , mobile loans , smes

Kenyan businesses future optimism falls to 33 month-low

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenyan businesses optimism for future has fallen to its lowest count in 33 months to mirror caution to business activity undertaken in the coming year...

private sector perception , Stanbic Bank PMI

Mortgage crisis: Lenders take back homes listed as loan collateral

By Kepha Muiruri,

High-end property developers and owners continue to suffer burnt fingers as lenders intensify the recoveries of bad loans through the auction of colla...

Knight Frank , real estate in Kenya

Nairobi County Gov’t to use Ksh.362M budget for sewer lines, boreholes in January

By Girlie Kendi,

The Nairobi county government will begin upgrading its sewer lines to reduce the impact of overloading that leads to leakages. Governor Mike Sonko ...

sewer lines , sink more boreholes

CS Amina backs BBI proposal on betting reforms

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Ministry of Sports Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohammed has thrown her weight behind the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) proposal to have a g...

BBI , CS Amina Mohamed

Cytonn shelves listing plan, cites depressed stock market

By Kepha Muiruri,

Alternative investments firm Cytonn has put off its public listing plan citing the continued depressed performance of company stocks. The firm whic...

Cytonn Investments , ipo , nse

CBK revises 2019 growth expectations down from 6%

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has revised its economic growth expectations for 2019 to 5.9 percent from an original 6 percent anchoring the trim on ...

CBK , economic growth , Kenya's GDP growth rate

CBK cuts base lending rate to 8.5%

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cut its base lending rate to 8.5 percent from 9 percent, marking the first adjustment to the Central Bank Rate (CB...

CBK , Central Bank Rate (CBR) , mpc

BWIRE: Let’s listen to weather experts to minimise disasters

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The adverse weather conditions including the devastating floods being witnessed across the country including in West Pokot where li...

Kenya Meteorological Department , West Pokot

Mental health: Stakeholders welcome policy implementation

By Citizen Reporter,

Challenges associated with mental health lead to economic losses at a national level as the productive human resource base is eroded. These were th...

All eyes on CBK on review of Kenya economy base lending rate

By Kepha Muiruri,

All eyes will be on the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) as it offers guidance on the direction of interest rates in the market. The CBK has been relati...

CBK , CBR

Gov’t burdens economy with Ksh.201 billion pending bills

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has seemingly failed in its role as an enabler of growth in the economy as it saddles businesses with Ksh.201.2 billion in unpaid dues....

Kenyan economy , National Treasury , NPLs , pending bills

Kenya Gov’t plans to clear pending supplier bills by next week

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has through the National Treasury promised to clear outstanding supplier bills by the end of the month as part of its renewed efforts t...

National Treasury , pending bills , Stanbic PMI

Plans underway for Kipchoge to adopt Kaptagat Forest as training site

By Citizen Reporter,

World athletics champion Eliud Kipchoge EGH will soon have Kaptagat Forest as one of his training locations. According to Chief Conservator of Fore...

Kaptagat forest , Karura Forest , Kipchoge

CBK boss warns banks against taking advantage of Kenyans

By Kepha Muiruri,

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge has cautioned banks against side-lining borrowers in the aftermath of the interest rate caps repe...

CBK , KBA

‘Greedy’ lenders to blame for feared hike on bank loan rates

By Kepha Muiruri,

The interest rate charged on your new loan is inevitably set to rise in the aftermath of the interest rate cap repeal in spite of assurances from the ...

CBK , Finance Act , interest rate caps , KBA , Treasury

ICPD25 ends with resolve to end harmful practices on girls, women

By DPPS,

The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) came to a close on Thursday with a strong resolve to eradicate vices that have slo...

FGM , ICPD25 , UNFPA

Kenya bankers welcome Uhuru repeal on interest rate cap

By Paul Ombati,

Kenya Bankers Association chairperson Joshua Oigara has welcomed the repeal of the interest rate cap which President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to His...

bankers association , oigara

Martin Oduor-Otieno is new EABL Board chairman

By Imani Mitchelle,

East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced the appointment of Martin Oduor-Otieno as the new Board chairman. A statement in the local daili...

eabl , oduor-otieno