Tatu City beats real estate slack to sell out residential properties

By Kepha Muiruri,

Urban developer Tatu City beat the 2020 slack in real estate to nearly sell out all of its residential properties as it marked unprecedented demand fo...

real estate development , Tatu City

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)

DIAZ: Finally some light at the end of the tunnel

By Guest Writer,

Just a few months back, we feared the worst for the world economies. As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged through developed economies to hit at the hea...

coronavirus , Kenya economy , safe flights

COVID-19: Banks extend relief as loan restructures hit Ksh.844B

By Kepha Muiruri,

Commercial banks have continued to extend relief to borrowers with loan restructures to cushion against the pandemic hitting Ksh.844.4 billion in June...

banks , coronavirus , COVID-19 , KBA , loan

Tanzanian recycling plant starts making face shields from plastic bottles

By Reuters,

A recycling plant in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam has traded paper for plastic bottles and started making anti-coronavirus face shields tha...

coronavirus , magufuli , Tanzania

Top banks restructure Ksh.176 billion customer loans in cushion against Covid-19

By Kepha Muiruri,

Seven of Kenya’s largest banks have restructured a combined Ksh.176 billion worth of customer loans to cushion clients against the Covid-19 pandemic...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Covid-19 pandemic

BWIRE: Kenya must treat COVID-19 with respect and sincerity to tame the spread

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire “Panic kills more than the virus. In fact, mortality rates for the virus are low, in some places only 1% or even lower, but if we...

City, Liverpool Community Shield clash to kick-start season

By Agencies,

Manchester City and Liverpool will for the first time this season go head to head in the Community Shieldon Sunday August 4. The Community Shield s...

Communtiy Shield , Liverpool FC , manchester city

EU steps up preparations for euro clearing in ‘no deal’ Brexit

By Reuters,

European Union regulators began on Friday to implement plans to ensure that trillions of euros in cross-border derivatives transactions would not be d...

Jolly Omino wins “best” coach award

By Citizen Team,

Veteran tactician Henry Omino of Western Stima has  been belatedly crowned Fidelity Insurance Coach of the Month for June/July. The 66 year-old wi...

Fidelity Insurance , Henry Omino , Kenyan Premier League , SJAK , Sports Journalists Association of Kenya , Technical Director , Western Stima

Lafarge ready to sell cement for Trump’s wall

By AFP,

French-Swiss group LafargeHolcim is ready to sell its cement to build US President Donald Trump's controversial border wall, the company's CEO said in...

business trade , cement , construction , CRH , Donald Trump , Eric Olsen , financing , François Hollande , Immigration , infrastructure investment , Lafarge , Mexico City , political entity , production sites , Trade , Trump wall , US-Mexico border

Ahmed Mohamed: The man behind the changing face of Eastleigh

By Benjamin Wafula,

For some time now, Eastleigh, Kenya’s largest clothes retail market, has been characterized by littered streets, blocked sewer lines and high cases ...

Ahmed Mohamed , Eastleigh

Kenyan interior design firm wins international awards

By Gathoni Jemimah,

In pursuit to discover the best interior designers in Africa, the International Property Awards in London invited interior design companies to present...

Africa & Arabia Property Awards , interior design , International Property Awards , Planning Interiors Limited

South Korean ‘love hotels’ clean up act to woo youthful clients

By Agencies,

The grimy windows, racks of adult videos and red bedroom lights are disappearing from South Korea's short-stay hotels as they move upmarket to lure yo...

africa , business , kenya , love hotels , South Korea