Kenya’s first green bond lists on London Stock Exchange

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s first green bond has begun trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as a shilling denominated bond. The cross-listing of the bond by Ac...

Acorn Holdings , Capital Markets Authority (CMA) , green bond , nse

BWIRE: Universities must remain independent

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The recruitment of vice chancellors for public universities should be done by respective councils in consultation with the cabinet ...

public universities

OPINION: From gold to ashes; the tragic tale of Nakumatt Limited

By Joseph Bonyo,

As a student at Maseno University, a trip to Kisumu town was never complete without a detour at Nakumatt Mega. Arriving back at the institution with ...

nakumatt , Nakumatt closure

Mount Kenya University bids farewell to its founding VC Prof. Stanley Waudo

By Citizen Reporter,

Mount Kenya University (MKU) has bid farewell to its founding Vice chancellor Prof. Stanley Waudo after serving at the institution for the last 11 yea...

Mount Kenya University , Prof. Stanley Waudo

Broke, unemployed and in debt: Kenyan university students in crisis

By Kepha Muiruri,

The country is staring an effective student debt crisis in the short-run as Kenyan university students bear considerable weight of loan repayments. ...

Education CS Amina Mohamed , HELB , Ministry of Education , student debt in Kenya

KOT post their photos, dare HELB to publish on newspaper front pages

By Paul Ombati,

Kenyans on social media are now calling a bluff on the 30-day notice issued by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) for defaulters to repay their l...

HELB , KOT

Babu Owino headed to court to bar HELB from naming, shaming loan defaulters

By Ian Omondi,

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino now says he will be seeking a court injunction barring the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) from publ...

Babu Owino , HELB , Loan defaulters

HELB to name and shame 85K defaulters who owe Ksh.50B

By Ian Omondi,

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has now given a 30-day deadline to Kenyan defaulters to repay their loans failure to which their names and pho...

HELB

11 public universities caught in Ksh.9.7B tax evasion racket

By Sam Ogina,

Six university vice chancellors risk prosecution for failing to remit Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The six are ...

KRA , tax evasion

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

Swila: Egypt projects itself as gateway to Africa with a beauty to boot

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila A month has elapsed since my return from duty at the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations finals held in Egypt. With enough tim...

AFCON2019 , beauty , Cairo , Egypt , Swila

How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time

By CNN,

In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Nganga is watching a Chinese Kung Fu movie. His small home in Limuru doesn't have running water and i...

China in Africa , Pang tV , StarTimes , TRANSSION

Head teachers propose fee increment, say condition in schools dire

By Dorcas Wangira,

Secondary school head teachers maintain that school fees should be increased if schools are to be run effectively. According to the Kenya Secondary...

fee , Head Teachers

1000 top KCPE performers head to secondary school under ‘Wings to Fly’ program

By Faizal Ahmed,

One thousand bright students from poor families are now heading to various secondary schools courtesy of the Equity Wings to Fly program. The benef...

Education CS Amina Mohammed , KCPE 2018 , Kenyatta University , Wings To Fly

John Bolton slams China, Russia over ‘predatory practices’ in Africa

By CNN,

National security adviser John Bolton unveiled President Donald Trump's Africa strategy on Thursday, outlining a plan that he said focuses heavily on ...

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Bolton slams China, Russia over ‘predatory practices’ in Africa

By CNN,

National security adviser John Bolton unveiled President Donald Trump's Africa strategy on Thursday, outlining a plan that he said focuses heavily on ...

africa , america , Beijing , china , national security adviser John Bolton

Somali-American Ilhan Omar set to be first Muslim woman in Congress

By Linda Ngari,

Ilhan Omar landed in the US as a refugee at 12-years-old, fleeing the war in her home country Somalia. 24 years later, Omar stands to make history ...

Ilhan Omar , Minnesota , President Donald Trump , U.S Congressional House of Representatives

‘Save Kenyans from fuel V.A.T,’ Babu Owino tells President Kenyatta in open letter

By Ian Omondi,

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to assent to the amendment of the Finance Bill 2018 and save Kenyan c...

Babu Owino , Open letter , President Uhuru Kenyatta , V.A.T on Fuel

MWANGI: Of crooks and Chinese cash: will the mix create jobs?

By Isaac Mwangi,

A young man in Nairobi caught the nation’s imagination – and vividly displayed the frustrations of the youth – when he took to carrying a billbo...

Matiang’i tells universities to manage resources better

By Magdalene Ougo,

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Dr. Fred Matiang’i has asked the Councils of University Education (CUE) to strengthen the accountability and man...

Fred Matiang'i , Kenyatta University , Resources