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Magufuli to reopen schools, stop quarantine for tourists; says Covid-19 cases reducing drastically
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1740, May 17, 2020 (EAT)
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli says he will reopen schools and allow sporting activities to resume in the next one week, claiming that Covid-...
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Uchumi creditors vote to save retailer from sudden death
By Kepha Muiruri,
1926, March 2, 2020 (EAT)
Uchumi creditors have voted to spare the lender from imminent dissolution by backing the firm’s proposed company voluntary agreement (CVA). The p...
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Uchumi’s agony as High Court sets repeat creditors vote.
By Kepha Muiruri,
1148, February 22, 2020 (EAT)
Uchumi’s recovery plan is back to square one with the High Court giving directions on the holding of a second vote on the company’s voluntary agre...
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CS Kiunjuri tells Kenyans to take photographs of locusts for Gov’t to verify
By Tonny Ndungu,
1756, January 10, 2020 (EAT)
Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri has given a rather odd suggestion following reports that locusts that were in Wajir could have spread elsewhere in the ...
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KCB, Co-op Bank write off Ksh.656 million Uchumi debt
By Kepha Muiruri,
1032, November 11, 2019 (EAT)
KCB and Cooperative bank have agreed in principle to write off a combined Ksh.655.5 million in outstanding credit to the debt-strapped Uchumi Supermar...
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Uchumi granted 30 days to engage banks over Ksh.2.8 billion debt
By Kepha Muiruri,
1056, September 30, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court Commercial and Tax Division has granted Uchumi an additional 30 days to engage banks over the settlement of outstanding loans advanced ...
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Soaring St Anthony inch closer to East Africa glory
By Stanley Mativo,
2018, August 20, 2019 (EAT)
Stanley Mativo in Arusha Powerhouse St. Anthony’s Kitale underlined their East Africa Schools Games title credentials in football and h...
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Latest Kenya Power postpaid billing scandal linked to cybercrime
By Citizen Reporter,
1155, June 30, 2019 (EAT)
A day after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations announced that 204 individuals and organisations are under investigations over the Kenya Power ...
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Choppies Supermarkets corporate troubles hit Kenyan operations
By Kepha Muiruri,
2029, May 27, 2019 (EAT)
Choppies Supermarkets could be on the brink of turmoil as ongoing corporate troubles in its home country of Botswana takes a hit at its Kenyan operati...
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Uchumi suppliers agree to forfeit Ksh.2.5B owed to them
By Kepha Muiruri,
1620, May 13, 2019 (EAT)
Suppliers of troubled Uchumi supermarkets have agreed to forfeit Ksh.2.5 billion debt owed to them as part of a proposed recovery plan for the retaile...
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Don’t write us off just yet, troubled Uchumi Supermarket says
By Faizal Ahmed,
1256, April 19, 2019 (EAT)
Beleagured retailer Uchumi supermarket says it should not be written off just yet. Speaking to Citizen Digital, Uchumi CEO Mohammed Ahmed says plan...
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OPINION – The debt trap: How to escape the vicious cycle of mobile loan apps
By Citizen Reporter,
1759, March 25, 2019 (EAT)
By Reginald Kadzutu There has been a proliferation of easy loan products and use of digital credit in the Kenyan market riding on the pervasivenes...
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Mesut Ozil rewards Kenyan boy spotted wearing Arsenal jersey in viral tweet
By Bernard Ndong,
1143, March 13, 2019 (EAT)
Naserian is the epitome of contrasts. It is an informal settlement comprising of makeshift homes made out of corrugated sheets. It is nestled in the m...
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Suppliers bleed out from local retailers’ collapse
By Kepha Muiruri,
2002, February 6, 2019 (EAT)
Retail suppliers have taken the heaviest bruising from the failure of Kenya’s long-serving supermarkets which are sinking and taking with them insur...
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Nurses union issues six-week strike notice over unmet demands
By Citizen Reporter,
1110, December 21, 2018 (EAT)
The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) has issued a six-week strike notice over an unmet Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) entered with the gov...
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Uchumi Supermarkets face closure over Ksh.44M debt
By Reuters,
1248, October 19, 2018 (EAT)
A Kenyan company is seeking the dissolution of retailer Uchumi Supermarkets over a Ksh.44.8million debt, according to court documents seen by Reuters....
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Simba in trouble over Leopards friendly
By Godfrey Ashiali,
1054, September 11, 2018 (EAT)
The decision by Simba SC to play AFC Leopards in an international friendly match has been met with fury by the Tanzania Football Federation which says...
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Uchumi banks on franchising after Govt pulls plug on bailout
By Mumbi Warui,
1303, July 26, 2018 (EAT)
Uchumi Supermarkets has called for franchise bids for its Nairobi west branch just a month after it invited bids for its Langata Hyper branch. This...
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Evading medal ceremony, Gor run into CECAFA ban
By Isaac Swila,
1304, July 14, 2018 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Dar, Tanzania After playing on the edge more than once here in Dar es Salaam, Gor Mahia FC finally fell off the cliff as CECAFA orga...
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Gor two-good for JKU in CECAFA bronze fight
By Isaac Swila,
341, July 14, 2018 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Dar, Tanzania Gor Mahia bounced back from the chastening defeat suffered in the hands of Azam FC in the semis on Wednesday to beat J...
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