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Market News Kiunjuri’s direct beans sales proposal opposed Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By MWANGI MUIRURI Agriculture Cabinet secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has been faulted after expressing readiness to authorise coffee societies and individuals to sell directly. Mr Kiunjuri had said he was willing to sign facilitation for direct
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Ideas & Debate State agencies should plug corporate governance gaps Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By CAROL MUSYOKA John asked his wife, “Where do you want to go for our anniversary?” She said, “Somewhere I have never been!” He told her, “How about the kitchen?” And then the fight
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Market News Ngong Road units to be tallest residential property in city Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By JAMES KARIUKI The Government plans to build 34-storey public housing units with 3,000 apartments on Ngong Road, eight kilometres from Nairobi City centre. The project on 5.058 hectares, will
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Market News Kuscco to take on insurance firms Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By PATRICK ALUSHULA The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives Ltd (Kuscco) has launched an insurance arm, Kuscco Mutual Assurance Ltd (KMAL), targeting at least Sh1 billion in annual premiums mostly from cooperative movement members.
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Personal Finance Putting your foot down when dealing with unethical clients Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By NDIRANGU NGUNJIRI History is littered with organisations that collapsed because of unethical practices, affecting not only their shareholders, but national economies. The importance of ethical behaviour is crucial in today’s business
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Columnists LETTERS: Regulate mobile phone loans to protect consumers Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By ANGELA MUTUNGI | Over-indebted Kenyans juggling and struggling to repay multiple digital lenders is the grim reality. But regulatory intervention cannot and should not be driven by irresponsible or poor borrowing choices. However, if unfair
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Personal Finance Non-capital benefits of PE funding in family firms Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By EVA WARIGIA | Family businesses are often perceived as small mom-and-pop shops with just enough cash flows to sustain the nuclear household. This is not the reality, today. Family businesses are a key economic
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Economy State takes over Kanyotu, JM assets in inheritance tiff Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By JAMES KARIUKI The Treasury has taken over idle assets of fallen Kenyatta-era top officials over family disputes denying beneficiaries a legal document they require to access their multi-billion shilling wealth. Longtime spy James
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News Tatu City tax evasion row with EACC hearing starts Monday Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 The High Court will from Monday hear a dispute between Tatu City and the Ethics Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) as the owners of the multibillion real estate project in Kiambu fight claims of tax
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By JAMES KARIUKI More by this Author Six Kenyan-headquartered lenders will battle for continental awards in a competition hosted by quarterly banking and finance magazine, the African Banker. Equity Group, Trade and Development Bank (TDK), KCB Group, Ecobank and Family Bank as well as fintech operator 4G Capital were among
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By GERALD ANDAE More by this Author A bill seeking to bar export of raw coffee has caused jitters, with some international buyers avoiding to sign further contracts with local suppliers for fear they might not get the produce. An official at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange says some of the
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Companies HF Group borrows Sh1.9 billion at 18pc Sunday, May 19, 2019 21:00 By CHARLES MWANIKI Mortgage financier HF Group #ticker:HFCK is servicing two loans worth Sh1.95 billion at a rate of more than 18 percent while lending at 10.72 percent, underlining the company’s