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Letters LETTERS: Demystifying mergers, takeovers of firms Thursday, May 23, 2019 20:22 By STEPHEN NDUVI | Merger and takeover activities have been common trends in the liberal market economies all over the world, including Kenya. These activities are highly procedural and make use of the provisions of the regulatory frameworks
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Columnists Scale up green energy solutions in households Thursday, May 23, 2019 20:21 By SAMMY MWITI | Cooking your favourite delicacy in East Africa is going to be cheaper and faster soon. It’s also likely to save the lives of thousands of cooks whose goose is cooked by relying
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Columnists It’s time for a credit guarantee scheme Thursday, May 23, 2019 20:21 By JAINDI KISERO This is my take on ‘Stawi’, the new subsidised lending scheme where the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has partnered with five commercial banks to launch a mobile loan product targeting small
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Editorials EDITORIAL: Instil prudent spending Thursday, May 23, 2019 20:15 By EDITORIAL Kenyan leaders appear to be suffering from two major problems – compulsive borrowing and largesse once the money hits the public coffers. The plan to upgrade the former residence of Coast provincial commissioner into an official home of
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Editorials EDITORIAL: We must ensure cities are not left behind Thursday, May 23, 2019 20:15 By EDITORIAL The installation of traffic lights in Kisumu this week is both good and bad news at the same time. The good news is that traffic lights when properly used can help in
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Ideas & Debate CBK needs to get better ways of unlocking MSME lending Thursday, May 23, 2019 20:09 By GEORGE BODO This week, the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Dr Patrick Njoroge, led five commercial banks in launching the pilot phase of a mobile loan product
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Ideas & Debate There’s no silver bullet for affordable housing Thursday, May 23, 2019 20:08 By FELIPE JARAMILLO and JUMOKE JAGUN-DOKUNMU | Only 19 per cent of families in urban centres across Kenya live in their own houses, with the capital Nairobi having the smallest share of homeowners at
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The Co-operative Bank Group has registered KSh 5.1 billion in profit before tax during the first quarter of 2019. The bank said the amount translated to a 4.4% growth compared to KSh 4.9 billion that it collected during the same period under review in 2018. READ ALSO:
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Companies StanChart names Obath chairman Thursday, May 23, 2019 19:59 By JOHN MUTUA Standard Chartered Bank (Kenya) #ticker:SCBK has appointed Patrick Obath as board chairman to replace Anne Mutahi whose five-year tenure ended in December. A career mechanical engineer, Mr Obath will head the lender’s board for
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Companies Medical equipment supply firms call for lower tax Thursday, May 23, 2019 19:58 By JOHN MUTUA Medical equipment companies have asked the Government to reduce taxes on their products, saying the current levies are a major hindrance to the achievement of universal healthcare in the country. Mission for
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Companies FKE kicks off new search for best employer Thursday, May 23, 2019 19:57 By NASIBO KABALE The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) has started a nationwide search for one organisation that will be named the Employer of the Year. The process, which will be overseen by PricewaterCoopers (PwC)
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By IVY NYAYIEKA More by this Author Johannesburg-based firm Shift Social Development is seeking to expand investments by large established businesses into social good for profit. The initiative dubbed Shared Value Africa Initiative looks to encourage businesses to expand their social goods initiative from philanthropy to include sustainable business models