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Co-op Bank boss Gideon Muriuki buys extra Sh148m shares

Nairobi, Jan. 17 -- Co-operative Bank of Kenya's chief executive officer, Gideon Muriuki, bought an additional 5.5 million shares in the company, with a current market value of Sh148.2 million, in the... Read More


State plans own calls network to cut airtime costs

Nairobi, Jan. 17 -- The government plans to deploy an internal communication platform, JamboTel, to ease information flow among its agencies and departments and reduce costs, potentially cutting an im... Read More


Kenya Power staff forge payslips to borrow loans

Nairobi, Jan. 16 -- At least 384 employees at Kenya Power forged payslips to secure loans, a new audit has revealed, exposing weaknesses in the utility's human resource systems. The fraud was uncover... Read More


Starlink cuts upfront cost with instalment payments plan

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- Elon Musk-owned, Starlink has introduced an instalment payment option for its portable mini internet kit in Kenya, lowering the upfront cost for customers as the satellite internet... Read More


Digital lender MyCredit gets Sh387m funding to expand across Kenya

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- Digital loans provider MyCredit Limited has raised $3 million (Sh387 million) in funding to expand its loan, guarantee, and insurance services in Kenya. MyCredit said the capital ... Read More


Pub review: Yes, the Tamarind dhow ride is worth the fuss around it

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- I like the secrecy of lakes and oceans. The first time I flew over the Atlantic-for hours-I stared down and wondered: why do we even exist when we'll all perish as a lifeform and l... Read More


NCBA executive Tirus Mwithiga takes CEO role at CIB Kenya

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- NCBA Group Director of corporate and investment banking Tirus Mwithiga is set to take over as chief executive officer at Commercial International Bank (CIB) Kenya starting next mon... Read More


How single dose HPV vaccines could boost Kenya's 2030 target

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- Kenya stands at a crucial moment in its battle against cervical cancer, banking on a policy shift that health experts believe will fundamentally reshape the fight against a disease... Read More


Banks say 300m Safaricom shares should be sold to public

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- Kenyan banks have lobbied Parliament to have the government sell 300.4 million shares of Safaricom to the public and dispose of the other 5.7 billion shares to South Africa's Vodac... Read More


Taha Mohamedali: An accidental pet entrepreneur rethinking success, marriage and meaning

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- This pet business was an accident. In 2017, Taha Mohamedali and a friend got dogs. Getting dog food in Nairobi was a nightmare-shops with no stock, broken card machines, no deliver... Read More