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UMMA University eyes Sh770m student hostels in expansion push

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- Islamic faith-based UMMA University is set to build two hostel blocks for its students for Sh770 million as the institution races to provide accommodation for its growing populatio... Read More


The CEO who sees life as one big adventure

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- 191 words, but perhaps only seven will do. "Cover the world, before it covers you." That is the ethos buried underneath the varnish of Tom Mason. "One of my biggest frustrations is... Read More


US remittance dip wipes out gains from Europe, Asia and Africa

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- Overall growth in the amount of cash sent home by Kenyans living and working abroad stalled in the nine months to September 2026, hit by a double-digit decline in inflows from the ... Read More


Inside the future prediction market and how it works

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- Will the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Kamau Thugge don a dark or light suit at his next post monetary policy committee (MPC) news conference? Prediction markets-emerging p... Read More


The Kigali lesson Nairobi ignores

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- I visited Kigali last week after a four-year hiatus. Even then, Rwandan citizens didn't queue at an immigration line at the arrivals hall at the airport. Absolutely never. Rwandan ... Read More


Ride-hailing apps tweaking models to lock in customers

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- For a regular digital-taxi user, the cost of getting to work, meeting friends, or ordering a meal online can add up over a month. Ride-hailing companies are betting that some of t... Read More


Firms eye SMEs with smaller, locally hosted AI systems

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- Technology firms are developing smaller artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can be hosted locally within business premises, targeting businesses seeking to adopt the technolo... Read More


Five workouts every busy man needs to stay fit

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- For many men, staying fit is not a question of motivation, but of finding time between work, family and other daily demands. But staying fit doesn't always require hours at the gym... Read More


Average returns on MMFs slump to 9.3pc

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- The average return generated by money market funds (MMFs), net of fees, has fallen to 9.3 percent as of October 15 from a higher 9.9 percent at the same time last year, mirroring l... Read More


Mudavadi group pays Absa Sh3bn for insurance firms

Nairobi, Oct. 18 -- An investment company linked to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Lamu Governor Issa Timamy will pay Sh3 billion to acquire majority stakes in two insurance firms from S... Read More