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Unease over 'unclear' CBK rules on distribution of repaid loans

Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- New Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) rules have triggered anxiety among non-deposit-taking credit providers (NDTCPs), with analysts raising concerns about non-clarity in the set order of... Read More


IFC lends Sh1.3 billion to Mombasa medical device firm

Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to lend $10 million (Sh1.3 billion) to Mombasa-based medical device manufacturer Revital Healthcare (EPZ) Limited to aid its expan... Read More


How Kenya can protect sugar sector

Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- I attended an event in Nairobi on Thursday convened by the Kenya Sugar Board and billed as a "consultative stakeholder meeting" on the availability and use of locally refined white ... Read More


Naivas heir wins Sh777m tax dispute over HR firm

Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- An heir of supermarket chain Naivas Limited, Peter Mukuha Kago, has won a Sh777 million tax dispute against the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) over the financial operations of a firm... Read More


Quickmart shoppers rack up Sh139 million in loyalty points

Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- Quickmart shoppers had accumulated Sh139 million worth of unredeemed loyalty points by the end of last year, highlighting the growing value of customer rewards schemes in Kenya's su... Read More


Court quashes notices for auction of 14 Riverside Drive complex

Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- The High Court has quashed notices issued earlier this year seeking interested buyers for Nairobi's 14 Riverside Drive, which houses DusitD2 hotel. The court ruled that the process... Read More


Sasra chief on Kuscco lessons and why Saccos should merge

Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- The regulated Sacco sector is becoming increasingly concentrated, with 61 tier-one societies controlling more than 70 percent of the market even as smaller groups hold on to their e... Read More


Banks escape 20pc KRA tax on overdue loan interest

Nairobi, Oct. 7 -- Banks have secured relief from a tax claim on interest earned from borrowers who delay loan repayments after the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled that default interest is not subject to e... Read More


Road construction dips by 62 percent in four years

Nairobi, Oct. 7 -- The government has cut the pace of construction of new roads by 62 percent over the past four years of the current administration, official data shows, with the length tarmacked sta... Read More


Quickmart founders free to sell 800m shares after IPO

Nairobi, Oct. 7 -- The anchor shareholders of Quickmart can sell up to 800 million shares or 40 percent of their remaining stake without restriction, following the retailer's initial public offering (... Read More