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Inside Esther Waititu's journey from graduate trainee to 'Mama M-Pesa'

Nairobi, July 26 -- Esther Masese Waititu was just 23 when she joined the banking world as a graduate trainee. Young, ambitious and fearless, she stunned the bank's CEO during an introductory meeting... Read More


Isuzu SUV sales surge 483pc on local assembly

Nairobi, July 26 -- Sales of Isuzu East Africa's sport utility vehicles (SUVs) rose by 483.3 percent to 105 units in the half year ended June 2026 as local assembly made the car cheaper. Data from th... Read More


Corporates eye greater AI control to protect data and trade secrets

Nairobi, July 26 -- For the first wave of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the past four years, businesses had a relatively simple formula: subscribe to OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Copilot o... Read More


Treasury bows to pressure, cuts capital limit for crypto firms

Nairobi, July 26 -- The Treasury has substantially cut its earlier proposed minimum capital for cryptocurrency firms by up to 40 percent, bowing to pressure amid warnings that steep charges would dete... Read More


Imperial Bank seizes Apple products reseller Salute Holdings

Nairobi, July 26 -- Imperial Bank (In Liquidation) has taken over Salute Holdings, one of East Africa's largest Apple-authorised distributors, as the lender in liquidation steps up efforts to recover ... Read More


Tender typo costs Finnish firm Sh947m KPA container handling contract

Nairobi, July 26 -- A spreadsheet error has cost Finnish manufacturer Kalmar Finland Oy a Sh947 million Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) contract for supply of 14 container-handling machines. The Court of... Read More


Chinese retail chains on the spot over Mandarin products labelling

Nairobi, July 26 -- Several products sold in three leading Chinese retail chains in Kenya are in breach of the law that requires goods sold locally to be labelled in English or Kiswahili. A Business ... Read More


Electoral commission should end disenfranchisement of its officials

Nairobi, July 26 -- A new team was appointed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) last year. With this transition comes a fresh opportunity to reform Kenya's electoral system.... Read More


Balancing simple, advanced scenario analysis for sustainability reporting

Nairobi, July 26 -- For many organisations, integrating sustainability across the business remains a complex undertaking. Beyond setting ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, org... Read More


Residents win in row over substandard road works

Nairobi, July 26 -- When Kajiado County Government awarded a contractor a Sh3.9 million contract to grade and gravel the Acacia Feeder Road in February 2024, Kitengela residents expected smoother jour... Read More