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NCBA cleared to repossess equipment from Mediheal Hospital

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- NCBA Bank has won the right to repossess medical equipment leased to Mediheal Hospital & Fertility Centre Ltd after the High Court in Eldoret ruled that the equipment belongs to th... Read More


Kenyan cyber cafes reinvent as smartphones kill browsing business

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- More than 15 computer monitors sit empty at Lillian's cyber cafe on Nairobi's Tom Mboya Street, a reminder of how technology changed a business that was once at the heart of Kenya'... Read More


Standard Bank eyes bigger East Africa business

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Standard Bank Group aims to firm its business grip in East Africa, taking on its South African rivals including Absa Group and Nedbank Group. Standard Bank Chief Executive Officer... Read More


Blow for Uber and Bolt drivers as court blocks 18pc commission cap

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- The High Court has blocked enforcement of an 18 percent commission cap charged on drivers and vehicle owners by ride-hailing platforms, marking a win for operators who had opposed ... Read More


Five million households to get electricity under new World Bank project

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- An estimated five million households will be connected to electricity under a Sh114 billion ($880 million) World Bank-backed project that mainly seeks to light up rural Kenya. The... Read More


Why MSMEs and banks need a mutual evolution

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Attend any fintech conference or read the latest report about trade financing gaps in developing economies including Kenya and you will notice that the debate is about the same wal... Read More


How Kenya's priority sectors can become engines of growth

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Countries are not short of priority sectors. Across national development plans, governments routinely identify manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, digital services, pharmaceutical... Read More


What collective assumptions hold back your firm's success?

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- "Business performance is often not limited by what managers know. The problem is how they think about what they know," advises the psychologist Jamil Qureshi. What does the number... Read More


Safety focus amid record pesticide consumption in Kenya

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Kenya's pesticide use has reached a record high, highlighting the country's growing dependence on chemical crop protection even as health and environmental risks rise. Data from t... Read More


Kenyan meat processor builds a one-million goats annual exports business

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- Ken Meat, a processor that has found a market in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, has built a successful business around small ruminants. "... Read More