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Supreme Court verdict tests auction of dead borrowers' assets

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- The Supreme Court has cleared the way for an appeal expected to examine lenders' powers and actions when a borrower dies before a mortgaged property is sold. This follows the court... Read More


It's time for capital to deliver locally measurable impact

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- This past week, one of the biggest conversations was the groundbreaking of what is expected to be the biggest-ever oil refinery in East Africa, and its expected impact was unsurpris... Read More


Board voting lessons from Tata Sons saga

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Last week, I wrote about the unfolding Tata Sons boardroom fight in Mumbai, India that is turning out to be a classic case study of how trusts are used to govern family businesses. ... Read More


Too close for comfort: Kenyan banks and their high State debt appetite

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- There is a particular kind of relationship that financial analysts describe as "comfortable but concerning." Everything looks fine on the surface: no missed payments, no dramatic he... Read More


Phone, data costs limit Kenyans from full digital participation

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- The cost of internet-enabled phones remains a major barrier for Kenyans who know about mobile internet but are not using it, while the price of data is limiting how much existing us... Read More


Kenya's tourism momentum presents a boon for aviation

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) recently released data depicting an increase in visitor arrivals from the rest of the world across the first four months of 2026. Arri... Read More


Businesses add 72,800 kW of solar power for own use

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Businesses added 72,800 kilowatts (kW) of solar energy for their own use in the year ended June 2026, extending a trend in which a growing number of firms are turning to self-genera... Read More


Banks expect borrowing costs to fall on unchanged CBK benchmark rate

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Commercial banks expect borrowing costs to fall further even as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is widely expected to hold the benchmark rate unchanged for a fourth time this week. ... Read More


In Kenya's connected economy, risk doesn't stop at a firm's door

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- A misconception in modern risk management is that an organisation controls its own risk. In Kenya's connected economy, a business may secure its premises, systems and people yet sti... Read More


Inside Sh15bn IPO pay for Quickmart owners

Nairobi, Oct. 5 -- Quickmart Kenya owners will receive Sh15 billion from the sale of a 50 percent stake through a public offer at the Nairobi bourse, giving the retail chain's founders handsome return... Read More