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Showmax appoints EA regional manager

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- Showmax has appointed Ms Emma Gichonge as its first general manager for East Africa, amid expansion plans by its parent company Multichoice. Before her appointment, Ms Gichonge wo... Read More


Kenya pays dearly to avoid Sh316bn Eurobond default

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- Kenya is set to pay dearly to avert a default of the $2 billion Eurobond maturing in June after it settled on a higher rate on its return to the global debt market to finance an ea... Read More


Kenya delays the repayment of Sh80m loans on voucher hitch

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- Kenya failed to repay two loans amounting to $0.51 million (Sh79,560,000) by a June 2023 deadline, senior officials disclosed in a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ... Read More


State's 21,000 acres on offer for food drive

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- The Agriculture and Livestock Ministry has opened up 21,000 acres of idle land belonging to the National Youth Service (NYS) and Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (Tarda) ... Read More


How bosses show love in workplace

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- If kindness was a human, Nancy Kisa says, it would be her bosses who, at the lowest moment in her career, did what is largely considered outlandish in Kenya's corporate scene. In ... Read More


Lovers hire violin and saxophone players for Sh10,000 per hour on Valentine's Day

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- For years, red roses, and dinners, have been ways for lovers to celebrate Valentine's Day. Now Kenyan men are hiring violinists, saxophone players, and orchestra bands to serenade ... Read More


How bosses show love at the workplace

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- If kindness was a human, Nancy Kisa says, it would be her bosses who, at the lowest moment in her career, did what is largely considered outlandish in Kenya's corporate scene. In ... Read More


Puzzle of Sh12bn Telkom, bank shares

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- Government shareholding in Telkom Kenya and two other companies in which the Treasury spent a total of Sh12.5 billion to acquire additional shares between July 2022 and June last y... Read More


CBK rate rise dampens NSE prospects

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- Last week's move by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to raise borrowing costs to a 12-year high of 13 percent has further dampened trading activity on the Nairobi Securities Exchang... Read More


Airtel Africa to build data hub in Nairobi after Nigeria project

Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- Airtel Africa plans to build a data centre in Nairobi, in what will become its second such facility on the continent after Nigeria as it moves to diversify its revenue streams. Th... Read More