When politicians invest in insurers, trust gap widens

Nairobi, Sept. 8 -- As we continue on our Business Talk expose of politically exposed firms within the financial services sector in Kenya, let us now switch from banking to the insurance industry. Do ... Read More

In Kenya, power protects banks, rarely borrowers

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Last week in Business Talk, we commenced a multi-part series on financial services firms in Kenya with politically exposed people owning or controlling substantial shares in the co... Read More

Lessons for Kenya's financial sector from the 2008 crisis

Nairobi, Aug. 25 -- Looking back in time to the 2008 financial crash that rocked much of the Western world, especially countries like the US, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, and Ireland,... Read More

Agentic convergence: What is the value of AI if everyone has it?

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- It seems like professionals across East Africa cannot make it through a single day without discussions mentioning artificial intelligence. AI has become nearly as ubiquitous in the... Read More

Why Kenyan executives excel globally, but struggle locally

Nairobi, Aug. 11 -- As Kenyans we proliferate as commensurate professionals. Go to any major global city and you are likely to find at least two types of Kenyan professionals: accountants and NGO lead... Read More

Here's the real measure of entrepreneurial success

Nairobi, Aug. 4 -- Kenya widely receives acclaim as a hotbed for entrepreneurship. Not only do we come up with unique innovations such as in the financial technologies and development economics spaces... Read More

Are Kenyans overlooking better returns beyond real estate?

Nairobi, July 28 -- In Kenya, we hold a very strong culture. Since colonial invaders long ago clumsily decided on our national boundaries, we have developed a strong sense of national identity as well... Read More

Lecturers and the quest for academic relevance

Nairobi, July 21 -- Just this past week, at an event, I had a fascinating discussion with academic colleagues from various higher education institutions across Kenya. As we sat discussing the conditio... Read More

Want a favour? Don't assume the answer will always be 'yes'

Nairobi, July 14 -- Humans are a social sort. We thrive and have become the dominant apex species largely because of our ability to socialise, combined with our capacity for communication. A large pa... Read More

Five steps to assess a boss with toxic traits

Nairobi, June 23 -- The Business Talk article "Dreaded traits to look out for in would-be supervisor" the other week stirred up quite a lot of interest among the Business Daily readers. The article di... Read More

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