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Why smart companies question their own story

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- "We don't think our way into a pattern of living. We live our way into a pattern of thought," said John Dewey. "You are what you do, not what you say you do," advised Carl Jung. D... Read More


The founder's creed 2060: Survival strategy

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Last Thursday evening, in a prime-time address, the President announced that Kenya will begin crafting Vision 2060. A national conversation opens on August 12, aiming at a developme... Read More


Kenyan turns pig farm into four profitable UK businesses

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Flavian Obiero, 35, has turned a childhood fascination with livestock into a thriving integrated agribusiness in Fareham, a small town in Hampshire, southern England. He has built ... Read More


She ate termites as a child, now she's built a Sh15m insect protein business

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- At an age when most children would run away from insects, Olivia Naliaka did the opposite. Whenever the rains fell, neighbours in her village would collect termites, a seasonal deli... Read More


KCB, fund managers create Sh388bn fund to sweeten investor exit

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- A group of fund managers has set up a Sh388 billion ($ 3 billion) reserve aimed at buying out investors seeking to exit their stakes in firms through the Nairobi Securities Exchange... Read More


KCB, fund managers create Sh388bn fund to ease NSE investor exits

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- A group of fund managers has set up a Sh388 billion ($ 3 billion) reserve aimed at buying out investors seeking to exit their stakes in firms through the Nairobi Securities Exchange... Read More


US issues fresh dengue travel alert for Kenya as cases rise

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- The United States has issued a new health alert for Kenya due to an increase in dengue fever cases. This places the country back on the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention... Read More


Troubled Kuscco ordered to refund Sh489 million to Mhasibu Sacco

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- A tribunal has ordered the troubled Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Kuscco) to refund a matured Sh489 million investment by Mhasibu Sacco Society Limited, piling pr... Read More


Short-term jobs rise as firms scramble to service new orders

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Private firms in Kenya stepped up recruitment of workers on short-term contracts in July as they raced to cope with rising new orders despite overall production contracting for a fi... Read More


The career detour that sparked a thriving deep-cleaning enterprise

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- When Robert Okubo travelled to Washington, D.C., more than two decades ago, he had no intention of becoming a cleaning entrepreneur. He was a travel agent then, determined to promo... Read More