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Absa bets on tech budget to power digital drive

Nairobi, April 22 -- Absa Bank of Kenya is ramping up investment in technology, with up to Sh3 billion annual spending to anchor its digital strategy amid growing customer preference for mobile-based ... Read More


Kisumu port eyes coal shipments for business growth

Nairobi, April 22 -- The Kisumu port has begun handling shipments of coal from Tanzania, boosting its drive to grow business.  Patrick Makau, the manager in charge of cargo services at the Kisum... Read More


The macroeconomic forces reshaping investor behaviour

Nairobi, April 22 -- Broader structural shifts are changing investor behaviour, which suggests the evolution away from purely passive strategies. "Improved access to information has increased the lev... Read More


The entrepreneur turning soapstone into corporate gold

Nairobi, April 22 -- There are many ways to describe Mogusu Momanyi's soapstone enterprise, which is based at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi's Westlands district. With a shop selling carved items on the ... Read More


Healthcare commercialisation erodes professional integrity

Nairobi, April 22 -- Historically, medicine was a sacred calling, a communal duty rooted in moral and social frameworks. For centuries, the "healing arts" focused on compassion and alleviating suffer... Read More


Pay platform eyes SMEs, saccos with a unified payment wallet

Nairobi, April 22 -- Payments platform Paykit has entered Kenya's growing digital finance market with a unified payments platform that allows individuals and businesses to collect payments, manage fun... Read More


CBK's Thugge downplays rate pressure after rise in domestic borrowing target

Nairobi, April 22 -- The government's raised domestic borrowing target for the 2025/26 fiscal year is unlikely to exert fresh pressure on interest rates, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has said, noti... Read More


Treasury tightens rules for access to climate change billions

Nairobi, April 22 -- Private companies seeking a share of billions of shillings in global climate financing are set to face stricter scrutiny and longer approval timelines following guidelines freshly... Read More


Why alumni support is crucial for schools

Nairobi, April 21 -- Last year, the Lenana School alumni association, aka Laibon Society, launched the Lenana School Endowment Fund, an ambitious initiative aimed at securing the institution's financi... Read More


To Addis and back with handy lessons

Nairobi, April 21 -- On an evening flight to Addis, I chanced on a Kenyan embassy staff working there. He introduced himself with a warm smile, as we settled down upon boarding. Noticing me at lost lu... Read More