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SBM Bank net profit jumps 88pc on lower deposit costs

Nairobi, July 22 -- SBM Bank Kenya posted an 88.1 percent increase in net profit to Sh380.1 million in the half-year ended June 2026, helped by lower deposit costs and higher income from transactions.... Read More


We must consume our coffee to stabilise future price of the commodity

Nairobi, July 22 -- Metaphorically on coffee matters, we are like the proverbial gold prospector, who spent his entire life scouring distant mountains for gold only to die as a pauper. When his friend... Read More


Beyond chatbots, here is real AI chance for African businesses

Nairobi, July 22 -- How long do customer insights gather dust in the systems of your organisation before anyone acts on them? Consider a typical Sacco environment where a member's loan application sta... Read More


Online safety must become Kenya's new civic literacy

Nairobi, July 22 -- The Kenya Music Festival has given the country a lesson that should move from the stage into national policy. Learners are using music, poetry, theatre and public speaking to educa... Read More


Da Vinci code secret to smart business thinking

Nairobi, July 22 -- "The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks," said Christopher Hitchens. Is 'thinking about how you think' useful? Is there a Da Vinci co... Read More


The AI tool helping flower farms cut pesticide use

Nairobi, July 22 -- Twice every week at one of the country's largest flower farms in Naivasha, crop scouts walk through greenhouse rows of flower seedlings, pausing every few metres to key data into t... Read More


Ever-green mitumba jeans trade that is a darling for Kenyan traders

Nairobi, July 22 -- Every week, containers loaded with second-hand clothing land in Kenya, sustaining one of the country's most enduring informal industries. In them are tightly packed bales of denim ... Read More


How trail of crypto, bank deals tied Kenyans to money laundering network

Nairobi, July 22 -- A network of shell companies, international remittance services, intermediary bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets has landed two Kenyans in the crosshairs of investigators, wh... Read More


Treasury to table payslip tax cuts in September

Nairobi, July 22 -- The National Treasury will table legislation in September to reduce payroll taxes, bowing to growing public pressure over shrinking pay slips following a series of mandatory deduct... Read More


Kenyans unable to afford a healthy diet rise by 9m

Nairobi, July 22 -- The number of Kenyans unable to afford a healthy diet has increased by 9.6 million over the past eight years on costly meals and reduced disposable income. Food and Agriculture Or... Read More