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SBM Bank Kenya gets Sh405m capital from parent

Nairobi, May 11 -- Mauritius's SBM Holdings injected an additional Sh405 million into its subsidiary SBM Bank Kenya in the financial year ended December 2025, reflecting a race by commercial banks to ... Read More


Safaricom Ethiopia takes $134m external debt on shallow local lending capacity

Nairobi, May 11 -- Regulatory constraints in Ethiopia pushed Safaricom's subsidiary in that market to take a $134.0 Million (Sh17.3 billion) worth of hard currency debt from external sources in the ye... Read More


Business leaders push for bold reforms to unlock Africa investment

Nairobi, May 11 -- Business leaders and industry experts on Monday renewed calls for a more conducive policy and environment in Africa, arguing it is the critical first step to attract investment in i... Read More


Kamakis: the suburb still holding on to its village soul

Nairobi, May 11 -- On any given afternoon at Kamakis Corner, smoke curls out of busy nyama choma joints, waiters hurry between wooden tables, balancing trays of roast meat and beer. A few metres away,... Read More


Mortal Kombat II: They listened, improved, but sadly bait and switch Johnny Cage fans

Nairobi, May 11 -- This is one of those rare moments I found myself genuinely taken aback by what a studio was able to achieve with a property that many had written off. To understand why this film f... Read More


Five essential documents you need for estate planning

Nairobi, May 11 -- For many Kenyan professionals, wealth today is no longer confined to land and bank accounts. It sits in M-Pesa wallets, sacco shares, pension schemes, side businesses and even monet... Read More


Africa Summit is big chance for Kenya's health products' manufacturing sector

Nairobi, May 11 -- As Kenya convenes global innovators, investors and partners at this week's Africa Forward Summit, one issue should frame the conversation: how Africa builds health manufacturing cap... Read More


Why East Africa's AI banking revolution must be human-led

Nairobi, May 10 -- The buzz surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in East Africa's financial sector is undeniable. Yet, when I speak with regional banking leaders, there is a subtext of caution. Wh... Read More


Assessing impact, value creation through sustainability reporting

Nairobi, May 10 -- Sustainability reporting provides a medium for organisations to communicate their value-creation and impact stories to stakeholders. At a time when stakeholder demands for sustainab... Read More


Dimmed hopes as Mbadi backtracks on promise to reduce workers' PAYE

Nairobi, May 10 -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has backpedalled from an earlier promise to include income tax cuts for salaried workers earning below Sh50,000 in the Finance Bill, dealing a ... Read More