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Why governance flexibility matters in the management of pension fund

Nairobi, June 11 -- The Supreme Court of Kenya's decision declaring unconstitutional the application of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (PPADA) to pension schemes sponsored by public ent... Read More


Rasto Cyprian's rise: 24-year-old painter gaining gallery attention

Nairobi, June 11 -- There is a blurry line between genius and madness that Rasto Cyprian shows in his art. His artworks depict a man who loses himself in colours and the absurdity of the concepts in h... Read More


Is blockchain the key to fixing Kenya's land fraud problem?

Nairobi, June 11 -- For generations, the dream of property ownership in Kenya has been haunted by a persistent nightmare: fraudulent title deeds, double allocations, missing files, endless paperwork, ... Read More


Write-offs and recovery efforts shrink bad debts

Nairobi, June 10 -- The ratio of loan defaults to total lending in the banking sector shrunk to a two year low of 15.3 percent in May from 17.5 percent a year ago following write-offs of bad debt and ... Read More


Investors press for higher interest rates to lend to government in bonds market

Nairobi, June 10 -- Bond investors have for the first time in eight months demanded an interest rate above 14 percent to lend to government in the bonds market, as high inflation erodes returns in the... Read More


Why it helps to think in models, not facts

Nairobi, June 10 -- "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate"- Carl Jung, the Swiss founder of analytical psychology. Ever find yourself upset wit... Read More


Court rules State debts, economic shocks no excuse for unpaid workers' dues

Nairobi, June 10 -- A court has ruled that government debts and Covid-19-era cash-flow problems do not absolve employers of their obligation to pay workers, ordering a local engineering firm to settle... Read More


Jameson whisky supplier wins Sh29m relief on KRA delays

Nairobi, June 10 -- The High Court has ordered the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to pay Sh29.4 million in tax refunds to Pernod Ricard Kenya after finding that the taxman failed to determine the compa... Read More


Tough Finance Bill lessons from 2024 and plan to fund Sh4.8trn budget

Nairobi, June 10 -- The National Treasury has refrained from introducing higher taxes to fund this year's Sh4.845 trillion budget, as lessons from the controversial Finance Bill 2024, which triggered ... Read More


Solving short-term power supply challenges

Nairobi, June 10 -- Over the last decade, few locally situated power stations have been onboarded in Kenya. There have been multiple moratoria and investigations on power procurement. Successive gove... Read More