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Struggling to sleep? How blackout curtains can help, and when they won't

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- When you are exhausted, sleep should come easily. But for Selina Kathambi, it did not. After giving birth to her daughter, she expected the usual challenges of new motherhood; sle... Read More


How influencers use AI to fake corporate brand engagement

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- A social media influencer campaign can appear to be performing well: tens of posts praising a product, hashtags gaining traction, and an apparent steady stream of consumers talkin... Read More


Kenyans in diaspora spend a fortune to ship curtains from home

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- When Mercy Akoth moved to Canada nearly three years ago, she quickly discovered that setting up a home away from Kenya came with unexpected costs, particularly when it came to dec... Read More


CMA warns against investments in 15 illegal funds

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has warned against investments in 15 funds illegally operating in Kenya, including the popular Global Investment Group (GIG) and Quant Vest Sto... Read More


9 in 10 counties breach salary expenditure law

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- Homa Bay and Taita Taveta counties spent an equivalent of 63 percent of their revenues on salaries, topping a list of 42 devolved units that breached the law on salary payments in... Read More


Strait of Hormuz troubles put Kenya on fresh price alert

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- Kenya faces fresh pressure on fuel prices, transport costs and industrial supplies after shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to single digits, raising fears of deep... Read More


'Market walls' fall as corporates bow to antitrust rules

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- A widening liberal market environment is providing a boon for businesses in Kenya, helping them to lower capital and operational cost pressure. In the latest development, East Af... Read More


The CEO who tells women to think twice before being 'nice'

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- If you want to know how many hours are in a minute, look at what Jacqueline Waihenya does with it. To list all her attributes would be to undersell her, but let's try. She is a ch... Read More


How CBK will keep an eye on the big banks

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- Top banks, including Equity Group, KCB Group, NCBA Group, Co-operative Bank and I&M Bank, face a shakeup in their expansion plans as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) moves to shiel... Read More


CBK to cap expansion of big banks to curb risk of collapse

Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- Top banks, including Equity Group, KCB Group, NCBA Group, Co-operative Bank and I&M Bank, face a shakeup in their expansion plans as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) moves to shiel... Read More