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Java ex-employee loses Sh10m case over use of his photo

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- When an employee leaves, what rights does an employer retain over photographs and other personal information collected during employment? For former Java House steward Gidraf Gati... Read More


In Kenya, power protects banks, rarely borrowers

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Last week in Business Talk, we commenced a multi-part series on financial services firms in Kenya with politically exposed people owning or controlling substantial shares in the co... Read More


Kenyan spa therapist finds new career path in Mongolia

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- When Faith Rose Wambui took a job as a spa therapist in Mongolia, she expected to spend the next two years perfecting her craft and earning more in a country she knew little about.... Read More


Can Kenya build a sovereign wealth architecture?

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Every budget season, Kenya returns to the same familiar debate: should government borrow more or tax more to finance development? Both are legitimate tools of public finance, but t... Read More


Kenya food import bill jumps 21pc amid widespread crop failure

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Kenya's food import bill has climbed to near-record levels amid widespread crop failure due to drought, signalling deeper reliance on markets abroad for supplies to feed households... Read More


CAK free to review Diageo-Asahi deal as legal battles continue

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) can proceed with its review of the proposed acquisition of Diageo's 65 percent stake in East African Breweries (EABL) by Japan's Asahi Group Ho... Read More


Absa and Co-op lead as banks double down on bancassurance

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Absa Bank Kenya and Co-operative Bank of Kenya led listed lenders in pre-tax earnings generated from bancassurance in the first half of the year ended June 2026 as banks deepened t... Read More


Kenyans risk Sh32.3m fine over sham US marriages, immigration lawyers warn

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Immigration lawyers are seeing a surge in work as more Kenyans in the US fight to remain in the country amid the Donald Trump administration's crackdown on sham marriages-arrangeme... Read More


How to get more from the board strategy retreat

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Most board strategy retreats fall short not because they lack information, but because they devote too little time to strategic thinking. Over the next few weeks, many boards will... Read More


HIV gains expose new burden for patients, healthcare system

Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Kenya has reduced new HIV infections by 83 percent in ten years, from 101,448 in 2013 to 16,752 in 2023, while the number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy more than doubl... Read More