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Dream house cracks: Who pays when the foundations falter?

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Homeowners at Karibu Homes, also known as River View Estate in Athi River, recently raised concerns about their houses developing serious defects after moving in. Their complaints... Read More


Shelter Afrique to float Sh65billion bond in Q1 2027

Nairobi, Sept. 28 -- Housing-focused Pan-African multilateral development bank Shelter Afrique plans to issue a $ 500 million (Sh64.83 billion) sustainability-linked bond focused on East Africa in the... Read More


Payment firms capital raised up to Sh250m in new Treasury Bill

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- Payment service providers and system operators will now be required to keep five times as much capital as the minimum capital requirement is raised to Sh250 million. The National... Read More


CBK leans on two bonds, targeting Sh50 billion

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has turned to two familiar 15- and 20-year Treasury bonds in its Sh50 billion October issuance, hoping to ride the demand they attracted last month... Read More


Kenya has a chance to turn clean cooking into a business opportunity

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- When a Kenyan mother lights a firewood stove to prepare the evening meal, she is not thinking about climate diplomacy at the United Nations. She is thinking about feeding her fami... Read More


When a board outvotes the owner

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- Late last year, I wrote about the Tata Trusts in India as a model of family ownership with a purpose: two charitable trusts, which, together with other smaller trusts and family-r... Read More


Why that stiffness could be linked to menopause

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- The menopausal transition, or perimenopause, is a period of hormonal and physical change that occurs over several years. Women may experience changes in bone density, increasing ... Read More


CBK, banks plan to lock out Treasury from loan rate approval

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and commercial banks are in talks to overhaul the Banking Act to resolve a loan pricing impasse over who between the sector regulator and the Treas... Read More


Why three minutes of vigorous movement may lower cancer risk

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- If you spend most of your working day seated at a desk, a few minutes of vigorous movement could be more useful than you think. A new study suggests that replacing sedentary time... Read More


Jitters as electricity sales to new customers dip by Sh1bn

Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- Revenue from electricity sales to new Kenya Power customers dropped by Sh1.07 billion in the year to June despite increased connections, signalling slowing economic expansion and ... Read More