The NCBA Bank expansion drive has hit top gear with the opening of a new branch in Kitui Town. The new branch was officially opened on Friday, November 8, 2024 by Kitui County Governor Julius Malombe. The opening of...
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) is set to enhance is financing offering for women businesses in a new deal with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). In the new deal, the IFC has extended USD370,000 which is equivalent...
Passengers entering Kenya from January 1, 2025 will be required to declare their mobile phones IMEI numbers. This is according to a requirement that has been instituted by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
"Passengers entering the territory of Kenya will...
The Canadian government has introduced fresh changes in its temporary visa rules. In the new changes, Canada has ended the standard way of issuing multiple entry visit visa based on the validity of a passport.
Going forward, the new regulations...
Kenyan-born Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley has won the Minnesota House of Representatives seat in the US elections. She will now represent District 38A in the legislature. She had contested for the seat on a Democratic-Farmer-Labour Party and defeated Republican Brad...
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, has acquired Africa’s first Airbus A350-1000. The aircraft that is the largest variant in the A350 series becomes the first Airbus A350-1000 to be owned by the airline.
The new aircraft comes in...
Insecurity, inconvenience and unreliability. These are the three things that kept Ruth Nyamai away from applying for a payment card for years. The 36-year-old entrepreneur based in Nairobi had previously owned four cards, some within one year.
“It became so...
During a townhall meeting that was held in July in Mombasa, President William Ruto admitted that he was seeking to hand over the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to private Indian firm Adani Airport Holdings.
The president further stated that...
I am so disappointed. I just came from the US Embassy in Nairobi for my visa interview. I had applied for a B1/B2 visa and have been denied. Can somebody tell me why I was only asked two questions...
Investing in Kenya's infrastructure bonds is set to become a costly affair following plans by the National Treasury to reintroduce a controversial proposal for withholding tax on gains made from these bonds.
Since their introduction in 2009, infrastructure bonds have...
