Raphael Obonyo serves as a strategic advisor with the United Nations and the World Bank. He is also the convener of The Youth Congress forum.
Money Mistake: Handouts have been my biggest financial weakness, sometimes out of compassion, and having...
It has been a long journey for Kenyan entrepreneur Pamela Muyeshi, but it is now clear that whatever recipe for her success she had put together, it is paying dividends.
Her unique Afro-themed hotel chain, Amaica, ha opened shop at...
This festive season has seen a rise in the number of Kenyans living abroad who are in the country visiting relatives and friends.
Many of these Kenyans have always been looking for ways to invest back home. As is wont...
BY Waceke Nduati-Omanga
Buying your home or investment property can be very exciting particularly if it is the first one. This is something you have planned, saved and sacrificed for. You have applied for a mortgage at the bank to...
BY JAMES KARIUKI / BD
Going to university means better prospects of getting a job. But Harry Nyamodi shied away from employment even after he graduated with an economics degree from the University of Nairobi.
Mr Nyamodi,33, has a dim view...
One of the greatest inconveniences of the Christmas and New Year festivities is the closing of banks. The closure effectively puts many bank services on hold for days leaving many customers lost on how to deposit, withdraw or transfer...
Safaricom has unveiled a smartphone application that includes updated M-Pesa mobile money features and a data usage manager.
The new mySafaricom app will enable the telco’s customers to access additional functions that include M-Shwari and KCB M-Pesa. The app will also have...
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has introduced new regulations that will force motorists, whose cars stall on the road, to pay more than Sh21,000 in towing charges.
The measure, which seeks to reduce road carnage, will apply if...
BY DARLY GUPPY / CNBC
Bitcoin trading, and the capital allocated to it, remains a very small part of the multi-trillion dollar equity markets. It is an even smaller part of the much, much larger derivatives market.
The key problem with bitcoin and...
The transport authority will as from next month roll out the much anticipated smart driving licences. National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) is also testing a new technology to link vehicle number plates to driving licences in a bid to reduce road accidents.
On Sunday, Nyanza regional manager Ezekiel...
