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Why Matiba got Kenya’s biggest torture compensation

BY BENSON WAMBUGU Ailing multiparty democracy hero Kenneth Matiba had a broad smile after a court recently awarded him nearly Sh.1 billion for his detention. When renowned heart specialist and Mr Matiba’s personal physician Dr Dan Gikonyo recounted in court the...

How to save effectively

BY WACEKE NDUATI-OMANGA “I am thirty-two years old and have never been able to save. I have tried to work with a budget to control my spending so that I can save but it never works out. At the beginning...

How I built a fortune from my tailoring business

BY WINNIE ATIENO Fredrick Mutua Mulinge, 70, came to Mombasa as a student at Aga Khan High School in 1967. After completing his secondary school education, rather than head back home to Kitui, Mr Mulinge decided to stay put and was...

We’ve thrived in greenhouse farming after getting youth loan

BY PHARES MUTEMBEI Tired of looking for elusive white-collar jobs, a group of young farmers decided to think out of the box. The 15-member group named ‘Esteem Eagles Welfare Youth Group’ started farming together. Initially it was a merry-go round,...

Eunice Wafula: A Debt is Not Always a Bad Thing

BY LILYS NJERU Eunice Wafula, 35, is the managing director of Talinda East Africa. “After graduating from the University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Science, Physics, in 2005, two friends and I decided to start a homestay business, which we...

Architects in Kenya have become copycats

BY DAVID MWITARI A week ago, architects in Kenya marked their 50th anniversary since the inception of their umbrella body, the Architectural Association of Kenya.  The anniversary, was a moment of soul searching, coming at a time when the built...

Everything you wanted to know about bitcoin but were afraid to ask

BY THE GUARDIAN The money has become too much to ignore and so bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are back in the news. You may have heard about Ethereum, a cryptocurrency that has risen in value by more than 2,500% over the course...

Importation of cars older than 2011 banned

The Kenya Bureau of Standards has banned the importation of vehicles that are older than seven years. This ban now means that only vehicles that were manufactured in 2011 and above an be imported into the country. This ban takes effect...

How I started my insurance business

Eunice Maina, 38, is the Founder and Director of Bismart Insurance. In 2007, Eunice relocated from Nairobi to Mombasa after her husband got a job transfer. While there, she reconnected with two former workmates and they decided to start a...

Fuel prices now at a three-year high

Fuel prices have hit a three-year high. In the latest pump prices review by the Energy Regulatory Commission, the costs of Petrol has risen by Sh. 1.03 per litre while diesel and kerosene have gone up by Sh. 3.70 and...

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