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Kenyans to pay Vimal Shah Sh. 113 million

The taxpayer might be set to pay Bidco owner Vimal Shah Sh. 113 million in legal bills incurred during tribunal proceedings over the collapsed 10,000 kilometres roads project. This is after Vimal's Hemby Holdings Limited, and its Singaporean partner ITNL...

Sweets company Kenafric faces closure over pollution

Sweets company Kenafric is facing closure after the High Court dismissed a a case opposing its closure due to pollution. The dismissal has put the jobs of 1,000 employees at risk. The county government had accused the company of failing...

Kenyan billionaires in fight over Sh. 4.1 billion planes

Two rival aviation firms owned by two billionaires are currently engaged in a bitter clash over three planes that are valued at an estimated Sh. 4.1 billion. The dispute is currently threatening to stall the operations of Bluebird Aviation...

How we offer loans to small businesses without collateral

One of the biggest hurdles that confront start-ups is lack of capital and operation funds. Most of them run into a financial storm when their clients do not pay up promptly for services rendered. However, a new firm is bridging...

I don’t regret quitting my finance job for farming

For two years, Rose Wamucii Nderitu worked as a credit officer at a Nairobi-based micro-finance firm. To many people, her job in the financial sector looked enviable. “I was based in Nairobi, and my job majorly entailed field work.”...

Brookside announces plans to increase market share

Brookside Dairy has announced plans to increase market share in the local dairy industry by the year 2021. This came as the dairy firm launched two new yoghurt flavours under its Delamere brands. Brookside acquired rival milk processor Delamere about a...

11 Kenyan banks get Sh. 23 billion KQ shares in bailout plan

Eleven local banks are set to get Sh. 23 billion worth of Kenya Airways shares in exchange for bailout. This is according to a bailout strategy that has been proposed by the National Treasury. “The 11 banks’ debt will move to...

How I started my multi-million poultry business

BY Rachel Kibui Dr. Tony Kiragu is the founder of the Nature Kuku Farm in Naivasha. “It has been a busy week for us as some farmers are ordering chicks in preparation for Christmas season,” he says. Kiragu notes they sell about...

What we learned after quitting great jobs to start businesses

BY MONA OMBOGO Meshack Muhoho Not everyone gets to earn a seven-digit salary, especially before they’re even 30, but when a man chooses to walk away from that money to pursue his own dream, that can be deemed as either...

6 things I know about handling money and wealth

Irene Wanjiku is the founder and CEO of Rexe Roofing Products Limited Saving method: Personally, I prefer to use saccos for saving. They offer greater annual dividends, easy access to loans and easier payment terms. For instance, if you save...

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