Barclays Africa has formally acquired a controlling stake in Kenya’s First Assurance after receiving regulatory approval.
The approval is the culmination of a proposal that was fronted in June last year by Barclays to buy a 63.3 per cent stake...
Purchase feed from a reputable miller who can assure consistency in the quality and performance of the feed. Avoid mixing feeds from several millers, adding other protein sources like fish, meal and minerals salts (DCP) as this changes the...
Chase Bank chairman Zafrullah Khan and the bank’s Group Managing Director Mr. Duncan Kabui have stepped down from their positions.
The two stepped down following an understatement of insider loans. However, Chase Bank’s chief executive officer Mr. Paul Njaga remained...
Artificial insemination is the most widely used reproductive technology in the livestock industry. Its adoption in poultry species has increased in popularity, especially in the western countries for research and commercial purposes. In Kenya, this technique is mostly used...
The International Criminal Court has released a YouTube video saying that judges have decided by a majority to terminate the cases against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and radio broadcaster Joshua arap Sang.
It says that this decision does not...
How did National Bank of Kenya (NBK) make a loss of Sh. 1.2 billion within three months? In the nine-month period to September 2015 results, NBK had reported a profit of Sh2.5 billion. What changed within the next three...
After retiring from his graphic design job in Nairobi four years ago, Mathew Musau set upon his barren farm in Makueni County with enthusiasm that surprised his neighbours.
Just like his neighbours, Musau’s farm, tucked inside Iuwani village, had nothing...
Pop quiz: What’s the best selling Lexus of all time? It’s not the ES, the IS or even the original LS. It’s the brand’s mid-size luxury crossover, the RX. Selling like hot cakes before the world went crossover crazy,...
Alice Njoroge lost her job as a secretary at a local research institute 12 years ago, an event which at the time seemed like a death knell for her livelihood but it has turned out to be a blessing.
She...
I like rabbits. I like seeing them dart in their cages and nibble on fresh green matter with such ease and peace, not minding where the next meal will come from.
I keep 70 rabbits in our family’s quarter-acre farm...
