The following feature by investment expert Rufus Mwanyasi was first published in the Business Daily.
Jaws dropped as fast as Kenya Airway’s fortunes last Thursday. The airline stock fell a whopping eight per cent in that single trading session after...
Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi: Many African countries have made positive strides in lowering poverty levels, but despite several Government and donor-assisted programmes launched across the continent, it is still our number one enemy.
Africa is a big paradox; it...
Equity Group posted an 11.8 per cent net profit growth in the half-year ended June on the back of higher interest and transaction-based income.
The bank’s net profit in the six months to end of June stood at Sh8.5 billion...
Equity Bank's recent entry into Kenya's mobile telephony sub-sector has disrupted the market share of traditional mobile service providers. This is as the bank shares the spoils in a crowded market.
According to the latest data from industry regulator, Communications...
National carrier Kenya Airways requires up to Sh100 billion new funding to stay afloat, Standard Investment Bank analysts have estimated.
The amount is required in the form of fresh capital injection to reduce the carrier’s debt burden.
KQ may also need...
Money transacted through mobile phones hit Sh1.3 trillion in the first half of 2015 compared to Sh1.1trn at the same period last year.
This was helped by increased adoption of the service, growing integration with other financial and non-financial services...
Greenhouse farming: Farmers are set to cut farming expenses following the launch of a remote monitored greenhouse.
Synnefa Green Ltd has come up with sensors that monitor temperature, humidity, soil moisture, water supply and much more.
These statuses are transmitted to...
The National Treasury will scrutinise Kenya Airways before any bailout plan is put in place after it emerged the firm will require Sh60 billion to bring it back to profitability.
The airline has sought the services of both Mackinsey and...
Using artificial insemination (AI) allows a dairy farmer access the best bulls in the world so as to get the desired improvements in the daughters born from this bull. For size, this improvement will be seen after birth and...
East African Breweries has announced a 40 per cent jump in profit for the year ending June 2015 to Sh9.6bn.
The brewer credited the growth in profits amidst harsh economic times in the region where it has a large presence...
