NCBA Group PLC has announced that it has received a strategic investment proposal from South Africa’s Nedbank Group Limited, setting the stage for one of the most significant cross-border banking transactions in East Africa in recent years.
Under the proposal,...
The intricacies of aircraft finance can confound even seasoned industry observers. Matters grow murkier still when arcana such as operating and finance leases enter the discussion. For the uninitiated, the jargon alone is an obstacle course. As so often...
The National Treasury today launched the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Initial Public Offering (IPO) at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The transaction – the largest IPO and the first electronic in the capital market’s will see 65 per cent...
In times of crisis, national institutions like Kenya Airways (KQ) attract no shortage of opinions—many well-meaning, some emotional, and others dangerously detached from fact. Healthy debate is not only welcome; it is necessary. But when commentary is framed as...
Provision of banking services in Africa continues to undergo profound digital transformation, where most transactions are conducted virtually via digital devices, and cash is moved electronically. Mobile banking, fintech innovation, and cross-border digital payments have reshaped how individuals and...
Attention has recently been redirected to a sequence of articles in a leading daily which present themselves, with considerable self-regard, as exposès of alleged malfeasance at the national carrier Kenya Airways. The pieces contend, inter alia, that the grounded...
Egypt vs Nigeria: The battle for the title of Africa’s strongest football nation is nearing its conclusion - it’s time to grab a front-row ticket to the exciting show. All key information about the Egypt vs Nigeria match is...
"Mr Donholm", James Kerr Watson remains one of the lesser-known yet structurally significant figures in Nairobi’s colonial history. A Scottish-trained architect, contractor, and settler-farmer, Watson’s work bridged private enterprise and public infrastructure at a time when Nairobi was evolving...
President William Ruto has launched the NYOTA Project Business Start-Up Capital disbursement, injecting Sh104 million to support youth-led businesses in Samburu, Isiolo, Laikipia, and Marsabit counties.
Today’s disbursement will benefit 4,159 young entrepreneurs drawn from the 4 counties, each receiving...
The Kenyan government has defended its decision to sell a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom to Vodacom, arguing that the move will protect the State from future share dilution, unlock maximum value from a long-held investment, and provide...
