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Mumias to pay farmers first before renovations start

Debts owed to cane farmers contracted to Mumias Sugar Company will be paid first before the company embarks on renovation, firm’s managing director Coutts Otolo has announced. The sugar miller owes farmers Sh600 million. This follows the Government’s release...

How billions of toxic loans are ruining National Bank of Kenya

The following report on National Bank of Kenya was first published in the Sunday Nation Newspaper. After spending the week insisting all was well and accusing the media of “malicious and sensational” coverage, fresh details have emerged indicating that the...

How to feed an in-calf cow in last trimester

Your cow is at a critical time in the reproductive life as she continues to gain weight primarily due to the foetus. Your management objectives should, therefore, rotate around better feeding for the cow to calve a strong healthy calf,...

130 Chinese manufacturers to exhibit at China Trade Week at KICC next week

Over 130 Chinese manufacturers will next week showcase their products at the China Trade Week in Nairobi. The event, which will run from July 1 to July 3 will be hosted at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre’s (KICC) Tsavo...

Mumias Sugar is dead and will never rise with its lazy, joking farmers

Bizna came across this hard-hitting commentary on Mumias Sugar on one of its social media platforms. What are your views regarding it? “Sadly, Mumias is dead. Besides looting, Kenyan farmers are generally lazy jokers. They prefer lazy kind of farming....

Home Afrika’s bond charged an expensive 17 per cent after investors shunned it

Buyers of Home Afrika’s corporate bond have re-priced the interest rate on the securities to 17 per cent, significantly raising the real estate developer’s finance costs from the initial coupon rate of 13.5 per cent. At 17 per cent, the...

National Bank suspends finance manager over Mumias scam

National Bank of Kenya (NBK) suspended its chief finance officer, Mr Chris Kisire to let him clear his name of corruption allegations while he served in the same capacity at Mumias Sugar. The bank said it had consulted with the...

Mumias Sugar asks court to dismiss Sh. 431 million claim by Dubai firm

A day after the Sh1 billion bailout announcement, the firm was in court battling Peeraj General Trading and Construction Company over $4.4 million (Sh431 million at the current exchange rate) contract. The struggling miller asked High Court Judge Jaqueline Kamau...

How to know quantity of feeds your cow needs

Feed intake is the key factor in maintaining high milk production. Maximum milk production is not determined by feeding the cow a lot, it is by feeding the cow quality mixed ration in just right quantities and these rations are...

Bitange Ndemo: only innovation strategy will get Uchumi out of ICU

The following analysis by Bitange Ndemo was first published in the Business Daily. Once more, Uchumi is in the intensive care unit after Mr Jonathan Ciano successfully turned it around from the jaws of bankruptcy. Last week, Mr Ciano was...

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