This analysis by Jaindi Kisero was first published in the Daily Nation.
"In plain English, Mumias Sugar Company Ltd has been put under statutory management by the government, the single largest shareholder with a 20 per cent stake in the...
It is now possible to access loans at a discounted rate of 2 per cent in a new deal between mobile operator Safaricom and KCB. The KCB-M-PESA Account will enable customers to get loans using their mobile phones.
The loans...
Nearly every mobile phone subscriber has at one point or another ran out credit. In such scenarios, the mostly referred point of redemption is Safaricom’s Okoa Jahazi credit facility. And how innovative and helpful Okoa Jahazi has been.
However, Equity...
The Star: JUJA MP Francis Munyua Waititu has met the woman who has accused him of sacking her after she declined his sexual advances.
The MP and his accuser are said to have agreed to settle the matter out of...
Dickson Mwiti: A 15-year-old primary school pupil on Sunday shot dead his colleague in a gun accident in Igembe North, Meru County.
The incident happened when the Standard Eight pupil was playing with the gun belonging to his father who...
"Majority of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) owned by families in the country do not want to list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange ( NSE ) fearing loss of clout in their firms and thus being edged out.
A new...
Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was "deliberately flown off course" and may never be found, a UK aviation expert has said. David Learmount, from Flightglobal, said all the evidence suggest the plane carrying 239 people was deliberately lost.
He was...
Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), according to an audio statement.
The message, which has not been verified, was posted on Boko Haram's Twitter account and is believed to be by the group's leader,...
"A few years ago, Kenyan porn movies were ridiculed for their bad production, terrible sound and physically off-putting actors.
But with the market demand growing, local porn manufacturers and consumers have become more sophisticated. Search statistics show that Kenyan pornography...
The Standard: A gospel singer who sat for the 2014 KCSE has returned a mean score of D+. After winning two Groove awards for the best song in Nyanza in 2013 and 2014, singer Christine Otieno now has another...
