James Oundo

Peter Nyaga’s Certified Homes leaves investors high and dry

Unsuspecting investors who dreamt of owning homes through Peter Nyaga's Certified Homes Limited have been left high and dry after projects by the company ground to a halt. This company was one of several that were highlighted in a...

KRA to start using new CRSP for used vehicles on July 1

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will start using a new Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) schedule for used motor vehicles on July 1. According to a notice that was issued by the Commissioner for Customs and Border Control, the new...

KCB Group vs Equity Group: Behind their Q1 2025 numbers

The financials results for the first quarter of 2025 have once again given insights on the performance of the two largest banks in East and Central Africa. The KCB Group vs Equity Group results show that KCB Group continues...

Equity Group sacks 1,200 employees in a day after internal investigations

Equity Group Holdings on Wednesday issued job termination notices to 1,200 employees. The sack notices followed internal investigations that had commenced last month on dubious transactions by the lender's employees through their bank and M-Pesa accounts. The sackings were confirmed...

NSSF to put Sh25bn in Chinese consortium bidding for Mau Summit highway

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is planning to put Sh25 billion in a Chinese consortium that is targeting to acquire the tender for the construction of the Rironi-Mau Summit highway. In this plan, NSSF will pay between Sh20 billion...

Equity Group Q1 2025 net profit drops 4 percent to Sh15.4 billion

Equity Group Holdings has announced Sh15.4 billion net profit for the first quarter of the year. This Equity Group Q1 2025 net profit was a drop of 4 percent when compared to the Sh16 billion net profit the Group...

New income tax rates World Bank wants for Kenyans earning over Sh24,000

The World Bank is pushing for new income tax rates for Kenya. In a new report that is proposing new tax bands, Kenyans earning over Sh800,000 per month should pay 38 percent income tax. At the same time, the...

Absa Bank Kenya Q1 2025 net profit rises marginally to Sh6.2 billion

Absa Bank Kenya has announced a net profit increase of 3 percent in the first three months of the year. The results by the lender show that Absa Bank Kenya Q1 2025 net profit increased from Sh5.9 billion that...

National Treasury to sell Safaricom shares in bid to raise Sh149 billion

The National Treasury has announced that it is planning to sell Safaricom shares in a bid to raise more money from targeted privatization of State assets. This has been revealed by the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury John...

Ethiopian Cargo receives 12th Boeing 777-200LR cargo aircraft

Ethiopian Cargo has received its 12th Boeing 777-200LR Freighter aircraft, ET-BAC. Ethiopian Cargo is the freight arm of the Ethiopian Airlines. "This milestone delivery not only expands our cargo capacity but also enhances our logistics network across key global markets,...

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Households risk jail, Sh50,000 fine for paying house helps less than Sh18,000

Households and other employers who underpay domestic workers risk prosecution, including fines of up to Sh50,000, the government has...