James Oundo

Making money from investing in treasury bills and bonds in Kenya

Making money from investing in treasury bills and bonds: Buying and selling of shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is perhaps the most popular mode of investing in Kenya. But apart from investing in stocks listed on the...

Co-op Bank’s net profit rises to Sh. 11.6 billion in nine months

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has posted Sh. 11.6 billion net profit for the first nine months of the year. This came after the bank recorded an impressive gross profit of Sh. 16.5 billion, which was a 20 per...

Safaricom’s debt rises to a record Sh. 76.9 billion

Telecommunication firm Safaricom's debt has risen five times to a record Sh. 76.9 billion. The debt increased 5.2 times from the 2020 financial year debt of Sh. 14.7 billion. Sh. 62.2 billion of this debt is in the form of...

Kagwe: No nurse will work abroad unless with government’s permission

Any Kenyan nurse who wants to work abroad will have to migrate through the government. This has been stated by the Cabinet Secretary for Health Mutahi Kagwe. Speaking after the United Kingdom stopped the migration of Kenyan nurses to...

Kenya Power is broke, needs emergency bailout

Kenya Power is officially broke. This is what an audit of the Kenya Power financials by the Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu has revealed. Ms. Gathungu's report, which covered the period up to June 2021, show that Kenya Power's current...

You’ll be able to buy and sell stocks on same day from November 22

NSE Day Trading: The Nairobi Securities Exchange has received regulatory approval to initiate day trading in Kenya. Following the approval, the NSE will kick off day trading on November 22, 2021. "With day trading, a trader will be purchasing and...

Kenyans spend Sh. 83.2 billion on betting through M-Pesa in six months

Kenya has a gambling problem. This is what the results of betting transactions via M-Pesa have revealed. According to the half year financial results that were released by Safaricom on Wednesday, Kenyans spent Sh. 83.2 billion to place bets...

Safaricom makes Sh. 37.1 billion net profit in six months

Safaricom 2021 Half Year Results: Telecommunications firm Safaricom has posted a next profit of Sh. 37.1 billion in the first six months of its current financial year. The profit was a 12 per cent growth from the Sh. 33.1...

NYS starts collecting Kenya Power meter details house-to-house

Service officers from the National Youth Service have started collecting Kenya Power meter and connection details across the country. This follows a partnership between Kenya Power and the NYS. In July 2021, the Employment and Labour Relations Court gave...

Gichuru, Okemo face 14 years in UK jail each for theft, money laundering

Former Kenya Power boss James Gichuru and former cabinet minister Chris Okemo will face 14 years in jail for theft and money laundering in New Jersey. This is after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was given the green...

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Cotton farming gains momentum in Yatta as farmers receive pesticides to curb losses

Efforts to revive cotton farming in Machakos County are gathering pace following the distribution of pest-control equipment and agricultural...