James Oundo

Kenya drops China debt relief request after Chinese banks say no

Kenya has dropped its request for debt relief after Chinese banks said they were not willing to offer any debt restructuring to Kenya. This comes weeks after it was revealed that Chinese banks had frozen fund disbursements to local...

Lesedi Developers emerges top in real estate awards

Real Estate Awards: Kenya's fastest rising real estate firm Lesedi Developers emerged top in the 2021 edition of the Top Bran real estate awards. The real estate firm which specializes in the salenof affordable plots and development of real estate...

Banda Homes faces total collapse as liquidation case filed

Banda Homes Scandal: Troubled real estate firm Banda Homes is facing imminent collapse after an investor asked the court to liquidate the firm. Susan Obuya, who is an accountant based in Netherlands has asked the High Court to liquidate...

Jobless Kenyan nurses, health workers to get jobs in UK, work visas

UK Nurse Jobs: Jobless Kenyan nurses are set to start getting jobs and work visa in the United Kingdom. This follows an agreement that the UK has reached with Kenya during the visit by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The agreement...

State-backed mortgage to offer Sh. 7 billion home loans at seven percent

Kenya Mortgage Refinancing Company (KMRC) will offer home loans to the tune of Sh. 7 billion. This is after the mortgage refinancing firm boosted the fund with a 154.73 per cent jump in the financial year starting July 2021...

Kenyans to get free shopping on Jumia on goods worth Sh. 300 and below

Jumia Free Shopping: Jumia Kenya consumers are set to enjoy free shopping below Sh. 300 and have it delivered at a small fee to any address in the country. The move is aimed at encouraging more consumers to try...

Unga Group to sell baking business after failing in market

Nairobi Securities Exchange listed Unga Group is set to exit the bakery business by selling its subsidiary Ennsvalley Bakery. This comes after the bakery business failed to break even in the market. This will see Unga sell off its...

Late Kirubi’s Centum posts full year loss for the first time in 4 decades

The late industrialist billionaire Chris Kirubi's firm Centum Investments has posted the first full year loss in over 40 years. The company posted a net loss of Sh. 1.37 billion in the full year ended March 2021. This was drop...

Gakuyo investors get Sh. 750 million in cash, land refunds

Ekeza Refunds: members of the troubled Ekeza Sacco have received compensation amounting to Sh. 750 million. This has come in refunds of cash and land. The sacco is associated with David Gakuyo who was required to forfeit property under his...

Safaricom gives its senior managers free shares worth Sh. 700 million

Safaricom managers received 16.4 million shares with a current market value of Sh. 700 million for free. The managers got these shares in the financial year ended March 2021. The share allocation was termed as compensation for their past performances...

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Co-op Bank named Kenya’s Best Retail and Digital Bank at Euromoney Awards

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has been named Kenya's Best Retail Bank and Kenya's Best Digital Bank...