Kenyan business and entrepreneurship publication covering SMEs, personal finance, companies, careers and investment.
When was your first time ever to visit a bank? This is a question that will evoke fond memories, especially if you fall in the Generation X and the Millennials age categories. In the 80s and the 90s, there weren’t too many banks around. In…
Starting a side hustle is a smart way to make extra cash in your spare time. While many people use side gigs to meet short-term goals like paying off debt or building an emergency fund, sometimes these small ventures can grow into…
On August 28th, 2024, the High Court of Kenya found former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal guilty of conflict of interest and fraud. He was convicted for receiving over Sh. 83 million from the county government for supplying fuel and oil…
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is no longer Africa’s richest man. The billionaire industrialist has lost the top position that he has held for years to South African billionaire Johann Rupert. According to data from Forbes, as at…
All pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools are in their final term of the year as per the Education Ministry’s school calendar. According to the calendar released in December last year, third time commenced on August 26, 2024, and is…
A senior KDF officer is Sh. 1.5 million in the red! The serving senior military officer who happens to also be a family man lost Sh. 1.5 million to a woman he took to a night club in Eldoret for fun. Despite losing the money, the senior…
The first half of the 2024 financial year has marked a major milestone for the NCBA Group. The bank has surpassed the Sh. 100 billion in shareholder funds in the six month period ended June 30, 2024. In this period, shareholder funds grew…
Over the past couple of days, telecommunications firm Safaricom has attracted criticism following a letter it authored and sent to the Communications Authority if Kenya (CA). In the letter, Safaricom was interpreted by many Kenyans as…
The delivery of a brand new Range Rover to Nairobi on Tuesday ended in deaths after the new vehicle was involved in a head on collision with an Isuzu FRR. The accident occurred at Maji ya Chumvi area, which is a marked blackspot in…
Kiambu County is popularly known for various agricultural activities due to the favourable climatic conditions. Dairy farming is one of the ventures thriving in Kiambu, with the county boasting as the leading producer of milk in the…
As Kenya continues to strive against economic meltdowns, it has come to light that the national government hasn’t sent funds to county governments for the past two months. This delay has caused many county employees to miss their salary…
The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in the United Kingdom, has opened scholarship applications for the 2025 academic year. The opportunities target Kenyan citizens pursuing Master’s…
There has been a flurry of dismissals of Kenyan media personalities who have been serving in top government positions since President William Ruto came into power in 2022. These trained professionals have found themselves out in the cold,…
Albert Sagwe, a farmer and trader in Kisii County never regrets venturing into carrot farming over two decades ago. Sagwe, who resides in Nyakomisaro, says he opted for carrot farming due to its high-yielding capability even from a small…
The controversy that surrounds the G-to-G fuel deal between the government of President William Ruto and Gulf countries has once again reared its ugly head. This is after it emerged that despite the fuel having been claimed to be a cheaper…
Small and medium enterprises are the fulcrum of Kenya’s economy. They are responsible for the creation of millions of jobs and innovation, and contribute over 40 per cent of the GDP. Apart from driving economic growth and development, SMEs…
President William Ruto has directed that National Youth Service (NYS) recruits be taken through mandatory basic firearms training. Speaking on Monday, August 26, in Gilgil Nakuru County while presiding over the passing out parade of the…
It’s another back-to-school season as schools re-open for the final term of the year. While many parents enjoy this season, primarily due to the guaranteed safety of their children at school, it is sometimes challenging due to the cost it…
Former television news anchor Salim Swaleh has come out to beg for forgiveness in an emotional video that has gone viral on social media. This comes after the journalist who was working as the Director of Press Service in the Office of the…
LG Electronics (LG) has today handed over completed projects to the two community groups – in Kajiado and Nairobi – that won the 2024 LG Ambassador Challenge, an annual contest that seeks to recognize the impact of social enterprises in…
Entrepreneurship is a journey that requires constant financial cushions, and anyone with a poor saving culture may not survive the journey. As such, it’s important for every entrepreneur to constantly save some amount to cushion them in…
The Kenya police in Haiti are yet to be paid two months after the mission started, reports in the media say. According to one report that was published on Monday August 26, 2024, by the Nation Media Group’s Daily Nation, the families of…
Absa Bank Kenya has announced a 28.9 per cent increase in half year net profit to Sh. 10.7 billion. This came as profit before tax increased 27 per cent to Sh. 15.3 billion. In the financial results that were announced on Monday, the bank…
American satellite internet provider Starlink, owned by Elon Musk, has launched a kit rental option in Kenya. Customers can now access the service by paying a one-time activation fee of Sh. 2,700. In addition to the one-time activation…
