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Wainaina Wambu

Popular highway caf charts green path as investors step in

Almost two years after paying and meeting all the requirements for electricity installation, Kenya Power has failed to connect the café to power.

Popular highway caf charts green path as investors step in

A win-win solution is possible between Del Monte, locals

A win-win solution is possible between Del Monte, locals

Luxury tailor stirs local apparel market with Sh187,000 silk shirts

Luxury tailor stirs local apparel market with Sh187,000 silk shirts

Automotive sector gears up for major overhaul to spur new cars uptake

Automotive sector gears up for major overhaul to spur new cars uptake

Farming ordeal that shaped budding online marketplace

As a “casino farmer”, Rutto was only concerned with producing trendy crops and not paying too much attention to market forces.

Farming ordeal that shaped budding online marketplace

Long-term investment habits that create wealth that lasts

Diversification, whilst not fully guaranteeing losses, helps spread the risk of investments to help reach long-term financial goals.

Long-term investment habits that create wealth that lasts

Slow but sure: Steady ways to build and keep wealth

The wealth unit is among Kenya’s top five fund managers and handles both institutional and retail investors.

Slow but sure: Steady ways to build and keep wealth

SEZ taps industry veterans as executives

Trific announced the appointments of Brenda Mbathi as its first chief executive and Justus Kariuki Mate as its chief operating officer.

By 2 months ago

SEZ taps industry veterans as executives

How legal loopholes are hurting Kenya's property sector

Population growth, rapid urbanisation, government focus on affordable housing, and infrastructure improvement are some of the reasons that have made the property industry thrive.

By 2 months ago

How legal loopholes are hurting Kenya's property sector

Tips on due diligence before buying land

Land remains one of the most emotive and contested issues. To prevent lengthy court cases and being defrauded when buying land, you have to go beyond a search at the lands registry.

By 2 months ago

Tips on due diligence before buying land

Rising fuel prices to only worsen cost of living for families

Families already hammered by a high cost of living face even more pain from a twin blow of soaring fuel prices from July 1 and a crippling hike in interest rates.

By 3 months ago

Rising fuel prices to only worsen cost of living for families

Tom Gitogo: The civil engineer steadying Britam ship

Britam is in its third year of implementing its five-year strategy, which CEO Tom Gitogo says is delivering, with the firm announcing Sh2.9 billion pre-tax profit for the year ended December 2022.

By 3 months ago

Tom Gitogo: The civil engineer steadying Britam ship

CEOs tell of lonely journey at the top

On CEOs’ perpetual to-do list: Think deeply. Decide quickly. Hire well. Fire fast. Be tough. Be vulnerable. Be authentic. Be available 24/7. Stay healthy and clearheaded.

By 3 months ago

CEOs tell of lonely journey at the top

Pension reforms set to spur growth of retirement savings

Pension uptake in the country stands at about 20 per cent with some of the reasons for the poor penetration including low and short contribution periods and early withdrawals.

By 3 months ago

Pension reforms set to spur growth of retirement savings

The man who held passport to power leaves the stage after four decades at the top

This is no surprise from a man who describes himself as “enormously self-confident, possessed with a copious amount of drive and will to win”

By 3 months ago

The man who held passport to power leaves the stage after four decades at the top

A stammer and an Oxford degree: What shaped Ngumi

John Ngumi’s foray into power corridors begins at St Peter’s College, Oxford, where he read Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE).

By 3 months ago

A stammer and an Oxford degree: What shaped Ngumi

Kakuzi bets on product diversity for growth

Kakuzi is in the final stages of a commercial appraisal process for a full-scale blueberry production venture at a Sh4 billion estimated cost.

By 4 months ago

Kakuzi bets on product diversity for growth

Equity gets the nod for general insurance business

Equity Group has received in-principle approval from the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) to set up a general insurance company.

By 4 months ago

Equity gets the nod for general insurance business

Kenya on the right path to economic recovery, says Absa

In 2023, the shilling depreciated 9.7 per cent against the dollar while South Africa's and Ghana's currencies weakened by 13.9 per cent and 11.2 per cent respectively.

By 4 months ago

Kenya on the right path to economic recovery, says Absa

What project managers can teach budding entrepreneurs

It’s crucial to adopt that entrepreneurial mindset early. This can start with asking three questions including what are you good at, what you love and what gives you a sense of fulfilment.

By 4 months ago

What project managers can teach budding entrepreneurs

US court affirms South Sudan's sovereignty in landmark case

A US court has affirmed South Sudan’s sovereignty in a landmark ruling that is set to redefine how the two countries interact.

By 4 months ago

US court affirms South Sudan's sovereignty in landmark case

Hybrid hospitality comes of age in Nairobi post-Covid

The Dusit Princess Hotel Residences Nairobi located at the affluent Westlands is one such example that is stepping up competition in hosting business and leisure travellers.

By 5 months ago

Hybrid hospitality comes of age in Nairobi post-Covid

Simon Wafubwa: From a dream to managing billions in pension fund

Wafubwa quit his job and used Sh300,000 of his pension payout to start the firm in 2011 which has since diversified to offer other financial services including Enwealth Capital

By 5 months ago

Simon Wafubwa: From a dream to managing billions in pension fund

Farming ordeal that shaped budding online marketplace

As a “casino farmer”, Rutto was only concerned with producing trendy crops and not paying too much attention to market forces.

Farming ordeal that shaped budding online marketplace

Long-term investment habits that create wealth that lasts

Diversification, whilst not fully guaranteeing losses, helps spread the risk of investments to help reach long-term financial goals.

Long-term investment habits that create wealth that lasts

Slow but sure: Steady ways to build and keep wealth

The wealth unit is among Kenya’s top five fund managers and handles both institutional and retail investors.

Slow but sure: Steady ways to build and keep wealth

SEZ taps industry veterans as executives

Trific announced the appointments of Brenda Mbathi as its first chief executive and Justus Kariuki Mate as its chief operating officer.

By 2 months ago

SEZ taps industry veterans as executives

How legal loopholes are hurting Kenya's property sector

Population growth, rapid urbanisation, government focus on affordable housing, and infrastructure improvement are some of the reasons that have made the property industry thrive.

By 2 months ago

How legal loopholes are hurting Kenya's property sector

Tips on due diligence before buying land

Land remains one of the most emotive and contested issues. To prevent lengthy court cases and being defrauded when buying land, you have to go beyond a search at the lands registry.

By 2 months ago

Tips on due diligence before buying land

Rising fuel prices to only worsen cost of living for families

Families already hammered by a high cost of living face even more pain from a twin blow of soaring fuel prices from July 1 and a crippling hike in interest rates.

By 3 months ago

Rising fuel prices to only worsen cost of living for families

Tom Gitogo: The civil engineer steadying Britam ship

Britam is in its third year of implementing its five-year strategy, which CEO Tom Gitogo says is delivering, with the firm announcing Sh2.9 billion pre-tax profit for the year ended December 2022.

By 3 months ago

Tom Gitogo: The civil engineer steadying Britam ship

CEOs tell of lonely journey at the top

On CEOs’ perpetual to-do list: Think deeply. Decide quickly. Hire well. Fire fast. Be tough. Be vulnerable. Be authentic. Be available 24/7. Stay healthy and clearheaded.

By 3 months ago

CEOs tell of lonely journey at the top

Pension reforms set to spur growth of retirement savings

Pension uptake in the country stands at about 20 per cent with some of the reasons for the poor penetration including low and short contribution periods and early withdrawals.

By 3 months ago

Pension reforms set to spur growth of retirement savings

The man who held passport to power leaves the stage after four decades at the top

This is no surprise from a man who describes himself as “enormously self-confident, possessed with a copious amount of drive and will to win”

By 3 months ago

The man who held passport to power leaves the stage after four decades at the top

A stammer and an Oxford degree: What shaped Ngumi

John Ngumi’s foray into power corridors begins at St Peter’s College, Oxford, where he read Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE).

By 3 months ago

A stammer and an Oxford degree: What shaped Ngumi

Kakuzi bets on product diversity for growth

Kakuzi is in the final stages of a commercial appraisal process for a full-scale blueberry production venture at a Sh4 billion estimated cost.

By 4 months ago

Kakuzi bets on product diversity for growth

Equity gets the nod for general insurance business

Equity Group has received in-principle approval from the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) to set up a general insurance company.

By 4 months ago

Equity gets the nod for general insurance business

Kenya on the right path to economic recovery, says Absa

In 2023, the shilling depreciated 9.7 per cent against the dollar while South Africa's and Ghana's currencies weakened by 13.9 per cent and 11.2 per cent respectively.

By 4 months ago

Kenya on the right path to economic recovery, says Absa

What project managers can teach budding entrepreneurs

It’s crucial to adopt that entrepreneurial mindset early. This can start with asking three questions including what are you good at, what you love and what gives you a sense of fulfilment.

By 4 months ago

What project managers can teach budding entrepreneurs

US court affirms South Sudan's sovereignty in landmark case

A US court has affirmed South Sudan’s sovereignty in a landmark ruling that is set to redefine how the two countries interact.

By 4 months ago

US court affirms South Sudan's sovereignty in landmark case

Hybrid hospitality comes of age in Nairobi post-Covid

The Dusit Princess Hotel Residences Nairobi located at the affluent Westlands is one such example that is stepping up competition in hosting business and leisure travellers.

By 5 months ago

Hybrid hospitality comes of age in Nairobi post-Covid

Simon Wafubwa: From a dream to managing billions in pension fund

Wafubwa quit his job and used Sh300,000 of his pension payout to start the firm in 2011 which has since diversified to offer other financial services including Enwealth Capital

By 5 months ago

Simon Wafubwa: From a dream to managing billions in pension fund

Farming ordeal that shaped budding online marketplace

As a “casino farmer”, Rutto was only concerned with producing trendy crops and not paying too much attention to market forces.

Farming ordeal that shaped budding online marketplace

Long-term investment habits that create wealth that lasts

Diversification, whilst not fully guaranteeing losses, helps spread the risk of investments to help reach long-term financial goals.

Long-term investment habits that create wealth that lasts

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