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Treasury now woos chamas to buy M-Akiba bonds

By Otiato Guguyu | 8yrs ago

 

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich rings the bell to launch the second issue of the M-Akiba bond last week. [File, Standard]

The National Treasury has lined up goodies to woo investors to put their money into the Sh3,000 mobile-based M-Akiba bond even as the second issue got off to a low start.

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