by Melissa Oduor | Apr 1, 2021 | news
Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy, employing approximately 75% of the rural population, and making up 34% of the country’s gross domestic product. However, commercial lending to the agricultural sector remains dis-proportionally low. This funding gap...
by Melissa Oduor | Mar 23, 2021 | BUSINESS NEWS
KCB Bank has been recognized as the best bank in Kenya by the respected Global Finance Magazine during their 28th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks. KCB Bank has won the award, for the third year in a row. This recognition was awarded to the bank for its robust...
by Melissa Oduor | Mar 23, 2021 | news
Kenya has recorded 1,127 new cases of COVID 19 tested from a sample size of 5,393 conducted in the last 24 hours. The country’s positivity rate has also continued to rise, hitting 22.1% today. Giving the daily updates of the disease, Health Chief Administrative...
by Melissa Oduor | Mar 19, 2021 | news
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has declared Agnes Kavindu Muthama of Wiper Party as the validly elected Machakos senator Kavindu garnering 104,352 votes in the Thursday by-election, marginally beating her closest challenger, , Urbanas...
by Melissa Oduor | Mar 18, 2021 | BUSINESS NEWS
Co-operative Bank Group has reported a profit before tax of Ksh 14.3 Billion for the 2020 financial year, a 23% reduction compared to Ksh 20.7 Billion shillings , and profit after tax of Ksh 10.9Billion compared to Ksh 14.3Billion in 2019. In a statement, Co-op Bank...
