by Melissa Oduor | Aug 31, 2020 | BUSINESS NEWS
Jambojet has opened ticket bookings for Mombasa to Eldoret and Kisumu, Eldoret and Kisumu to Mombasa routes, following an approval from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority to operate the routes. In a statement, the airline said it intends to start operating the two...
by Melissa Oduor | Aug 25, 2020 | BUSINESS NEWS
Jamii Bora Bank is now Kingdom Bank after the Co-operative Bank Group successfully acquired 90 per cent stake. Co-operative Bank MD Gideon Muriuki said in a statement that this is Pursuant to Central Bank of Kenya approvals,occasioning the name change , and will now...
by Melissa Oduor | Aug 19, 2020 | BUSINESS NEWS
Pwani Oil has acquired the popular Ushindi soap brand further boosting its presence in the fast-growing personal and home care product category. The deal, approved by the Competition Authority of Kenya, comes as demand for soap and hygiene products rises due to...
by Melissa Oduor | Aug 19, 2020 | BUSINESS NEWS
The price of Maize flour in the country is expected to decline in the coming months as the country ushers in the harvest season from the south Rift region. Following the start of the harvesting season in the South rift, the farm -gate price of a 90-kilogramme...
by Melissa Oduor | Aug 13, 2020 | BUSINESS NEWS
Co-operative Bank Group has posted a Profit before Tax of Kshs.9.6 Billion for the second quarter of 2020 compared to Kshs.10.44 Billion recorded in the second quarter of 2019. Profit after tax was Kshs 7.2 Billion compared to Kshs 7.5 Billion in the previous year, a...
by Melissa Oduor | Aug 6, 2020 | BUSINESS NEWS
Civil Society Organisations under Hivos East Africa’s Women@Work Campaign and the Kenya Flower Council (KFC) have dispatched food packages and mobile money transfers worth approximately Ksh 8 million to workers in selected flower farms. A total of 7,500 workers in the...