by Melissa Oduor | Apr 7, 2021 | news
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has extended the suspension of trading in Kenya Airways (KQ) shares for another nine months from April 5, 2021. “Notice is hereby given on the extension of suspension from trading of Kenya Airways Plc shares. The company is...
by Melissa Oduor | Apr 6, 2021 | news
Ogilvy Africa has announced the creation of a new strategic initiatives role to drive its growth agenda. This is part of the agency’s transformation strategy, and aims to create growth platforms for Ogilvy’s clients and people, furthering the firm’s position as market...
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 Hope Media | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
The burial service of Tanzania’s late President John Pombe Magufuli is currently underway at his ancestral home of Chato in the country’s northwest region. On Thursday, Chato, Geita and neighbouring residents paid their last respects to him at the Magufuli Stadium....
by Hope Media | Mar 26, 2021 | news
President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned the deaths of former Kuria East MP Shadrack Roger Mwita Manga who passed on last night and the late media personality Lorna Irungu who passed away on Monday, saying Kenya has lost very progressive leaders who exemplified the true...
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...
by Melissa Oduor | Mar 18, 2021 | news
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is dead. In a televised address, the country’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced that the 61 year old Head of State, who was serving his second term in office, was pronounced dead Wednesday night while receiving...
